Randal Rauser

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Christian Bellows on the Design Argument

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In this excerpt from Christian Bellows Timeless Truth in a World of Lies (A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire) Christian Bellows gives his account of the design argument for God’s existence. If you think a big bang without a banger is crazy, you’d be right. But that’s just the beginning of the nonsensical doctrines of atheist faith. […]

An Announcement on My Fifteenth Book

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My next book is going to be published later this month. It’s my first satire and it was probably the most fun I ever had writing a book. Here is the title, subtitle, and table of contents. Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies (A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire)  Table of Contents Introduction from […]

Is it wrong to mock Trump?

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It’s undignified to mock @realDonaldTrump’s health issues. That’s off limits. Let’s focus on issues. Hope you recover, Mr. President. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 15, 2020 Focus on issues? Health (mental and physical) is an issue. As for the propriety of mockery, it is wrong all things being equal. But in this case, all […]

A Child Shall Lead Them: Why Greta Thunberg is no laughing matter

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The Babylon Bee has only been around for three years, but during that time it has expanded its fan base rapidly with a brand of newsy satire purportedly aimed at conservative evangelicals. However, rather than critique that audience, The Bee often plays to their ignorance and tribal prejudices. Consider, for example, the case of teenage Swedish […]

This is Not Normal: The Importance of Satire in the Age of Donald Trump

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One month ago Donald Trump tweeted a series of bizarre accusations that Barack Obama wire tapped Trump Tower during the election. The charge was complete nonsense. And yet, in the weeks that followed Trump’s surrogates have engaged in a jaw-dropping exercise in confabulation, attempting to find something — anything — which can provide some sort of corroboration […]

Sending Out Christmas Curses

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Tired of the same old Christmas cards? According to the satirical Babylon Bee “news” site, this family unwittingly stumbled upon a brilliant alternative: imprecatory psalm cards. (Thanks to Samuel Choy for forwarding the Babylon Bee article to me.) After some reflection I’ve decided that this is not such a bad idea. At least your greeting […]

Donald Trump declares his power over the past, can prevent Russia from entering Ukraine

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Donald Trump continues to dazzle the world with his geopolitical acumen and extraordinary metaphysical powers. It all began on Sunday when Trump said that Putin is “not going into Ukraine.” George Stephanopoulos replied by pointing out that Russia is already in Ukraine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXucpaDPoSA Alas, Mr. Stephanopoulos’ response suggests the cynical assumption that Mr. Trump was ignorant of the fact […]

The Pastafarians have infiltrated my daughter’s school

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The other day my daughter reported that three boys in her junior high class came to school wearing colanders on their head and smugly declaring themselves devotees of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I’ve been following Bobby Henderson’s satirical new religion for the better part of the last decade (it was launched in 2005) and I’ve […]

I Miss The Wittenburg Door

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I’ve long been a fan of clever satire and parody. So it’s no surprise that I’ve also long been a fan of that fledgling iconoclastic Christian institution, The Wittenburg Door (aka The Door). The Door was every bit as smart and funny as Mad and Cracked, but it devoted itself to lampooning cultural Christianity. Sadly, […]