Slacktivist https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/ Slacktivist en-US https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 A Psalm for Election Day https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/03/a-psalm-for-election-day/ What would it mean to read Psalm 72 through the lens of the Gettysburg Address? Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/03/a-psalm-for-election-day/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75965 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:20:59 +0000 What would it mean to read Psalm 72 through the lens of the Gettysburg Address? Election Day open thread https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/03/election-day-open-thread/ A reminder that voting is a duty and a responsibility for citizens, but anxiously doomscrolling is not. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/03/election-day-open-thread/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75956 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:13:57 +0000 A reminder that voting is a duty and a responsibility for citizens, but anxiously doomscrolling is not. Texas Christians and ‘biblical literacy’ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/02/texas-christians-and-biblical-literacy/ Frederick Douglass's great sermon shows the gap between his "baseline of biblical literacy" and the "biblical literacy" of the white Christians he called to repentance. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/11/02/texas-christians-and-biblical-literacy/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=74831 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:38:48 +0000 Frederick Douglass's great sermon shows the gap between his "baseline of biblical literacy" and the "biblical literacy" of the white Christians he called to repentance. On the aesthetics of Saddam Hussein https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/28/on-the-aesthetics-of-saddam-hussein/ What's up with all the gold? We've seen it before. We all know the answer. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/28/on-the-aesthetics-of-saddam-hussein/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75941 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:36:23 +0000 What's up with all the gold? We've seen it before. We all know the answer. Cycling down the widening gyre https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/27/cycling-down-the-widening-gyre/ The thing about laying off a bunch of writers and editors is that all of those people are going to turn around and write about it. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/27/cycling-down-the-widening-gyre/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75920 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:32:46 +0000 The thing about laying off a bunch of writers and editors is that all of those people are going to turn around and write about it. Always wear a helmet when skateboarding https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/26/always-wear-a-helmet-when-skateboarding/ Heaven Tourism makes a comeback -- with a weird, homoerotic twist. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/26/always-wear-a-helmet-when-skateboarding/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75905 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:00:45 +0000 Heaven Tourism makes a comeback -- with a weird, homoerotic twist. Playlists and pluralism https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/25/playlists-and-pluralism/ Everybody gets a turn means everybody gets a turn. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/25/playlists-and-pluralism/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75893 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:02:15 +0000 Everybody gets a turn means everybody gets a turn. LBCF: Body and Soul https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/23/lbcf-body-and-soul/ Jerry B. Jenkins sat at a computer and typed these words: “Let me give you an idea how a woman thinks.” And then, alas, he kept writing. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/23/lbcf-body-and-soul/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75887 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:27:33 +0000 Jerry B. Jenkins sat at a computer and typed these words: “Let me give you an idea how a woman thinks.” And then, alas, he kept writing. Empathizing (if that’s allowed) with newsroom layoffs https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/22/empathizing-if-thats-allowed-with-newsroom-layoffs/ Reading about layoffs and talk of "pivoting to video" is giving me flashbacks. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/22/empathizing-if-thats-allowed-with-newsroom-layoffs/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75848 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:35:04 +0000 Reading about layoffs and talk of "pivoting to video" is giving me flashbacks. Grifters of the Lost Ark (again) https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/21/grifters-of-the-lost-ark-again/ The "search for Noah's ark" is a scam. It's always a scam. It has always been a scam. So treat the next one as almost certainly also a scam. Uncategorized https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/10/21/grifters-of-the-lost-ark-again/#respond https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/?p=75872 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:27:19 +0000 The "search for Noah's ark" is a scam. It's always a scam. It has always been a scam. So treat the next one as almost certainly also a scam.