#patheos — Public Fediverse posts

I’m #Reading God’s Ghostwriters by #CandidaMoss https://bookshop.org/a/13969/9780316564670 (affiliate link) for my diocese’ #EfM #BookClub & found this #Patheos article by #HenryKarlson to be very timely to that: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2025/07/multiple-interpretations-the-key-to-richer-text-engagement/

Moss’ book has me reading #Scripture with new eyes & understanding while Karlson’s essay reinforces how important it is to read with an open heart & open mind. Both serve as vivid reminders that the issues I have with Scripture stem, at least in part, to the perceptions I bring to the reading. Perhaps one of the unspoken (unrecognized?) reasons I am feeling a need to take a deeper dive into my #Faith is to better understand myself as well as my religious beliefs. It’s not deconstruction as much as it is a fuller immersion into my faith & an active, conscious releasing of those aspects of religion & religious teaching that no longer serve me. I’m not abandoning the #JesusMovement as much as trying to live into it.

The Encyclopedia of American Loons is a blog written by Fredrik Haraldsen, Ryan Lake, and someone with the initials "G.D." that gives short biographies for living American pseudoscientists, conspiracy theory promoters (such as 9/11 truthers and birthers), climate change deniers, #antivaxxers, vehement anti-abortionists, and religious fundamentalists. Loons who have migrated from other countries to the US, particularly from Canada, are also included. Between 2010 and 2019, more than 2200 biographies have been written. The length and quality of each biography varies, and some biographies do reference #RationalWiki. Other frequent references include links to #Patheos, Respectful Insolence, and Right Wing Watch. All biographies end with a "diagnosis", the author's evaluation of the crank, a metric of how ultimately dangerous the crank is.

#pseudoscience #conspiracytheories #antiabortion #fundamentalism #respectfulinsolence #rightwingwatch
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_American_Loons