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Conspiracy Thinking, Truth, and Consequences

Published on March 8, 2026 By sirrahc

“There are reasons to question whether authorities are telling us the truth. Doing so does not make you a conspiracy theorist. But abandoning truth and reason does.” — O. Alan Noble, Dispatch Faith The Dispatch newsletters are, I admit, not exactly my favorites. I often disagree with their takes on socio-political matters, or at least […]

Jimmy Kimmel’s Source for the Right-Wing Assassin Theory

Published on September 21, 2025 By sirrahc

Let’s review in brief… Many on the Left (and perhaps some anti-Trumpers) have run with the claim that Charlie Kirk’s assassin was actually a far-right nutjob from a rival pro-Trump wing competing with Kirk’s Turning Point USA. This is what Jimmy Kimmel was referring to in the statement that, in part, got him taken off […]

No Such Thing As a ‘Christian Witch’ (or a ‘Pagan Christian’)

Published on October 29, 2023 By sirrahc

A few years ago, a young woman applied for membership to a Christian Facebook group I run. There were many reasons that I declined her application, but one of them was that she considered herself a “Christian Witch”. (Sounds like an oxymoron to me!) At another time, I read a thread in the “Christian Metal” […]