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Edgar Rooke

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Deconstructing Christianity

Christianity’s House of Cards

How Christianity’s foundation rests on a single fragile assumption

6d ago

A collapsing tower of Bibles. (Image created by the author in Midjourney)

6d ago

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ILLUMINATION

A Marriage Forged in Hell

Christianity, Trumpism, and the art of hypocrisy

5d ago

A stark and symbolic image of a golden cross melting into the shape of a political crown, dripping molten gold onto an open Bible below. The Bible’s pages curl and smolder as the gold covers its text, symbolizing the corruption of faith by power. In the background, shadowy hands reach toward the crown, representing those who seek to wield religion for their own authority. (Image created by the author in Midjourney.)

5d ago

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Deconstructing Christianity

Why I Write: Exposing the Greatest Scam Ever Sold

It’s time to stop beating around the bush

Mar 2

Why I Write: Exposing the Greatest Scam Ever Sold

Mar 2

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Deconstructing Christianity

Christianity is a Religion About Being Wrong About Everything

How Christianity built its theology on a foundation of broken promises

Jan 20

Christianity is a Religion About Being Wrong About Everything

Jan 20

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ExCommunications

The Invisibility Game: How religion works by hiding from reality

Explaining religion with a simple analogy.

Jan 9

The Invisibility Game: How religion works by hiding from reality

Jan 9

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The Political Prism

The Dangerous Consequences of Trump’s Push for European Military Buildup

How Trump’s push for European military expansion could unravel decades of peace

Mar 4

Trump driving a tank

Mar 4

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An Injustice!

The Gospel of Control: How Christianity Prepares Its Followers for Authoritarian Rule

To confront injustice, we must examine its source.

Feb 21

The Gospel of Control: How Christianity Prepares Its Followers for Authoritarian Rule

Feb 21

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ExCommunications

A Socratic Dialogue about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Socrates and Theophilus discuss the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.

Feb 18

A Socratic Dialogue about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Feb 18

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Backyard Church

How Evangelical Isolation Drives Their Persecution Complex

(Written by someone who grew up as an Evangelical.)

Feb 18

How Evangelical Isolation Drives Their Persecution Complex

Feb 18

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Deconstructing Christianity

What the Trump Cult Teaches Us About the Development of Early Christianity

The warning signs are all around us.

Feb 16

What the Trump Cult Teaches Us About the Development of Early Christianity

Feb 16

Edgar Rooke

Edgar Rooke

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Writer challenging the myths that shape religion and politics. Uncovering uncomfortable truths from the Bible to the ballot box.

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