Blake Chastain
@brchastain.social
Author, Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back. Host: Exvangelical. Words: RNS, Religion Dispatches. Yes I have a newsletter. https://postevangelicalpost.com/about
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Blake Chastain
@brchastain.social
· Nov 11
Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back a book by Blake Chastain
A pioneer of the "exvangelical" movement examines how toxic right-wing beliefs took over American Christianity--and why people are leaving the church and speaking out against it With the rise of Trump...
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intro post for the Xiles - i'm the author of the book Exvangelical & Beyond; i'm the writer of The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter; i'm the host of the Exvangelical podcast. here's the link to my book: bookshop.org/a/11130/9780...
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Watching my daughter grow up without evangelical religious trauma is breathtaking.
She’s not scared of a hell, or a god who would condemn her to everlasting torture, and she’s never heard of a rapture. Growing up without that fear really does something good to a young person.
She’s not scared of a hell, or a god who would condemn her to everlasting torture, and she’s never heard of a rapture. Growing up without that fear really does something good to a young person.
December 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Watching my daughter grow up without evangelical religious trauma is breathtaking.
She’s not scared of a hell, or a god who would condemn her to everlasting torture, and she’s never heard of a rapture. Growing up without that fear really does something good to a young person.
She’s not scared of a hell, or a god who would condemn her to everlasting torture, and she’s never heard of a rapture. Growing up without that fear really does something good to a young person.
ruin two bands by combining them:
arcade [earth wind &] fire
arcade [earth wind &] fire
ruin two bands by combining them:
the aerosmiths
the aerosmiths
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
ruin two bands by combining them:
arcade [earth wind &] fire
arcade [earth wind &] fire
God can’t see your sins at an all you can eat buffet
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
God can’t see your sins at an all you can eat buffet
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Some news:
Coming in January. Stay tuned 👀 @sarahposner.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some news:
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
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this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
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Man, am I grateful for sewers. I cleaned my apartment this morning, took a shower, use the bathroom, I’m currently running the dishwasher and doing several loads of laundry. All that dirty water is being handled by the Northwest Bergen County Utility Authority. Amazing stuff.
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Man, am I grateful for sewers. I cleaned my apartment this morning, took a shower, use the bathroom, I’m currently running the dishwasher and doing several loads of laundry. All that dirty water is being handled by the Northwest Bergen County Utility Authority. Amazing stuff.
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In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
Friday (personal) news drop: I moved my site off substack and will be writing full-time in 2026. www.blakechastain.com/the-exvangel...
The Exvangelical podcast (& more!) will return in 2026.
(A brief look back, and a quick glance ahead.)
www.blakechastain.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Friday (personal) news drop: I moved my site off substack and will be writing full-time in 2026. www.blakechastain.com/the-exvangel...
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Larry Ellison and other billionaires want us all fighting over basic dignity and human rights so we don't form a unified consensus that they're a planetary cancer
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Larry Ellison and other billionaires want us all fighting over basic dignity and human rights so we don't form a unified consensus that they're a planetary cancer
thank goodness our country's financial wellbeing isn't tied to this industry
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
thank goodness our country's financial wellbeing isn't tied to this industry
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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They're a gang blockading the street. Why are the police doing crowd control work for them?
In a second example of local police securing a path for Bovino's caravan today, Evanston cops just assisted with the feds' departure by blocking and directing traffic.
December 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
They're a gang blockading the street. Why are the police doing crowd control work for them?
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
The fact that a song with the words “pray for me” in the title is so moving you need people to pray for you is a little on the nose, please decrease your number by one Beth in the name of public safety
Made the mistake of listening to “Mother, Pray for Me” by The Beths
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The fact that a song with the words “pray for me” in the title is so moving you need people to pray for you is a little on the nose, please decrease your number by one Beth in the name of public safety
Made the mistake of listening to “Mother, Pray for Me” by The Beths
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Made the mistake of listening to “Mother, Pray for Me” by The Beths
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Our president is cruel.
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our president is cruel.
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i'm going to say this once: we need more johnny dangerously references
December 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i'm going to say this once: we need more johnny dangerously references
You know what doesn’t engender Christmas cheer? Reading about evangelicalism.
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You know what doesn’t engender Christmas cheer? Reading about evangelicalism.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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New analysis of the Turin Strike Papyrus—a detailed account from 1157 BCE—shows how artisans building the royal tombs at Deir el-Medina staged a coordinated walkout after going 18 days without grain rations. tinyurl.com/29822yb2
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Collection online - The so-called “Strike Papyrus” written by Amunnakht
More than 4.000 of the approximately 40.000 objects in Museo Egizio’s collection are accessible here. All data are constantly updated, thanks to the continuous study and documentation of the objects.…
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New analysis of the Turin Strike Papyrus—a detailed account from 1157 BCE—shows how artisans building the royal tombs at Deir el-Medina staged a coordinated walkout after going 18 days without grain rations. tinyurl.com/29822yb2
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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After this, federal agents tear gassed the public on their way out of Elgin, per our photographer who was present. The Feds tear gassed eight Chicago neighborhoods this fall and now a suburb.
In Elgin, ICE agents have been in a standoff with the community as they’re trying to arrest a man. Here’s an altercation between the feds and residents ending with arrest and pepper spray. Video from Sophia Peterson
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After this, federal agents tear gassed the public on their way out of Elgin, per our photographer who was present. The Feds tear gassed eight Chicago neighborhoods this fall and now a suburb.
i have never been more interested in the coverage of a newspaper & more turned off by their relentless ads than by the Chicago Tribune neé Tronc
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i have never been more interested in the coverage of a newspaper & more turned off by their relentless ads than by the Chicago Tribune neé Tronc