In this (maybe) last episode of the year, I share my thoughts and reflections following the 2020 election. It's not enough to place a band-aid on a gaping wound. Real, radical change has never occurred by standing in line waiting to vote. If we truly want to see world where millions of people don't have to struggle on a daily basis to survive, we c…

Charismatic, devoted, and eager to share the gospel - those words can be used to describe Evangelical Christians in America. 1 in 4 Christians identify themselves as an Evangelical Christian in the world, but how do we measure the quality of good works done in the name of God and Christianity when it has been co-opted and hijacked by self-serving, …

Have you ever wondered why some people seem a little more spiritually advanced in their faith? Based on the work of James Fowler, everyone is at a different level of faith and we all develop into different stages at our own pace. Some people remain at one stage their whole life while never advancing to the next while others are able to make it all …

Today's episode is in response to a video I posted on my TikTok last week concerning the different gods and differentiation between the god of the Old Testament and the god of the New Testament. The Old Testament would have many readers believe that Israel was a strict, monotheistic group of people who were determined to set themselves apart from s…

In this episode of Anne's Archism, I examine the One True Way fallacy of Christianity and dig deeper into the roots of Christian beliefs, rituals, and how a lot of what the religion was built on was borrowed from surrounding pagan religions. Is the virgin birth strictly a Christian narrative? Do we attribute feelings of merriment and glad-tidings t…

Conservatives love to use religion, primarily Christianity to reinforce and support tenets and institutions that pre-date Enlightenment values such as liberty, democracy, logic, and religious tolerance. But how much of what the religious right claims is biblical is actually congruous with what Jesus himself discussed in the gospels, and how much of…

Brief overview for a new podcast of mine, Anne's Archism. Here you will not only find episodes discussing topics such as religion, political ideology, history, and spirituality, but you’ll also find occasional discussions on certain niche interests like astrology, the supernatural and paranormal, and true crime. If you like what you hear, or have c…