The Prodigal Church

Posted on Sun 14 June 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with christianity, apologetics, christian nationalism, evolution, alex o'connor, rhett mclaughlin, good mythical morning, faith, reason, church attendance, politics, jesus, paul, colossians, 1 corinthians, hebrews, philip goff, dale allison, marian apparitions, rainbow body, temptation of christ, render to caesar, biblical literalism, deconstruction, podcasts

The Prodigal Church

Former evangelical Rhett McLaughlin visits Alex O'Connor's podcast to offer three pieces of advice for a church having a cultural moment. The advice arrives in the form of a three-point sermon—which is either extremely on-brand or the whole problem—and turns out to be more devastating than any atheist argument on record.


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Nineteen People Who Never Recanted

Posted on Sun 07 June 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with mormonism, lds, joseph smith, book of mormon, witnesses, nahom, epistemology, alex o'connor, jacob hansen, apologetics, podcasts

Nineteen People Who Never Recanted

Philosopher Alex O'Connor sits down with a Mormon apologist to hear the case for the defense. After three hours, the case turns out to be more interesting than expected—which is not the same thing as convincing.


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The Last Domino

Posted on Sun 24 May 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with religion, faith, deconstruction, evolution, rhett mclaughlin, good mythical morning, campus crusade, resurrection, christianity, alex o'connor, epistemology, apologetics, podcasts

The Last Domino

Rhett McLaughlin spent his twenties as a professional evangelical—four spiritual laws, spring break beaches, the full operation. Then he read a book about evolution, noticed a pattern in the counter-arguments, and could not un-notice it.


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