Edgar Rooke
@edgarrooke.bsky.social
Writer challenging the myths that shape religion and politics. Uncovering uncomfortable truths from the Bible to the ballot box.
Pinned
Edgar Rooke
@edgarrooke.bsky.social
· Mar 2
Why I Write: Exposing the Greatest Scam Ever Sold
It’s time to stop beating around the bush
medium.com
Why do I write about Christianity? Because Christianity is the greatest scam ever sold.
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
GOD QUESTION: Would it have been wrong of God to ask Abraham to kill his son IF God hadn't stopped him before he could do the deed? (gift link)
From Isaac to Jesus: Christianity’s Dark Legacy of Human Sacrifice
How rewriting a story of child sacrifice altered our concept of God forever
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
GOD QUESTION: Would it have been wrong of God to ask Abraham to kill his son IF God hadn't stopped him before he could do the deed? (gift link)
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
It's time to stop thinking about Christians as "the good guys" or Christianity as a "moral religion". It's never been that. It's always just been a PR facade to prop up an authoritarian ideology.
Christianity doesn’t teach morality—it teaches obedience. Instead of valuing all people equally (horizontal morality), it trains followers to submit to power (vertical morality). This is why Christians keep aligning with authoritarian rulers. I break it down in my latest essay. Free gift link:
The Gospel of Control: How Christianity Prepares Its Followers for Authoritarian Rule
To confront injustice, we must examine its source.
medium.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's time to stop thinking about Christians as "the good guys" or Christianity as a "moral religion". It's never been that. It's always just been a PR facade to prop up an authoritarian ideology.
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
It's time to stop thinking about Christians as "the good guys" or Christianity as a "moral religion". It's never been that. It's always just been a PR facade to prop up an authoritarian ideology.
Christianity doesn’t teach morality—it teaches obedience. Instead of valuing all people equally (horizontal morality), it trains followers to submit to power (vertical morality). This is why Christians keep aligning with authoritarian rulers. I break it down in my latest essay. Free gift link:
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It's time to stop thinking about Christians as "the good guys" or Christianity as a "moral religion". It's never been that. It's always just been a PR facade to prop up an authoritarian ideology.
Christianity doesn’t teach morality—it teaches obedience. Instead of valuing all people equally (horizontal morality), it trains followers to submit to power (vertical morality). This is why Christians keep aligning with authoritarian rulers. I break it down in my latest essay. Free gift link:
The Gospel of Control: How Christianity Prepares Its Followers for Authoritarian Rule
To confront injustice, we must examine its source.
medium.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's time to stop thinking about Christians as "the good guys" or Christianity as a "moral religion". It's never been that. It's always just been a PR facade to prop up an authoritarian ideology.
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
We assume when people talk about morality, we’re all talking about the same thing. But, we’re not. There are actually two fundamentally different ways to understand what morality is for. Once you grasp this, a lot of evangelical behavior that seems baffling starts to make perfect sense. (gift link):
The Two Faces of Christian Morality
Why evangelical “hypocrisy” isn’t hypocrisy at all
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We assume when people talk about morality, we’re all talking about the same thing. But, we’re not. There are actually two fundamentally different ways to understand what morality is for. Once you grasp this, a lot of evangelical behavior that seems baffling starts to make perfect sense. (gift link):
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Why do I write about Christianity? Because Christianity is the greatest scam ever sold.
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
Why I Write: Exposing the Greatest Scam Ever Sold
It’s time to stop beating around the bush
medium.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Why do I write about Christianity? Because Christianity is the greatest scam ever sold.
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
It doesn’t just take your money—it takes your time, your life, and your future.
Enough.
Christianity isn’t just wrong—it’s immoral. Read my latest essay here (free gift link): medium.com/deconstructi...
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
My sister won’t trust a scientist unless he worships Jesus. That’s not discernment. That’s a loyalty test. And it’s why evangelicalism is spiraling into conspiracy and chaos. Read more in my latest Substack:
Expect More Craziness from the Evangelical Christian Right
It’s just going to get worse
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My sister won’t trust a scientist unless he worships Jesus. That’s not discernment. That’s a loyalty test. And it’s why evangelicalism is spiraling into conspiracy and chaos. Read more in my latest Substack:
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Grew up under a fully psycho fundamentalist father ! You couldn’t speak to him unless spoken to . You couldn’t associate with ppl not in the church . I was 14 before I had a non Christian friend over . Xtians are isolated because exposure to education destroys the mythology they push as facts
Evangelicals claim they're under attack—but what if their own isolation is to blame? My latest essay explores how their retreat from mainstream society fuels their persecution complex. Read here: medium.com/backyard-the... #Evangelicalism #Isolation #MAGA
How Evangelical Isolation Drives Their Persecution Complex
(Written by someone who grew up as an Evangelical.)
medium.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Grew up under a fully psycho fundamentalist father ! You couldn’t speak to him unless spoken to . You couldn’t associate with ppl not in the church . I was 14 before I had a non Christian friend over . Xtians are isolated because exposure to education destroys the mythology they push as facts
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
READ THIS!!!!!!!!
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Imagine children huddled in a dark closet, eyes closed, convinced they’re invisible because they can’t see each other. That's religion in a nutshell. But the illusion only works if you keep playing. My new essay explores what happens when you stop. Read it here: medium.com/excommunicat...
The Invisibility Game: How religion works by hiding from reality
Explaining religion with a simple analogy.
medium.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
READ THIS!!!!!!!!
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Christian apologists often argue that the disciples’ willingness to die for their beliefs proves the truth of their claims about Jesus’ resurrection. At first glance, the idea is powerful and compelling. Yet, when we examine it more closely, this argument crumbles into dusty incoherence. (Free gift)
Why Martyrdom Stories Don’t Prove Christian Claims
The myth of martyrdom: More flawed logic from Christian apologetics
medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Christian apologists often argue that the disciples’ willingness to die for their beliefs proves the truth of their claims about Jesus’ resurrection. At first glance, the idea is powerful and compelling. Yet, when we examine it more closely, this argument crumbles into dusty incoherence. (Free gift)
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
"As more experts abandon evangelical Christianity, evangelicals lose access to expertise. As they lose access to expertise, they become more suspicious of experts in general. And as they become more suspicious of experts, they drive away the few remaining intelligent voices within their…movement."
My sister won’t trust a scientist unless he worships Jesus. That’s not discernment. That’s a loyalty test. And it’s why evangelicalism is spiraling into conspiracy and chaos. Read more in my latest Substack:
Expect More Craziness from the Evangelical Christian Right
It’s just going to get worse
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"As more experts abandon evangelical Christianity, evangelicals lose access to expertise. As they lose access to expertise, they become more suspicious of experts in general. And as they become more suspicious of experts, they drive away the few remaining intelligent voices within their…movement."
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Christian groups increasingly lack smart people, so are forced to consult fools as their 'experts'.
My sister won’t trust a scientist unless he worships Jesus. That’s not discernment. That’s a loyalty test. And it’s why evangelicalism is spiraling into conspiracy and chaos. Read more in my latest Substack:
Expect More Craziness from the Evangelical Christian Right
It’s just going to get worse
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Christian groups increasingly lack smart people, so are forced to consult fools as their 'experts'.
Christian apologists often argue that the disciples’ willingness to die for their beliefs proves the truth of their claims about Jesus’ resurrection. At first glance, the idea is powerful and compelling. Yet, when we examine it more closely, this argument crumbles into dusty incoherence. (Free gift)
Why Martyrdom Stories Don’t Prove Christian Claims
The myth of martyrdom: More flawed logic from Christian apologetics
medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Christian apologists often argue that the disciples’ willingness to die for their beliefs proves the truth of their claims about Jesus’ resurrection. At first glance, the idea is powerful and compelling. Yet, when we examine it more closely, this argument crumbles into dusty incoherence. (Free gift)
This was true when I wrote it and it's even more true now!
Living in rural Maine, I've seen firsthand how blind allegiance to Trump turns friends & family into enforcers of fear. This isn't about high-profile targets—it's about everyone. Mobocracy is coming for you. Free link: medium.com/the-left-is-... #Trump #Fear #Election
If Trump Wins, The Mobocracy Will Come For You Too
Don’t fool yourself — you and your family will be next
medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This was true when I wrote it and it's even more true now!
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Christianity and Trumpism thrive on the same psychological architecture—one that lets followers claim noble values while constantly violating them, all without ever perceiving the contradiction. I call it the "PR facade". My latest essay explores how it works. Read (free gift link):
A Marriage Forged in Hell
Christianity, Trumpism, and the art of hypocrisy
medium.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Christianity and Trumpism thrive on the same psychological architecture—one that lets followers claim noble values while constantly violating them, all without ever perceiving the contradiction. I call it the "PR facade". My latest essay explores how it works. Read (free gift link):
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Interesting!
“It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship.” If you’ve spent any time around evangelical Christians, you’ve heard this phrase. But here’s the uncomfortable truth that believers don’t want to examine: there’s nothing unique about this at all. I break it down in my latest essay. (free gift link)
The Relationship Delusion
Why Christianity’s “personal Jesus” isn’t that special
medium.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Interesting!
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Now this is the kind of thing I've been talking about!
Project 2029 is a bold plan to reclaim America — using executive power, emergency declarations, and institutional force to bring secular democracy back. Read the blueprint before it becomes reality. On Substack: edgarrooke.substack.com/p/a-progress...
A Progressive Project 2029 for de-MAGA-fying America
A new vision for American governance
edgarrooke.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Now this is the kind of thing I've been talking about!
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Thank you! ❤️
@edgarrooke.bsky.social
Totally enjoyed your articles as I "strolled" through your account. Thank you.
If others haven't given you a look, I highly recommend they do. (Less nonsense and more common sense, if that interests you.)
@edgarrooke.bsky.social
Totally enjoyed your articles as I "strolled" through your account. Thank you.
If others haven't given you a look, I highly recommend they do. (Less nonsense and more common sense, if that interests you.)
@edgarrooke.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thank you! ❤️
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Thank you so much! That means the world to me! ❤️
This is my favorite FOLLOW today.
Great content that is good food for thought.
Give @edgarrooke.bsky.social
a FOLLOW
Great content that is good food for thought.
Give @edgarrooke.bsky.social
a FOLLOW
Christianity doesn’t teach morality—it teaches obedience. Instead of valuing all people equally (horizontal morality), it trains followers to submit to power (vertical morality). This is why Christians keep aligning with authoritarian rulers. I break it down in my latest essay. Free gift link:
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thank you so much! That means the world to me! ❤️
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
The fight has only just begun!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They think the fight is over. They’re wrong. The resistance is just getting started, and this time we know what to expect. Let’s turn Trump’s chaos against him. Read how. Free link: medium.com/the-left-is-... #Resist #NeverTrump
The Resistance Isn’t Over — And This Time, We Hold the Advantage
How to turn Trump’s greatest strength into his greatest weakness
medium.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The fight has only just begun!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
Good article. Very enlightening!
My latest essay. Read here: edgarrooke.substack.com/p/what-the-t...
April 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Good article. Very enlightening!
Reposted by Edgar Rooke
I really see this in my own evangelical family. Because their litmus test for whether someone is credible is if that person confirms their religious beliefs, they end of listening to some ridiculously crazy people. It's why they believe so many stupid conspiracies!
Evangelical Christianity is spiraling—and taking democracy with it. As their grip on reality slips, their grip on power grows more dangerous. Here’s why the worst is yet to come (free gift link on Medium):
Expect More Craziness from the Evangelical Christian Right
It’s just going to get worse
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I really see this in my own evangelical family. Because their litmus test for whether someone is credible is if that person confirms their religious beliefs, they end of listening to some ridiculously crazy people. It's why they believe so many stupid conspiracies!
GOD QUESTION: Would it have been wrong of God to ask Abraham to kill his son IF God hadn't stopped him before he could do the deed? (gift link)
From Isaac to Jesus: Christianity’s Dark Legacy of Human Sacrifice
How rewriting a story of child sacrifice altered our concept of God forever
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
GOD QUESTION: Would it have been wrong of God to ask Abraham to kill his son IF God hadn't stopped him before he could do the deed? (gift link)