I think that it depends on the author. I have read many great articles there, and I have read some poor ones. They publish articles from a lot of different perspectives. I especially like Adam Lee and his Daylight Atheism. I even have an essay published there, my deconversion story. [patheos.com]
 GuyKeith
                                                
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                                                May 10, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    GuyKeith
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                May 10, 2018                                            
                                        The site includes citations and references which is promising. The references page appears to have been taken down since however. It would seem that the article is reporting a factual occurrence. It's possible that they're cherry picking what to report on.
 MattHardy
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                May 7, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    MattHardy
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                May 7, 2018