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2022-07-11T09:55:42-07:00

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Abortion Ruling Headline: “Dog Catches Car”

Last updated on: July 11, 2022 at 9:55 am By Darrell Lackey

I’m reluctant to comment on the recent Supreme Court ruling, wherein both Roe and Casey were overturned, meaning the Court deemed there was nothing in the Constitution granting a right to an abortion. We are now in a situation where abortion will be legal in some states but not others. I’m reluctant because I’m a man. I will never face what a woman has to face when it comes to pregnancy. Part of me thinks that every man, right now,... Read more

2022-06-26T13:19:36-07:00

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What Tom Ascol Really Means

Last updated on: June 26, 2022 at 1:19 pm By Darrell Lackey

As I’ve stated before, I was raised up in Southern Baptist churches, the convention (SBC), educated at one of their seminaries and was lead pastor of one of their (autonomous) churches. Even though I’m no longer a part of that world/tradition, I still care about the SBC given my history. In fact, much of my time in that world was spent with some truly wonderful people. Even though my mind and heart could no longer inhabit that tradition, I still... Read more

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2022-06-16T09:50:16-07:00

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Radicalized Funda-gelicals = January 6th Insurrection

Last updated on: June 16, 2022 at 9:50 am By Darrell Lackey

On February 17, 2015, three teen-age girls made their way through Gatwick Airport in London where they eventually boarded a plane to Istanbul, Turkey. From there, the three made it to Syria where they eventually joined with ISIS. From what we know, these three were relatively gifted students and had decent lives and prospects for the future. They threw it all away though. How? These three teenagers were “groomed” and radicalized over the internet/social media/blogs to leave their families and... Read more

2022-06-04T14:03:18-07:00

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Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Last updated on: June 4, 2022 at 2:03 pm By Darrell Lackey

I came across the following social media meme, you know, those pithy comments or reflections strewn about the intellectual and morbidly average wasteland we call “social media,” which is, we should note, neither “social” nor “media.” It’s no more “social” than a pole on a street corner in a big city plastered with a ton of bills, posters, business cards, political slogans, or flyers for piano lessons is, “social.” It’s hardly “media” for the same reason. It’s an electronic public... Read more

2022-05-26T13:07:04-07:00

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The Chickens Come Home

Last updated on: May 26, 2022 at 1:07 pm By Darrell Lackey

Anyone aware of my personal story knows that before leaving the fundamentalist/evangelical world, I was a Southern Baptist, which is the denomination called the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It was, and still is, the largest Protestant/evangelical denomination in America. It’s origins lie in the Civil War, as it took the side of the Confederacy and slavery, thus the “Southern” designation. I was raised up in these churches, although ones out in the Pacific Northwest and California. Since these western churches... Read more

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2022-05-10T11:24:09-07:00

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Doug Wilson Prefers Cheap Wall Paper

Last updated on: May 10, 2022 at 11:24 am By Darrell Lackey

At the top of her fame, Roseanne Barr once infamously remarked that she was America’s worst nightmare—she was, “…white trash with money.” I would suggest a similar description, in the arena of Christian faith, applies to Doug Wilson (see here and here): He’s an educated fundamentalist. He’s studied philosophy and is a big proponent of a classical education, but none of that seems to have had any effect upon him. All that education and deference to the classics amounted to... Read more

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2022-03-30T19:57:19-07:00

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Finding Your Feet After Fundamentalism

Last updated on: March 30, 2022 at 7:57 pm By Darrell Lackey

What do you do in a pandemic? You write a book. A compilation really. If there are any regular readers who might be interested in my own journey, then please consider grabbing a copy. Also, if you are contemplating leaving the fundamentalist/evangelical world or have left that world and are not sure where to go, this book is for you too For those who were once fundamentalists or evangelicals, but who’ve found a new home and peace, perhaps you know... Read more

2022-03-23T15:12:22-07:00

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If The Bible Didn’t Exist—Would Jesus?

Last updated on: March 23, 2022 at 3:12 pm By Darrell Lackey

If the Bible didn’t exist as we know it, would Jesus cease to exist? I think many Christians would answer, of course not. They may even note the fact there are extra-biblical sources indicating the existence of the historical Jesus. However, what if we were to ask this: Okay, so Jesus would still exist—but, could we know anything substantive about Jesus if the Bible did not exist? Here is where it seems to become a problem for many fundamentalists and... Read more

2022-03-07T20:05:00-08:00

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Lent, Evangelicals, Putin, and Supping with the Devil

Last updated on: March 7, 2022 at 8:05 pm By Darrell Lackey

The Eastern Orthodox began this last Sunday what they call the season of Great Lent, which is the period of fasting and reflection that leads up to Easter. And last Sunday was forgiveness Sunday. On that day we think about God’s great forgiveness and how we are to forgive others. In fact, our very salvation is predicated upon our forgiving others (See Matt 6:11-15). Sobering to say the least. I took some time to reach out to those I have... Read more

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2022-02-15T12:50:14-08:00

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Deconstruction Isn’t a Fad—It’s Part of the Christian Journey

Last updated on: February 15, 2022 at 12:50 pm By Darrell Lackey

The current evangelical-fundamentalist hysterics over deconstruction is disappointing but hardly surprising. Like Critical Race Theory (CRT) or words like “socialism” or anything they don’t really understand, it’s one more word and event they can add to their always multiplying store of fears, reactions, rages, and curious mysteries. The amazing thing to me is that the concept of deconstruction (for a good understanding of the concept, see here), the idea, what it means and expresses, is inherent to the Christian narrative... Read more

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