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January 2021

January 06, 2021

“So Your Problem with Christianity is the Jesus Parts?”

I'll stop now, but again, I'm trying to figure out what Bible Kelly is reading,...

November 2020

November 09, 2020

Answers in Genesis Accuses Josephus (but not the New Testament) of Bias

Cook accurately discusses the norms among historians during the first century, but because he views...

August 2020

August 19, 2020

What’s Actually Wrong with America?

We deny our young access to sex education; we deny our teenage girls and women...

August 11, 2020

A Patriarchal Blogger, Nakedness, and the Goddess Hera

I Peter 3:3 does not say don't put clothes on. It says don't put sexy clothes on. It's...

May 2020

May 18, 2020

Answers in Genesis’ Weird Take on Polygamy and the Bible

Answers in Genesis recently published an article titled Legalized Polygamy in America? It’s Coming, by Ken...

May 06, 2020

Quiz Time: Which Bible Figure Wore a Mask to Protect Others?

Maybe it's the former Bible quiz champion in me, but do you want to know...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Is There Hidden Meaning in the New Testament?

When I read 2 Peter 3:16 today, my response is fascination. Disagreement over Christian doctrine---doctrine...

November 13, 2019

Why Are So Many Evangelicals Okay with David Being a Murderer, But Not a Rapist?

Last month, I watched a very interesting debate play out on evangelical twitter. It was...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

Young Earth Creationists Are Masters at Picking and Choosing

Creation scientists frequently accuse progressive Christians of "picking and choosing" when they read the Bible,...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

How Did Judas Die? Why Evangelicals Seek to Explain Away Contradictions.

Answers in Genesis has begun a new series titled "Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions." They are...

April 08, 2019

When Paul Spoke of Women Prophesying, He Meant Reciting Scripture Out Loud with the Congregation

Literally no one would look at Paul's passage references women praying and prophesying and think...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

When I Said Theocracy, This Isn’t What I Meant

Sessions' insistence on obeying the law over all else is a harsh judgement on any...

June 14, 2018

Some Notes on Bible Translation

Understanding what Greek words used in the New Testament meant to those who used them...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

Mark Driscoll and Esther: Is No Old Testament Heroine Beyond Smearing?

If Driscoll's sermon series revealed anything, it's that evangelicals are more than capable of smearing...

March 06, 2018

Concerned Women for America’s Bizarre “Esther Moment” Rhetoric

The story of Esther is not the story of a political group that put a...

January 2018

January 11, 2018

Is Evangelical Purity Culture Based on a Mistranslation?

I grew up in an evangelical homeschooling daily during the 1990s and early 2000s when...

April 2017

April 04, 2017

The Two Nativity Stories

As a girl, I always directed the nativity play at the annual Christmas parties thrown...

February 2017

February 03, 2017

Abortion Is Not a Bible Issue

Following Grahams logic, it's not a biblical command for this country to ban abortion, either....

January 2017

January 05, 2017

The Amalekite Genocide and Evangelical “Misinterpretation”

While it is true that Jews, Catholics, and mainline Protestants all have this passage in...

August 2015

August 17, 2015

Are Women Biblically Required to “Cry Out” During Rape?

Yesterday we looked at Gothard's advice for young women in how to repel a "moral"...

August 11, 2015

By Faith Alone? The Boundaries of Evangelicalism

A few weeks ago, a reader took issue with my statement that evangelicals believe that...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Beware the Wayward Woman

In the evangelical world in which I grew up, men have a nasty habit of...

September 12, 2013

“We Are in No Position To Judge His Actions”

I read every issue of World Magazine growing up, and one common advertisement in that...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

That’s Disgusting! Drumming Up Old-Fashioned Homophobia

What Thabiti says here is very familiar to me because I grew up in a...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

The Bizarre Libertarian/Christian Reconstructionist Alliance

Ron Paul has announced a new homeschool curriculum based on the history of liberty and...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Doug Wilson’s Race Problem

There's one thing I'm fairly certain of---Wilson's continual attempts to dig himself out of the...

February 2013

February 02, 2013

Raised Evangelical: Isaac’s Story

"My name is Isaac. I am a nineteen-year-old male living in the buckle of the...

January 2013

January 11, 2013

Selective Literalism

Fundamentalists or evangelicals may claim to read the Bible straightforwardly, but in practice they pick...

November 2012

November 18, 2012

Raised Evangelical: Joy’s Story

"My name is Joy; I am a 42-year-old wife and working mother of 2. I...

November 11, 2012

Raised Evangelical: Julie’s Story

"Hi, my name is Julie. I’m twenty years old. I was brought up with a...