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December 2021

December 05, 2021

‘Bless Every Home:’ Personal Evangelism Done Super-Creepy

Recently, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) devised a new -- and creepily invasive -- way...

December 01, 2021

The ‘Christian Love’ Flows for Deconstruction

I recently ran across an opinion post about deconstruction. Her post was meant to be...

November 2021

November 24, 2021

Barna Group Sure Hopes Gen Z Can Rescue Evangelicalism

Barna Group has been raising the alarm about Gen Z for years now, at least...

November 19, 2021

The Endtimes Just Ain’t What It Used To Be

Today's story concerns a Christian refrain many of us encounter with increasing frequency (and intensity):...

November 17, 2021

The Cooperative Election Study Won’t Save Christianity

One evangelical researcher, Ryan Burge, is super-psyched about the Cooperative Election Study. But I don't...

November 12, 2021

Toxic Christians’ Substitutionary Atonement for Decency

Toxic Christians have a lot of similar methods of easing their consciences and keeping themselves feeling smugly...

November 03, 2021

What Evangelism Success Claims Really Mean

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I caught this story from Baptist Press. It concerns a church claiming...

October 2021

October 31, 2021

Dreaming the Impossible Dream of Marriage (An Evangelical Horror Story)

What these men want in marriage isn't completely unreasonable. So (I wondered) why can't they...

October 15, 2021

Ronnie Floyd Just Quit His Powerful Role With the SBC

Ronnie Floyd, easily one of the most powerful men within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC),...

October 13, 2021

The Ongoing Catholic Scandal: What the New CIASE Report Means

Catholic morality is nothing but a smokescreen to keep the flocks' attention away from Catholic...

October 08, 2021

How the SBC Isn’t Handling Its ‘Abuse of Faith’ Megascandal

Two Texas newspapers released their 'Abuse of Faith' expose of this scandal in February 2019....

October 06, 2021

Josh McDowell: Cast Out of the Crony Network

Today, let's check out the charges against Josh McDowell -- and see, in real time,...

October 03, 2021

The Jesus Obsession in ‘The Great Divorce’

Today, let me show you where evangelicals' Jesus obsession may have derived: from The Great...

September 2021

September 25, 2021

‘The Great Divorce’ Horrified Me (Review)

Today, let's review The Great Divorce -- and get an idea of how its ideas have...

September 22, 2021

Why Wingnuts Don’t Care About Real-World Evidence

Today, let's see how wingnuts like Patrice Lewis assess truth claims in the first place....

September 21, 2021

How a Wingnut Perceives the Loss of Dominance

If wingnuts get their way in a squabble, then they have gained or held their...

September 18, 2021

Why Christian Dishonesty Matters

Christians' dishonesty around their lack of evidence matters way more than that lack of evidence...

September 15, 2021

How Toxic Christians Are Destroying Christianity From the Inside

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I ran into a few different articles on Christian sites...

September 11, 2021

Ronnie Floyd is Still Pushing ‘Vision 2025’ For Some Reason

Hi and welcome back! The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is still panicking over their sharp...

September 07, 2021

Let’s Play: Spot the Apologetics Fallacy!

Today, I've got a little treat for us: a self-proclaimed apologist who has never met...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Grace Chapel Megachurch: A Mutiny of Their Own

Sarah Berger, the wife of Grace Chapel's former high priest lead pastor, Steve Berger, grabbed...

August 24, 2021

Confirmation Bias: A Mindset That Prevents Growth

Hi and welcome back! The other day, I showed you an odd little essay by...

August 22, 2021

COVID Denialists Are Humanity’s Griefers

One of her biggest mistakes might be how she views COVID denialists themselves. They are,...

August 21, 2021

The Increasing Numbers of COVID Denialists Dying of COVID

Hi and welcome back! My mind was blown by this opinion piece in Religion News...

July 2021

July 08, 2021

Sermongate: The Seriously Misplaced Priorities of the Evangelical Old Guard

In the various reactions to this mini-scandal that we've seen, possibly the worst hot takes...

July 06, 2021

Pastoral Plagiarism: Why Pastors Do It — And Why Evangelicals THINK They Do

Today, let me show you evangelicals' guesses about why pastoral plagiarism happens, the reasons for...

July 03, 2021

Ed Litton: Evangelicals React to His Plagiarism Scandal

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we heard about a minor scandal brewing in evangelicalism...

June 2021

June 11, 2021

The Entirely Unsurprising Sexism That Russell Moore Revealed

Yesterday, we talked about the sheerly vicious racism on display in these leaked letters. Today,...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

‘Political Privilege’ Might Backfire Hard on Evangelicals, Says New Study

For a long time now, I've noted the increasing political activity and polarization of America's...

May 02, 2021

Gospelbound Embraces the False Myth of Persecution

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about a podcast called Gospelbound. It's a...