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March 2021

March 27, 2021

The Entire Goal of Authoritarianism: Oppression of the Powerless

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday (and the day before, really), we touched on a post by...

March 24, 2021

Purity Culture in Calvinism: Creepiness in Overdrive

Today, let me show you the extreme emphasis of Calvinism on sexual purity -- and...

March 17, 2021

Matthew 18 and the Bad-Faith Problem

Today, I want to go into more detail about why Matthew 18 does not and...

March 10, 2021

Megachurches: Not Actually the Cause of Christian Scandals

Many Christians also think that the megachurch model is causing their scandals and overall decline....

March 05, 2021

Charlie Shepherd and the Idaho Republicans Seeking Their Republic of Gilead

Hi and welcome back! This past week, an Idaho House Republican, Charlie Shepherd (R-Pollock), offered Idahoans...

February 2021

February 28, 2021

Madison Cawthorn, Sex Abuser: Evangelicals’ Latest Hypocritical Mascot

Today, let me show you the red flags I noticed in Madison Cawthorn before this...

February 25, 2021

Michael Brown: Evangelicals Need to Hate More Nicely

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about culture warriors -- those extremist, authoritarian Christians...

February 24, 2021

Why Culture Warriors ALWAYS Flunk the ‘Greatest Commandment’

Hi and welcome back! Evangelicals' support of super-conservative politics and conspiracy theories has been getting...

February 23, 2021

LifeWay: A Continuing Spiral to the Bottom

LifeWay is the publishing and propaganda arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) -- and...

February 21, 2021

Why No One Stopped Ravi Zacharias

Hi and welcome back! A couple of weeks ago, the ministry of Ravi Zacharias released...

February 16, 2021

“Million Souls” and Lying for Jesus

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we talked about a threat that Ravi Zacharias made to...

February 13, 2021

Ravi Zacharias and His Strategy of Abuse

Earlier this winter, investigators released their initial report: yes, the accusations were completely credible. Then,...

February 06, 2021

Racism Might Become the SBC’s Next Schism Flashpoint

It's starting to look like racism might end up being the next schism flashpoint for...

February 01, 2021

These Students Are Definitely Learning ‘Christian Love’ (LSP #177)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over how well these Christian children have learned the lessons about...

January 2021

January 21, 2021

‘Logical Christians’ and the Great Divorce Between Beliefs and Behavior

Hi and welcome back! For the past few days, we've been talking about a theme:...

January 15, 2021

Evangelicals’ Fixation on #WINNING (Is Destroying Their Credibility)

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we checked out Daniel Bennett's recent essay over at Christianity Today,...

January 14, 2021

Just Jesus Harder: The Perennial Big Solution to Evangelicals’ Big Question

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I brought up what I saw as evangelicals' Big Question: how...

January 10, 2021

It’s a Little Too Little and a Little Too Late for Evangelicals’ Credibility

Yes, I've seen some evangelical leaders wringing their hands about evangelicals' supposedly-lost credibility. But as...

January 08, 2021

The Evangelical Reckoning That Will Never Happen

After Donald Trump supporters attacked the nation's Capitol Building on Wednesday, I noticed some evangelical...

January 05, 2021

A Crisis of Conscience for a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ Clerk

Hi and welcome back! Gosh, being a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ is so hard nowadays. Not only...

January 01, 2021

A Review of the Internet Monk’s 10-Year Predictions for Evangelicals

Hi and welcome back! Just over ten years ago, a guy calling himself the Internet...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. and the Lessons Authoritarians Learn

One long-running interest of mine has been authoritarianism -- and its effects on individuals. We...

December 29, 2020

How Ravi Zacharias Got Away With Sex Abuse for YEARS

Hi and welcome back! To top off the dumpster fire of 2020 comes a story...

December 17, 2020

Discipling: What It Is and Why It Won’t Save the SBC

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I mentioned that a lot of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)...

December 12, 2020

To Train Up a Child: Jordan Duncan, Literal Nazi Edition

In the middle of all the horrifying details that have emerged about the case, the...

December 11, 2020

Evangelicals’ Strategies for Avoiding Change (Don’t Work in Real Life)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, I've had evangelicals' inability to change on my mind. It's...

December 10, 2020

Fear and Rage: Evangelicals’ Two Responses to Their Diminishing Power

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I showed you an evangelical's request that his tribe quit...

December 09, 2020

Why Evangelicals Can’t Quit Transactional Thinking

Today, I want to show you why his request is impossible for evangelicals to obey....

December 06, 2020

Evangelical Disobedience in Personal Evangelism (Means a Lot)

Hi and welcome back! We've been talking about personal evangelism lately -- that person-to-person kind of recruiting...

December 05, 2020

The Riddle of Steel, for Evangelical Leaders

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about personal evangelism, which is Christianese for the...