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September 2021

September 12, 2021

The SBC’s Big Plan: Sowing Division to Poach New Members

Yesterday, we talked about how strange Ronnie Floyd's VISION 2025 initiative seems. He wants the...

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 30, 2021

Speaking in Tongues on TikTok (LSP #207)

Hi and welcome back! I saw a story a while ago that has me kinda...

August 29, 2021

Megapastor Todd Elliott and the Church Mutiny

For years now, Todd Elliott and his elders have been fighting over who holds ultimate...

July 2021

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 15, 2021

How Hell Evolved in 2nd-4th Century Christianity (Journey Into Hell #8)

We tracked the prehistory of Hell already, so today, let's look at what 2nd-4th century...

June 10, 2021

The Sheer Racism in the Russell Moore Letters

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about the two leaked letters from Russell...

June 06, 2021

Don’t Ever Believe the Hype: Authoritarian Christians and Their Beautiful Lies

Back in 2013, one of their major subgroups, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC),...

May 2021

May 21, 2021

Russell Moore: The SBC Drives Out Yet Another Dissenter

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I showed you the story of a quintessential, consummate yes-man...

April 2021

April 09, 2021

What Churchless Believers Tell Us About Christians’ Powers of Coercion

What we see now in Christianity's declining numbers is what a purely-optional, coercion-free Christianity looks...

March 2021

March 20, 2021

How Calvinists Created the SBC’s Fixation on Inerrancy

It surprised me to notice that most of the people behind the Conservative Resurgence (the...

March 14, 2021

The Two Factions Forming in the SBC Right Now

Today, let me show you what these two factions are, the major players involved, and...

March 09, 2021

The Megachurch Model Reveals the New Normal of Christianity

Hi and welcome back! It didn't take long after Hillsong's troubles became public for Christians...

March 06, 2021

The ERLC: In the Middle of the SBC’s Newest Slapfight

Today, let me show you how the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is fighting...

January 2021

January 09, 2021

The Christian Infighting Over the Capitol Attack Has Begun

Hi and welcome back! In recent days, we've been discussing the shocking insurrection attempt that...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

The SBC’s Battle Royale Over Critical Race Theory (CRT)

As one might expect, the top leaders of the SBC are dealing with the fallout...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

Why Hardcore Christians Hate ‘Build-a-Bear’ Christians

I'm long familiar with battles between the more-hardcore-than-thou adherents of a religion and what they...

August 2020

August 05, 2020

‘American Gospel’ As Evangelism: Nope, Probably Not

Today, I'll show you why American Gospel actually presents us unwashed heathens with two great reasons to reject Christianity.

May 2020

May 11, 2020

The Wrong Kind of Christian in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #141, Ch. 22)

In this installment, we discover what happens when someone chooses the wrong flavor of Christianity...

March 2020

March 29, 2020

Dancing in the Spirit: A Primer (Chat Post #6)

One of the hands-down most distinctive practices in fundagelicalism might well be dancing in the Spirit....

January 2020

January 18, 2020

The Christian Slapfight Over the Toronto Blessing Reveals a Dealbreaker Problem

This whole thing happened decades ago, but they're still not ready to make nice--even at...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

The Big Problem with Denominational Infighting

I'm reading this weird little sermon transcript about "The Difference Between Calvinism and Reformed" and...

November 05, 2016

Evangelicals are Rearranging Their Ship’s Deck Chairs Again (‘Lighting Wars’)

Some readers tipped me off to the latest tempest-in-a-teapot going on in the fundagelical world...