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November 2021

November 14, 2021

Why Michael Flynn Dreams of Theocracy

Michael Flynn got reamed on Twitter for his comment. But he's revealed a truth that...

July 2021

July 07, 2021

The Truth About Sermons That Evangelicals Can’t Face

Sermon fatigue is very real for evangelical pastors, and it happens for such an important...

June 2021

June 17, 2021

Hell in the 4th Century: Things Get Unreal (Journey Into Hell #9)

Hi and welcome back! Last time we visited Hell, we checked out what the second...

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...

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...

April 01, 2021

That Gallup Church-Membership Survey: More Devastating Than It Seems

Hi and welcome back! Recently, Gallup released a new survey they did. In it, they...

November 2020

November 13, 2020

The Day A.J. Kiesling Noticed Christian Men’s Fear of Divorce

'Perfect love casts out fear,' wrote someone long ago. Going by that standard, today's evangelical...

November 11, 2020

Rod Dreher: Fretting About Evangelical Men’s Boners — er, Civilization’s Future

Today, the ever-hilarious Rod Dreher clutches his pearls over young women's lack of interest in...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

How Gaming Griefers Reveal Broken Systems

Hi and welcome back! Over the years, I've played and administered a whole bunch of...

September 20, 2020

Why Evangelicals Love TRUE CHRISTIAN™ Research

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we looked at a pair of TRUE CHRISTIANS™ who were...

September 01, 2020

The Actual Product Sold By Christian Smith in ‘Atheist Overreach’

Hi and welcome back, y'all! We recently reviewed a 2019 book by Christian Smith, Atheist Overreach....

August 2020

August 30, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Thinks Secularization Will Fail

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Christian Smith's 2019 book Atheist Overreach....

August 08, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ and the Law of Conservation of Worship

Hello and welcome back! Recently, I got a little book with a title I'd consider...

July 2020

July 04, 2020

When Lee Strobel Accidentally Illustrated the Nonexistent Power of Prayer

Happy Fourth of July! Today, I want to offer a funny palate cleanser for our...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

The Real Scandal of ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience’

Hello and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about a 2005 book by Ronald J....

May 26, 2020

Fixing Evangelicals’ Broken Authoritarianism

Recently, we encountered Ronald J. Sider's 2005 evangelical classic, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience. In...

May 17, 2020

The Myth of Original Christianity in ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience’

Ronald J. Sider really truly believes in a myth that has destroyed evangelicals' chances of...

May 09, 2020

Barna Group Made Some Ten-Year Predictions: Let’s See How Well They Did

Not long ago, I ran across this 2010 post by Barna Group (an evangelical survey...

May 07, 2020

Promise and Peril: A Meta-Report on Christianity’s Decline

Hi and welcome back! A few days ago, a conservative think tank offered up a...

April 2020

April 04, 2020

Soulwinners: Score More Jesus Sales In This Pandemic!

Hard times really separate good people from bad apples. That rule applies double with Christians,...

March 2020

March 03, 2020

J.D. Greear Is Back With a Brand Old Rap (About the SBC)

Recently, J.D. Greear, the president of this venerable fundagelical denomination, admitted to that decline being...

November 2019

November 30, 2019

Evangelicals: The Narcissism That Passes All Understanding

Yes, nobody loves evangelicals quite like they themselves do. And I do mean that assertion...

November 02, 2019

Catholic Leaders: Totally Corrupt Financially, Too!

As if one huge, long-running, top-level scandal wasn't enough for Catholics, they've now got a...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

Lost Coercion: The Center of Christianity’s Current Decline

That cultural change was and is a loss of Christians' onetime powers of coercion. Today,...

August 03, 2019

Why the ‘Christian Love’ Flows After Joshua Harris’ Announcement

Evangelicals' reaction came swiftly and inevitably in the form of their usual 'Christian love.' This...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

The Time We Have Is Now (LSP #100!)

I find my thoughts turning to another subject: one of love, grief, and ultimately hope. Today,...

July 09, 2019

The Problems and Pitfalls of Church Revitalization

This type of business, church revitalization, might well be one of post-Christian America's most lucrative cottage...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

Questions About Hell I Never Thought to Ask When I Was Christian

Deconversion opened up a whole new capacity to make observations and ask questions that I'd...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

Harsh Truths For Christian Leaders About Personal Evangelism

Christians really dislike evangelizing. In past posts, we discussed statistics and some reasons for that reluctance. Today,...

February 2019

February 07, 2019

Antiprocess: How Christians Deal With Challenges to Their Beliefs

When people receive information that challenges a cherished belief, they have at their disposal a...