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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...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

How Ed Stetzer Created a False Belief in Christianity

Ed Stetzer accidentally created a false belief! And ever since he popularized this idea, it's...

January 07, 2019

A God’s Eternal Standards Shift–Again–Sort Of (LSP #76)

A bunch of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) folks have changed their opinion about one of...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

Meet the Christians Who Are Curious About the God We Don’t Believe In

But one evangelism technique comes to us from both progressive and evangelical Christians. Today, let...

December 19, 2018

Evangelicals: Nope, Still in Denial Over Their Decline

Recently, some irresponsible folks over at Newsweek let him and a pal blather at length about how...

December 11, 2018

A Christmas Miracle: Speaking in Tongues at the Company Party

One of the most dramatic miracle claims that far-right evangelicals make is that of speaking...

December 04, 2018

Prosperity Gospel and (the Decline of) Modern Christianity

A whole bunch of Christian leaders love the whole idea of prosperity gospel. Today, let me...

December 01, 2018

The Trainwreck Continues: Christian Responses to That 6,000-10,000 Closings Figure

We've been talking lately about the rash of church closures in America. A figure of...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Wait, HOW Many Churches Close Per Year?

Recently, I mentioned a startling figure making the rounds in Christian-Land: this notion that 6000-10000...

November 27, 2018

What “Jesus” Is Doing Lately Instead of Being Useful

Today, I'll show you some of the goofier miracles Christians are claiming nowadays. These are...

November 19, 2018

Ed Stetzer Wants Christians To Be Super-Creepy This Holiday Season (LSP #69)

We've been talking this year about Christians' push for increased evangelism. In that vein, today I...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

The Husband Hunt: An Evangelical Horror Story

Conservative Christian leaders have sold their female followers a bill of goods about marriage. Today,...

October 20, 2018

Xenos Christian Fellowship: Turnt Up For Jesus

Christian cults sound so weird and alien to most people. But this one will probably...

October 16, 2018

J.D. Greear’s Grand Plan: “An Evangelism Ethos”

Last week, we covered Dare 2 Share's efforts to whip up the enthusiasm of young...

October 13, 2018

Dare 2 Share and the Sabotage of the Young

WELL. The best-laid plans and all that! I found something to lead us up to...

October 11, 2018

J.D. Greear Wants Southern Baptists to Become Even Creepier

Last week I mentioned offhandedly that Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear has a...

October 06, 2018

The SBC Returns To Business As Usual

This past week, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) apparently decided that enough time had elapsed...

October 04, 2018

Hal Lindsey (a Prophecy Huckster) Thinks Prophecy is Very Important

I ran across a list that was downright hilarious. In it, a relic from decades...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Andy Stanley Has Found Five Reasons Why Nobody Leaves the Church

Andy Stanley illustrates some potent takeaways in his essay. Today, let's walk together through "Five...

September 04, 2018

Beach Reach: One of the Most Hilarious Evangelism Strategies Ever

Today, I'll show you what Beach Reach is, some of its history, and why it's...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Book-Burning: As Christian As It Gets

Really, book burnings are as Christian as crusades, misogyny, and pseudoscience--which is to say, as...

August 27, 2018

Book Review: Women v. Religion (LSP #57)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a book that gives voices to the growing and increasingly-vocal...

August 23, 2018

The Broken System: Change From Within (Is Impossible)

Through members' own effort, goes the logic, they can return the system to its original...

August 16, 2018

2018 SBC Annual Report: Downsizing Amid the Ruins of Decline

As you might suspect, the report reveals that the SBC's decline hasn't slowed at all....

August 14, 2018

The Tell-Tale Sermon in the 2018 SBC Annual Report

One of the report's sermons in particular seems like a very fitting summary of the...

August 13, 2018

Why It Had to Be Snakes (LSP #55)

We're going to be talking about quite a few elements of that report in the...

August 05, 2018

The UYC: Hope in the Middle of Christian Hypocrisy About Marriage

The other day I was telling y'all that Christians increasingly pretend to be listening to...

August 02, 2018

Intentional Evangelism: Yay, ANOTHER Doomed Attempt to Save Christianity

Today, I'll show you what this trendy phrase means, and why Christian leaders have latched...

July 2018

July 23, 2018

Lord Snow Presides Over A Sign of the Christian Times (LSP #52)

Christianity continues to decline with a loud, wet FLUMP. As it does, Christians leap on...

July 21, 2018

Gaming a Broken System With Baptisms

In an age when Christian numbers are tanking almost across the board, re-baptisms make the...