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August 2021

August 10, 2021

Kent Hovind: Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

Hi and welcome back! The other day, we took an introductory look at a relic...

August 07, 2021

Watch for Self-Interest in Evangelicals’ Criticisms of Themselves

Whenever we encounter any evangelical who is criticizing Christianity at all, especially if it's really...

August 05, 2021

CARM Apologetics Zingers (Are Absolutely Awful)

But I'm attached to this CARM post we'll cover today. It's just such a nonstop,...

August 01, 2021

QAnon Lies, and People Die

Hi and welcome back! News of the COVID-19 surge has been unrelentingly awful. One theme...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

Why QAnon is Attacking Evangelical Leaders Lately

Hi and welcome back! In the past, we've discussed QAnon -- the new moral panic...

July 27, 2021

Beach Reach: Followup as Fake Friendship

Hi and welcome back! We're quickly approaching the end of our Beach Reach training. Now,...

July 25, 2021

Beach Reach: Atheists and ‘Cultural Catholics,’ Oh My!

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Beach Reach. That's the short-term missionary...

July 24, 2021

Beach Reach Training: Properly Deploying Small Talk

Today, let's see how earnest SBC evangelists learn to use transactional small talk to open...

July 20, 2021

Beach Reach: What It’s Really About

Today, we'll check out an overview of Beach Reach to see what it's really about...

July 17, 2021

The SBC’s 2021 Book of Reports Is Out!

As is our wont each year, we now turn our gaze to the 2021 Annual...

July 15, 2021

George Barna Has a New Fear-Based Marketing Attempt

Yesterday, we checked out the illustrious career of George Barna. He makes a good living...

July 13, 2021

How John Milton Changed Hell — Again (Journey Into Hell #13)

Hi and welcome back! During our Journey Into Hell series, we've sure seen the Christian...

July 12, 2021

Mark Driscoll: Bullies Keep Bullying (LSP #200)

None of us thought Mark Driscoll would learn a thing after losing Mars Hill and...

July 11, 2021

That PRRI Survey: White Evangelicals’ Radio Silence

After I'd read PRRI's writeup of their survey, I wondered what those Christians were saying...

July 10, 2021

PRRI Survey Says: Mainline Christians Now Outnumber Evangelicals

Recently, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a huge, absolutely groundbreaking survey of Americans....

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 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...

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...

July 01, 2021

James MacDonald Is Out of the Evangelical Crony Network

Today, let me show you what the evangelical crony network is saying (or rather, not...

June 2021

June 26, 2021

Why Disgraced Pastor James MacDonald Keeps Gatekeeping Christianity

Today, let me show you how James MacDonald attacked one of his critics, Julie Roys,...

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),...

June 05, 2021

How Russell Moore Ended Up as the Leader of the ERLC in the First Place

As imperfect a fit as he was (and is) for the SBC's dysfunctional and crony-driven...

May 2021

May 25, 2021

Yes, But WHICH Hell Shall We Fear? (Journey Into Hell #1)

Hi and welcome back! After I ran that post about how my fear of Hell...

May 18, 2021

Exactly Why Evangelicals Keep Arguing About Women Pastors

There's an extremely good reason why evangelicals are so stuck on this one question. It's not a...

May 16, 2021

The Night My Fear of Hell Died

Today, I'll tell you what happened the night I finally lost my fear of Hell.

May 15, 2021

The Wacky World of Christian Callings

Hi and welcome back! Something about yesterday's topic got me thinking about the Christianese concept...

May 14, 2021

Christian Parenting Advice: Deliberately Overflow Your Child’s Faith Pool

Hi and welcome back! As you likely know, Christians these days are quite distressed over how quickly...

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 12, 2021

Gaslighting: How Dare We Expect Evangelicals to Fulfill Their Promises!

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I alluded to the mistreatment evangelicals heap upon people who...