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May 2021

May 11, 2021

How (and Why) Evangelicals Blow Their Witness With Single Moms

On Mother's Day, I showed you a major evangelical news site that somehow missed an...

May 10, 2021

Astrology Is Just So Hilariously Fake (LSP #191)

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I saw an astrology column that made me laugh. Somewhere...

May 09, 2021

An Evangelical Site Tries Hard to Ignore Their Single Moms

In the April issue of Christianity Today (CT), their cover story involved the most hilarious bait-and-switch attempt...

May 08, 2021

Evangelicals’ Birthrate Strategies Reveal Very Dark Covert Goals

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we checked out some evangelicals' reactions to the pandemic-related declines...

May 07, 2021

The New Low Birthrate Moral Panic Evangelicals Are Stirring Up

In the wake of the pandemic, many countries are experiencing a drop in their birthrate....

May 06, 2021

The Duggars: Authoritarians Trying to Protect Their Tainted Brand

Last week, the Duggar clown car family hit the headlines again. Unsurprisingly, those headlines centered...

May 05, 2021

Of Hybrid Embryos, Human Rights, and Moral High Grounds

Scientists recently created some surprisingly long-lasting hybrid monkey-human embryos. Today, let me show you this...

May 02, 2021

Gospelbound Embraces the False Myth of Persecution

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about a podcast called Gospelbound. It's a...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

And Now Scandal Finds a THIRD Hillsong Church

Hi and welcome back! We had to stop the presses today. My goodness, that Hillsong...

April 28, 2021

Gospelbound: Reducing Churn Through More Intense Indoctrination

Yesterday, we covered the first prong of Gospelbound's revitalization strategy: forcing compliance through church discipline. Today,...

April 25, 2021

Gospelbound: Recruitment Through Jesus Auras (Still Won’t Work)

Yesterday, I showed you an episode of Gospelbound, a new-ish podcast from The Gospel Coalition...

April 23, 2021

Churches: No Country for Doubters (Gospelbound)

TGC's people think that churches need to step up to be safe harbors for Christians struggling with...

April 21, 2021

Celebrity PKs Arise: The Preachers’ Kids Speak

Hi and welcome back! Of late, I'm noticing a new trend in the news: the...

April 07, 2021

Matt Gaetz: The Principles of Power in Broken Systems

One thing I noticed quickly was that nobody on Capitol Hill really seemed all that...

April 06, 2021

Matt Gaetz: Nobody’s Even Surprised

Today, let me show you the scandals swirling around Matt Gaetz -- and just how...

March 2021

March 28, 2021

Blame ≠ Evidence (More Cherished Christian Myths)

Today, let me show you how toxic Christians resort to blame games when they realize...

March 25, 2021

Correct Beliefs ≠ Lifelong Faith (The Myth of Safety Through Correct Jesus-ing)

Quite a few Christians think that if someone holds correct beliefs, then they won't ever...

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 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 18, 2021

Evangelicalism: Where Aaron Long Learned to Destroy His Temptations

Hi and welcome back! In the wake of yet another mass shooting, unsettling and unsurprising...

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 16, 2021

Matthew 18: How Christians Shield Abusers With ‘the Lord’s Conflict Resolution Plan’

Hi and welcome back! Hey, you know what never takes long to show itself? Toxic...

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 13, 2021

Christian Love: Beth Moore Finally Left the SBC

Hi and welcome back! If you want to see what a group is really all about...

March 11, 2021

Tim Keller and the Lies He Tells About Death

Christians promise up and down that their product can give people peace of mind about...

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 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 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 19, 2021

Sheila Wray Gregoire Doesn’t Realize That Evangelicals Already HAVE a “Jesus-Centered Sexual Ethic”

Lately, evangelicals are understandably much abuzz about their most recent batch of sex scandals. In...

February 17, 2021

‘Million Souls:’ Silencing Dissenters at ALL COSTS

Recently, we talked about a threat Ravi Zacharias used on one of his many victims:...