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October 2020

October 18, 2020

The Fantasy Youth Evangelists Sell Pastors (Doesn’t Ever Happen)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about an evangelist named Greg Stier. Like...

October 17, 2020

Where White Evangelicals REALLY Lost Their Way

Richard T. Hughes thinks he has finally nailed exactly what went wrong with white evangelicals....

October 16, 2020

Counting the (False) Costs of My Teen Zealotry

As we reviewed evangelist Greg Stier's three totally-surefire teen evangelism strategies, many of us got...

October 15, 2020

‘Counting the Costs’ is Music to Authoritarian Ears

Before I get into the harm his suggestions do to children, I realized I needed...

October 14, 2020

Greg Stier: Mobilizing a Child Army For Jesus

Evangelicals don't ever catch this essential disconnect between their fetishization of innocence and their ruthless...

October 11, 2020

How Greg Stier Thinks Teens Will Save Christianity

Today, let's examine Greg Stier's first piece of advice to the tribe -- and see...

October 10, 2020

Greg Stier, Teen-Ministry Huckster, Thinks Teens Will TOTALLY Save Christianity

Hi and welcome back! The self-serving pandering of toxic Christians will never, ever stop amusing...

October 08, 2020

The Trump Betrayal Evangelicals Just Aren’t Talking About

Hi and welcome back! Last week, news emerged about Donald Trump mocking and belittling evangelical...

October 06, 2020

Long Ago, When Evangelicals Cared About Being ‘Stumbling Blocks’

Today, let me show you why evangelicals can't take health precautions and can't care about other people's health and...

October 05, 2020

‘A Word from the Lord’ Still Doesn’t Make Sense (LSP #160)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over these bizarre little performances and how they're used in authoritarian...

October 01, 2020

Where Thom Rainer’s ‘Tipping Point’ Changed (and Why)

In his 2018 blog post, he warned his readers that American churches were cruising toward...

September 2020

September 25, 2020

Thom Rainer’s ‘Autopsy’ Needs Churches to Totally Change Now Please

In essence, 'Autopsy' demands that evangelical churches become something besides what they are and always...

September 21, 2020

‘Christian Rock’ During the Satanic Panic (LSP #158)

Hi and welcome back! I've wanted to feature this topic for a while now, and...

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 19, 2020

Church Bullies and the God Who Wasn’t There

Hi and welcome back! On the heels of yesterday's discussion about two fundagelical bullies, I...

September 16, 2020

George Barna: His Big World Domination Plan

Hi and welcome back! This past week, we've been talking about toxic Christians' efforts to...

September 13, 2020

Parents Beware: Toxic Christians Have Officially Targeted Your Children

Hi and welcome back! We've been talking lately about Christianese -- which abounds in Joe...

September 09, 2020

Joe Battaglia: Let’s All Jesus Harder to Fix America!

Yes, we've found ourselves yet another Christian who thinks he's figured out the way to...

September 05, 2020

Study About Disagreeable People Says: Nice Guys DON’T Finish Last

Hi and welcome back! Today also represents a palate cleanser. A new paper has come...

September 04, 2020

Pew Research Surveyed Christians’ Attitudes Toward Casual Sex

Hi and welcome back! I promised you a palate cleanser yesterday, and here it is!...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

The Truth About Christianity

Hi and welcome back! As many people do now, I feel disquiet and dread when...

August 25, 2020

Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the Morality That Created Him

Jerry Falwell, Jr. is a product of his culture, completely and through-and-through. Today, let me...

August 21, 2020

Narcissists in the Pulpit: The Worst Advice Ever

Hi and welcome back! I recently caught this news and it blew my mind. See, apparently...

August 11, 2020

Why Jerry Falwell Jr. CAN’T ‘Be a Good Boy’

Hi and welcome back! The other day, I heard a quote that sounded for all...

August 04, 2020

The Big Coincidences Build in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #152, Ch. 33-34)

Hi and welcome back! Now, let's turn our attention to the finale gaining steam in...

August 01, 2020

How Ray Comfort’s Parachute Analogy Fails

Hi and welcome back! I recently ran across a news article on a Christian site...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Political Evangelicals Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Today, I'll show you why these excessive political leanings can't stop and won't stop, ever,...

July 30, 2020

John Ortberg: The Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Worse

Recently, yet another megapastor lost his cushy gig due to scandal. John Ortberg battled against...

July 29, 2020

Why Christianity Is So Hard to Practice

Today, let's explore why the practice of Christianity is so gosh-darned hard for Christians.

July 26, 2020

John Stott and the Evangelism Goalpost He Moved

Evangelical leader John Stott gave the flocks permission to move the evangelism goalpost so they...