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December 2021

December 08, 2021

Why Evangelicals Lean So Hard on Original Christianity

Now more than ever, authoritarian leaders must grab for every source of power they can....

November 2021

November 24, 2021

Barna Group Sure Hopes Gen Z Can Rescue Evangelicalism

Barna Group has been raising the alarm about Gen Z for years now, at least...

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...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

The Flocks Still Don’t Like Evangelism: Reset Button Edition

Hi and welcome back! Not long ago, I ran across this opinion piece. It involves...

September 2021

September 16, 2021

Toxic Christians Try Hard to Set Terms for Everyone Else

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about toxic Christians. These authoritarian zealots are destroying...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Belief Has ‘Vanished’ in Ireland — and an Archbishop Reveals Why

Yes yes, Jesus is all great and fun and all, but he won't stop a...

August 04, 2021

Why A Redemption Arc Mattered More Than Atrocity Apologetics

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about a romance novel by Karen Witemeyer, At...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Manga Messiah: Another Bait and Switch Evangelism Attempt in Japan

Out of everywhere evangelicals seek to make sales, Japan might be one of their most...

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...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

Church Plants: Making Awful Lemonade Out of SBC Lemons

Yes, the SBC ended up with a small net positive in church additions to their...

May 27, 2021

Why SBC Leaders Lied for Jesus About the 2021 Annual Report

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we took our first sneak peek at various statistics that...

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 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 01, 2021

Christian Strategies Reveal Their Disbelief in Their Own Claims

For a bit now, we've been looking at an evangelical podcast called Gospelbound. In the...

April 2021

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 27, 2021

Gospelbound: Authoritarians Think More Control Means Less Churn

The tagline TGC created for Gospelbound claims it offers listeners "firm faith in an anxious...

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 24, 2021

An Ex-Christian Evaluates a Gospelbound Podcast

Gospelbound's own marketing claims that it will give listeners 'firm faith in an anxious age.'...

April 20, 2021

Last Ideology Standing: The Worst Reason to Slam ‘Bespoke Spirituality’

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about a dumb post that Brett McCracken...

April 18, 2021

Bespoke Spirituality: Another Try at ‘Last Ideology Standing’

This past week, we had a really good time examining Brett McCracken's post on The...

April 13, 2021

Why Jesus-ing Harder Won’t Bring Churchless Believers Back

When we were talking about churchless believers last week, I mentioned that I hadn't seen a lot...

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 08, 2021

Come Meet the Growing Ranks of Churchless Believers

Last time, we talked about one of those factors: the rise of Nones who simply...

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...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

Grading the Real Evidence Christians Offer (With Jessica Walter’s Help)

I can see why they worry at those three bits of pseudo-evidence like activated terriers....

March 26, 2021

Losing Slower ≠ WINNING (The New Moved Goalpost for Evangelicals)

For a group as obsessed with winning as evangelicals are, their quirky new redefinition of success seems...

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...