Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Roll to Disbelieve

Home
Nonreligious

Evangelical Churn

Select a Category Animals AntiMLM Biography Christianity's Decline Current Events Feminism Gaming Guides History Hypocrisy LGBTQIA Lord Snow Presides Meta Off-Topic Politics Religion Reviews Scandals Science Series Super Specials The Games We Play Theology This Present Darkness Uncategorized

Select a Month December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013

January 2017

January 11, 2017

When Change Isn’t Possible

Do more of that, and harder. It's a mantra by now. It hasn't actually worked...

January 08, 2017

Without Tax Exemptions, Christianity Will Collapse (Sort Of)

One of the most fascinating bits of fallout from the ongoing secularization of America is...

January 06, 2017

Oh Noes! The Baptism Drought Continues for the SBC!

The biggest Protestant denomination in the United States continues to suffer serious churn in its...

January 04, 2017

Kim Burrell’s Homophobia

Kim Burrell is a gospel singer and minister who wants us all to know that...

January 01, 2017

Coercion Through Virtue Signaling: The Last Ditch.

We've been talking about the various ways that Christianity has used coercion to convert and...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Christians’ Dominance Is Ending, But Not Without a Fight

We've been talking lately about the various ways that Christianity rose to power as the...

December 14, 2016

How Christianity’s Golden Age of Coercion Began

We've been talking lately about the origins of Christianity and how it retains power even...

December 02, 2016

Church Discipline: Evaluating the Claims

When power-hungry people want to abuse others, and they are given the means by which...

November 2016

November 16, 2016

When Evangelicals Aren’t Very Evangelical

LifeWay Christian Resources has put out an interesting survey called The State of Theology. Alas...

November 13, 2016

How (Not) to Fix Everything: School Prayer Edition

Often we see Christians offer suggestions that don't actually help the problems they see. Those...

November 05, 2016

Evangelicals are Rearranging Their Ship’s Deck Chairs Again (‘Lighting Wars’)

Some readers tipped me off to the latest tempest-in-a-teapot going on in the fundagelical world...

November 04, 2016

Ray Comfort and the Cruel Dilemma

Evangelical leaders are forcing their followers into a showdown, one that it can ill-afford at...

October 2016

October 23, 2016

Evangelical Churn: A Coldly-Furnished Table

The other day I ran across this fascinating piece about Donald Trump and it lit...

October 08, 2016

Thom Rainer and His Boxes of Air

Certainly, we shouldn't be surprised that Christians, having finally figured out just how bad the...

October 07, 2016

Thom Rainer and the Impertence of Communicationizing

Thom Rainer's blog post "Seven Areas Where Pastors Have Failed at Reading Minds" is worth...

October 05, 2016

The Real Danger of Being Unequally Yoked

The ironic thing is that out of all the made-up, manufactured terrors that Christians burden...

October 01, 2016

Evangelical Churn: The Same Thing Ed Stetzer Does Every Night

They're doing everything they know how to do as best they can, and yet they...

September 2016

September 15, 2016

How the Persecution Will Go

You're probably noticing a common thread running through the messages and media aimed at fundagelicals...

September 13, 2016

The Critical Mistakes and Cosmic Irony of “God’s Club”

Christians are fighting tooth and nail to get their indoctrination into schools whether it's legal...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Looking for Boaz In All the Wrong Places

One of the viral things going around lately is this Washington Post op-ed called "Fat....

June 11, 2016

Rescuing a Sinking Ship: People to Be “Loved”

If it wasn't resulting in endless abuse and cruelty against innocent people worldwide, there'd be...

June 10, 2016

Evangelical Churn: The Fury of the Tribe

You can probably imagine that Christians aren't terribly happy about Shannon Low's deconversion. Today we'll...

June 08, 2016

Evangelical Churn: A Defection, Observed

Thousands of people every day join the ranks of the ones who know. That number...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

A Little Bit Like Mourning: So Much For Your Happy Ending

Losing one's faith can feel a lot like mourning the passing of a loved one....

May 01, 2016

Evangelical Churn and the Chain of Pain

As the religion becomes more and more extremist and polarized, we'll be seeing more and...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Church Churn and Evangelical Idolatry

Unfortunately, they're trying to address it in possibly the worst way they could. And a...

April 23, 2016

Possibly the Worst Reaction Christians Could Have to the Churn in Their Churches

Christianity is a business, and like most businesses nowadays, its leaders are concerned about the...

April 11, 2016

Evangelical Churn: Accusations, Power Grabs, and Overreach

This idea is becoming one of Christians' favorite excuses for why people leave their religion...

April 08, 2016

Churn Rate: When They Are Grown, Apparently They DO Depart From It

Back when I was Christian, there was one Bible verse considered to be the ultimate...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

Why Evangelicalism Fails: Hell as Outdated Marketing

Recently I was reading a blog post by a Christian* who was very, very concerned...