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June 2021

June 09, 2021

Russell Moore and the Leaked Letters: Who Got Named, When, and Why

Today, let me show you a bit about the leaked letters' provenance, what they cover,...

June 08, 2021

Russell Moore Refused to ‘Play Ball’ With the SBC (And He Paid For It!)

Hi and welcome back! The other day, we talked about how Russell Moore ended up...

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),...

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 26, 2021

How the SBC Lied for Jesus With Their 2021 Annual Report Sneak Peek

It's fascinating to me to see how the SBC's Dear Leaders spin-doctor their decline to...

May 23, 2021

‘Abuse of Faith’ Two Years Later: What’s Changed in the SBC

SBC leaders like to talk about their accountability, so today let's see how they've held themselves...

May 22, 2021

Al Mohler and the Subtle Warnings Authoritarians Give

The contents of that speech and its intended audience both matter enormously. They tell us...

May 21, 2021

Russell Moore: The SBC Drives Out Yet Another Dissenter

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I showed you the story of a quintessential, consummate yes-man...

May 20, 2021

How and Why Al Mohler Changed His Mind About Women Pastors

Hi and welcome back! We've been talking lately about the re-erupting squabble in evangelicalism about...

May 19, 2021

Back When Al Mohler Supported Women Pastors

Yesterday, I showed you the re-eruption of a decades-old slapfight going on in evangelicalism: whether...

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...

April 2021

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 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 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 21, 2021

How Calvinists Cemented Their Victory Over the SBC: The Seduction of the Innocent

Calvinists' takeover of the SBC's future took longer than their takeover of the SBC itself,...

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 19, 2021

Calvinism and Arminianism in the New SBC Power Squabble

As we examine Calvinism's tie-ins with Robert Aaron Long's beliefs and how he lived them...

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 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 12, 2021

All About That So-Called “Christian Love”

Today, let me show you how 'Christian love' works and why so many Christians reach...

March 06, 2021

The ERLC: In the Middle of the SBC’s Newest Slapfight

Today, let me show you how the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is fighting...

February 2021

February 23, 2021

LifeWay: A Continuing Spiral to the Bottom

LifeWay is the publishing and propaganda arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) -- and...

February 06, 2021

Racism Might Become the SBC’s Next Schism Flashpoint

It's starting to look like racism might end up being the next schism flashpoint for...

January 2021

January 14, 2021

Just Jesus Harder: The Perennial Big Solution to Evangelicals’ Big Question

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I brought up what I saw as evangelicals' Big Question: how...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Sex-Abuse Scandals in the SBC: Don’t Ever Believe They Care

Don't ever believe that any big-name evangelical leaders really want to fix anything. Today, I'll show you...

December 22, 2020

The SBC’s Internal War Over Racism Has Only Intensified

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I showed you the newest schism threatening to tear the...

December 20, 2020

The SBC’s Battle Royale Over Critical Race Theory (CRT)

As one might expect, the top leaders of the SBC are dealing with the fallout...

December 19, 2020

Racism, the SBC, and Critical Race Theory: A New War Brewing

Hi and welcome back! I'm just endlessly fascinated with the sheer dysfunction of the Southern...