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May 2020

May 14, 2020

An Overview of ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience’

Recently, I got my hands on a classic evangelical book from 2005, The Scandal of the...

May 01, 2020

Sean McDowell’s Second Big Question Backfires Too

In that first post, we checked out how he contorted illogic and junk history to...

April 2020

April 19, 2020

Married Evangelicals Are Not Okay: Pandemic Edition

People don't know the grim reality of evangelicals' marriages, much less why this whole pandemic situation...

March 2020

March 29, 2020

Dancing in the Spirit: A Primer (Chat Post #6)

One of the hands-down most distinctive practices in fundagelicalism might well be dancing in the Spirit....

March 26, 2020

Christian Leaders and the Non-Solutions They Love

There's an insidious side to these streams of unreasonable demands. Today, I'll show you what authoritarians'...

March 03, 2020

J.D. Greear Is Back With a Brand Old Rap (About the SBC)

Recently, J.D. Greear, the president of this venerable fundagelical denomination, admitted to that decline being...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

The Lasting Legacy of the Toronto Blessing

Though it began in 1994 and ended quite some time ago, the Toronto Blessing left...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

The Angel in the Back Pew in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #121, Ch. 13)

In today's installment, we discover a popular Christian urban legend when a literal angel shows...

December 10, 2019

Magic Christians Seek the Perfect Sales Pitch in ‘Only God Can’

Today, let me show you what the Perfect Sales Pitch looks like--and why Magic Christians...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Of Gallbladders and Unintelligent Design (LSP #114)

Yesterday, you might have noticed that for the first time in six years, I missed...

October 12, 2019

How Elizabeth Warren Made Christian Culture Warriors Lose Their Minds (This Time)

Culture warriors are losing their poor little minds lately over something Senator Elizabeth Warren said yesterday in...

October 05, 2019

Deconversion: Christian Leaders Throw Down Against Ex-timonies

In the wake of some high-profile deconversions, toxic Christians have begun to notice ex-timonies again....

September 2019

September 07, 2019

Al Mohler Objectified Women As Usual, But This Time He Faced Backlash

Last week, Al Mohler did something he usually does: he objectified and literally dehumanized women....

August 2019

August 10, 2019

Hillsong Songwriter Marty Sampson Has Left the Jesus Building

Marty Sampson, a songwriter for the Christian band Hillsong, recently announced his deconversion on his...

August 03, 2019

Why the ‘Christian Love’ Flows After Joshua Harris’ Announcement

Evangelicals' reaction came swiftly and inevitably in the form of their usual 'Christian love.' This...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

Josh Harris Is Kissing His Marriage Goodbye

Coming as it did right near the height of evangelical dominance in America, courtship culture...

June 2019

June 29, 2019

Complementarianism: The Fight For Their Life

The SBC's leaders deployed two main strategies: pretending to care about the abuse scandal that's...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

What Thom Rainer Teaches Pastors About Anonymous Complaints

Today, I offer up a recent blog post from none other than Thom Rainer, one...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

52 Reasons to Dread Invitations to Church (LSP #77)

This awful list shows us some important things about the people who made the list,...

January 13, 2019

Authoritarians, THE ANGLE, and Evangelism Apps

Hi and welcome to our new series on authoritarians! Last time we met up, we...

January 05, 2019

Two Different Christians With One Problem: KIDS TODAY

Our lovely commentariat has found two completely different posts by two completely different Christians about...

December 2018

December 13, 2018

I Bet You Had No Idea Soulwinning Was This Easy

A couple of months ago, I came into two books by a minister that tickled...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

The LuLaRoe Train May Finally Be Wrecking (LSP #64)

Just six short months ago, the train began to derail for a business that once...

October 11, 2018

J.D. Greear Wants Southern Baptists to Become Even Creepier

Last week I mentioned offhandedly that Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear has a...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Blaming All the Wrong People

For dysfunctional people and groups, that first step proves to be an insurmountable task. Once...

August 2018

August 25, 2018

Come Meet the SBC’s EVANGELISM TASK FORCE!

In this report, the SBC introduces us to the people they hope will totally save...

August 02, 2018

Intentional Evangelism: Yay, ANOTHER Doomed Attempt to Save Christianity

Today, I'll show you what this trendy phrase means, and why Christian leaders have latched...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

Yay, Another Innovative Christian Non-Solution

Another day, another non-solution for life's universal daily struggles. This particular non-solution comes to us...

June 05, 2018

Al Mohler: No, It’s Our Critics Who Are Wrong.

Today, I'll show you the techniques he used to manipulate his flocks. These are common...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Evangelical Churn: Evangelicals Struggle With a Tainted Brand

Today we have a quick detour because of an important meeting that evangelical leaders are...