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December 2021

December 10, 2021

Evangelical Reform: Who’s Gonna FORCE Accountability on Pastors?

There's one reason that reform will never and can never happen in evangelicalism: nobody can...

December 09, 2021

What Finally Stopped Josh Duggar

Josh Duggar has been found guilty of both counts of possession and receipt of child...

October 2021

October 06, 2021

Josh McDowell: Cast Out of the Crony Network

Today, let's check out the charges against Josh McDowell -- and see, in real time,...

August 2021

August 18, 2021

Bitter: How Evangelical Women Cope With Their Seething Anger

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we talked about anger. Then, a few days ago,...

June 2021

June 11, 2021

The Entirely Unsurprising Sexism That Russell Moore Revealed

Yesterday, we talked about the sheerly vicious racism on display in these leaked letters. Today,...

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...

May 2021

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...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

And Now Scandal Finds a THIRD Hillsong Church

Hi and welcome back! We had to stop the presses today. My goodness, that Hillsong...

April 07, 2021

Matt Gaetz: The Principles of Power in Broken Systems

One thing I noticed quickly was that nobody on Capitol Hill really seemed all that...

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 27, 2021

The Entire Goal of Authoritarianism: Oppression of the Powerless

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday (and the day before, really), we touched on a post by...

March 07, 2021

‘Failings:’ Brian Houston Just Told Us What We Already Knew About Hillsong

Hillsong is a deeply and irrevocably broken system that does exactly and precisely what pastor...

February 2021

February 19, 2021

Sheila Wray Gregoire Doesn’t Realize That Evangelicals Already HAVE a “Jesus-Centered Sexual Ethic”

Lately, evangelicals are understandably much abuzz about their most recent batch of sex scandals. In...

February 17, 2021

‘Million Souls:’ Silencing Dissenters at ALL COSTS

Recently, we talked about a threat Ravi Zacharias used on one of his many victims:...

February 13, 2021

Ravi Zacharias and His Strategy of Abuse

Earlier this winter, investigators released their initial report: yes, the accusations were completely credible. Then,...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

J.D. Greear’s Inept Response to the Bryan Loritts Scandal Reveals So Much

Accordingly with their traditions, the SBC's top leaders have consistently mishandled their nonstop scandals --...

January 13, 2021

Ed Stetzer Asks the Big Question About Evangelicals’ Trumpism

They've been asking this Big Question for years. However, now that Trumpism has become so...

December 2020

December 06, 2020

Evangelical Disobedience in Personal Evangelism (Means a Lot)

Hi and welcome back! We've been talking about personal evangelism lately -- that person-to-person kind of recruiting...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

The Magical Powers of the Gospel

Today, let me show you what evangelicals think the gospel accomplishes -- and how that belief works...

September 2020

September 15, 2020

The Southern Baptist Convention Still Struggles With Its Tainted Brand

J.D. Greear's swung into action to suggest that the SBC informally adopt a nickname that sounds...

September 14, 2020

Deconversion: Christian Parents Did NOTHING Wrong! (LSP #157)

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Lord Snow Presides! Lately, we've been...

September 06, 2020

Porn and Christians: Starting Trouble For a Reason

Hi and welcome back! I guess today also represents a bit of a palate cleanser. I ran...

August 2020

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 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 09, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Blames the Wrong People

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we checked out the 2019 book Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't...

July 2020

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 17, 2020

Evangelicals’ Hypocritical Loathing of Cancel Culture

Until recently, it did not even occur to me that evangelicals might have any negative...

July 06, 2020

How I Learned to Focus on the Game, Not the Players

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we've been circling around the topic of how authoritarians approach...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Pastoral Restoration: A Beloved Evangelical Farce

Pastoral restoration involves punishing and humiliating a male evangelical leader enough to mollify the flocks. Both...