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April 2020

April 10, 2020

The Heartbreak of the Teen Zealot

Recently, I saw something that downright dismayed me: a young evangelical who's very upset about...

November 2019

November 09, 2019

Evangelical Self-Interest: Why This Shoulder Angel Always Wins

Last time we met up, I showed you yet more bad news for Christian leaders:...

October 2019

October 08, 2019

Russell Moore Tells Us How to Fool a Monster

Monsters dwell here. One band of them might have a silly-sounding name--eh-van-jellicles. I see you...

September 2019

September 10, 2019

Jerry Falwell Jr: What He Does in the Darkness

Today, let me show you just how insulated Jerry Falwell Jr. is from reality, and...

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....

June 2019

June 11, 2019

The SBC’s Sex-Abuse Scandal Is Getting Worse

The 'Abuse of Faith' scandal happened right on the heels of the denomination's other sex-abuse...

April 2019

April 11, 2019

If Only He Knew (What Compassion Is)

While reading this awful book, I quickly realized that Gary Smalley wasn't suggesting his readers...

April 04, 2019

Living Behind A Mask

A recent scandal erupting on social media has shed some light on complementarianism and why...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Speaking of Promises of Major Changes, LuLaRoe (LSP #82)

As we saw a while ago, these Christians share quite a lot of characteristics with multi-level...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

Where Mark Driscoll’s Been Lately (LSP #80)

From the beginning, I figured Mark Driscoll began blogging to help bury his disgrace. When...

February 12, 2019

Abuse of Faith: J.D. Greear is SO BROKEN, Y’ALL!

This investigative report has revealed that the SBC power structure allows abuse, protects abusers, and...

February 09, 2019

Abuse of Faith: The SBC Braces For a Long-Overdue Reckoning

Tonight, two Texas news outlets prepare to unleash a major report regarding an epidemic of...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Why Mockery Destroys Authoritarians

Bludgeons can't have soft edges. And neither can those wielding them.

January 10, 2019

Authoritarians, Fear, and the Culture Wars

They couldn't be more obvious in their fear if they sang their messages while playing...

November 2018

November 10, 2018

Magic Christians: Gosh, If I’d Only Known!

We've been talking lately about the lamentably-common trope of Christians expressing great sadness over our...

September 2018

September 13, 2018

The Red Flags I Didn’t Notice

Red flags are those in-your-face warnings that a situation could be going pear-shaped in short...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

The Broken System: Change From Within (Is Impossible)

Through members' own effort, goes the logic, they can return the system to its original...

August 21, 2018

The Broken System: How Predators Keep the Prey in the Fold

Predators gravitate toward these systems because they are a reliable source of the prey they...

August 18, 2018

Why It Matters: That Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

This week, the world reeled at a shocking report issued by a grand jury in Pennsylvania....

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Racists, and the Consequences They Never Expected

Lately, Artor brought up a racist Southern dude who may have lost his business thanks to a...

July 30, 2018

The SBC Might Finally Be Addressing Their Sex Scandals, Except Not (LSP #53)

Today, I'll show you what they might be finally getting right on this topic, and...

July 21, 2018

Gaming a Broken System With Baptisms

In an age when Christian numbers are tanking almost across the board, re-baptisms make the...

July 14, 2018

Evangelism, Catcalling, and Abusing Retail Workers: The Common Thread

Their behavior might seem just bizarre, but it all makes perfect sense when we understand...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

J.D. Greear Knows How to Solve the SBC’s Misogyny Problem, Too!

Poor J.D. Greear. Dude literally just got elected the Grand High Lord Poobah of the...

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...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Al Mohler Just Had NO IDEA About All That Sexual Harassment in the SBC.

Every new day brings with it a new revelation about just how terrible the Southern...

May 17, 2018

Stan Gudmundson: A Christian Culture Warrior Embodies Its Underbelly

Hemant Mehta recently found what he's calling "the worst attempt at converting atheists [he's] ever...

May 05, 2018

Paige Patterson: When Halfway There Isn’t Good Enough

Poor Paige Patterson. The fallout continues for this domestic-violence-advocating Southern Baptist leader. Why, the SBC...

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Why the Christian Right’s Sex Scandals Are Only Increasing With Time

Another day, another bunch of scandals erupting out of fundagelical Christianity, and yet more predators...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

The Limits of Twitter Glurge-Evangelism: Believe in Yourself Edition. (LSP #34)

It was one of the funniest blowups I've seen on that site lately: a professional...