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July 2013

July 02, 2013

Of clobber-texts and anti-clobber-texts: The Bible is not a card game

But the problem, in her inquisitor's eyes, is that this passage is not itself a...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

The other side of the ‘evangelical left’ (part 1)

David Swartz's book "Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism" is a...

June 25, 2013

Rick Santorum: Hollywood mogul

Santorum's talk about making "a positive impact on our country's cultural challenges" is hogwash. EchoLight...

June 21, 2013

Religious right will hold breath, turn blue, if DOMA overturned

"We will not stand by," the statement harrumphs. But, actually, yes, yes they will. Standing...

June 20, 2013

The lies of Exodus were a bearing wall for evangelicalism

For American evangelicalism, Exodus was a bearing wall -- a vital support column. It propped...

June 20, 2013

‘Ex-gay ministry’ Exodus International apologizes, says it will close and stop hurting people

Saying that "ex-gay" ministries are "imprisoned in a worldview that's neither honoring toward our fellow...

June 19, 2013

Charisma magazine’s spirit of hate and lies

I don't claim to have any special gifts of spiritual discernment, but I can hear...

June 18, 2013

Dear Churches: This is how to talk about clergy sex abuse

Lt. Gen. David Morrison, chief of the Australian army, demonstrates how a leader ought to...

June 17, 2013

More on conscience vs. ‘obedience’ — with music

It took quite a while for me to realize that queasy feeling in my stomach...

June 17, 2013

When conscience and ‘obedience’ pull in opposite directions

Peter Wehner is clearly aware of the discomfort and anxiety that comes from the kind...

June 13, 2013

Alabama pastor announces his opposition to the Golden Rule

It is simply wrong -- unjust, unfair, uncouth, inhospitable, immoral, sinful -- to say to...

June 12, 2013

Hudson Taylor would be proud of his great-great-great grandson

I'm happy to discover that this Hudson Taylor was, in fact, named after that Hudson...

June 12, 2013

Al Mohler: SBC is the perfect combination of Sterling Cooper and Dunder Mifflin

New Southern Baptist "ethics" spokesman Russell Moore is every bit the culture warrior that Richard...

June 06, 2013

If this is a joke, it’s a very elaborate joke

If this is a joke, it's an incredibly elaborate joke -- a hoax perpetrated by...

June 04, 2013

White evangelicals and immigration

Molly Worthen's New York Times article on white evangelical support for immigration -- "Love Thy...

June 01, 2013

Hate is what you do, not what you feel

So too, inevitably, these Christians come to fear and hate the people whose equality they...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

This sad spectacle would never have happened if Gene Rivers was still alive

If obsequiously sucking up to the dominant, privileged religious majority were a crime, then Gene...

May 27, 2013

Consider Tim LaHaye's portrayal of the "Antichrist," Nicolae Carpathia. You can't get to Nicolae without...

May 17, 2013

The evangelical habit of bearing false witness against mainline Protestants

Brian McLaren shares a confession, and a personal testimony, about the pernicious and pervasive temptation...

May 16, 2013

Christian denominations and marriage equality: A simple quiz

Does your denomination regard marriage as a sacrament? If so, Congratulations! You support marriage equality!...

May 07, 2013

John Corvino opens Bible, reads what it says — why would ‘conservatives’ disagree?

Set aside Corvino's tone and just consider the substance of his exegesis here. I don't...

May 02, 2013

Trinity Broadcasting celebrates 3,249 years of evangelistic success

The population of the United States is around 313 million, but if you tally up...

May 01, 2013

Pat Buchanan joins Manhattan Declarers in ‘civil disobedience’ fappery

Pat Buchanan takes a break from race-baiting to pledge his support for "civil disobedience" against...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Liberals continue their attack on the authority of scripture

God is not mocked. If we turn our backs on the absolute truth of scripture...

April 25, 2013

Liberty Counsel redefining ‘Christian’ just as Falwell did

The beginning of that court battle back in 1976 was the spark that set the...

April 22, 2013

Fundamentalism vs. reality: How fundie faith destroys itself

The larger problem is that according to fundamentalism, those falsehoods are inextricably linked to everything...

April 18, 2013

Tone-deaf with perfect pitch: A new plan to chase young people away from the church, one-by-one

His first reaction to reading Nash's explanation of why so many young people no longer...

April 18, 2013

‘Quench not the spirit’ still not white evangelicals’ favorite Bible verse

Same 2-to-1 split. Not the same response. When the one-third minority favors patriarchy, its views...

April 13, 2013

The entrepreneurial activism of Tim LaHaye’s theologized politics

Throughout his decades-long career, Tim LaHaye has always been three things: an entrepreneur, an evangelist,...

April 10, 2013

Jim Wallis sounds an uncertain trumpet on marriage equality

When you don’t ask questions, you’re not leading. You’re following. When it comes to marriage...