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June 2014

June 17, 2014

Smart people saying smart things (6.17)

Dr. Jen Gunter responds to the odious George Will; Marika Rose on women in systematic...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Smart people saying smart things (5.30)

Julian of Norwich says, "so verily God is our Mother." Vixen Strangely on "Men Who...

May 27, 2014

‘God and the Gay Christian’ is not a new thing

To hear the politicians, marketeers and fundraisers of the religious right talk, you'd think that...

May 25, 2014

Smart people saying smart things (5.25)

The Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma on colonial homophobia; Natalie Burris on white evangelical gatekeepers; Heath...

May 21, 2014

Honoring liars & silencing gays: The NRB epitomizes the toxic pathology of white evangelical tribalism

NRB is, in other words, a gatekeeper. It is, in some ways, the gatekeeper for...

May 21, 2014

Updated marriage maps

With the big news yesterday out of Pennsylvania and Oregon, we take a look at...

May 14, 2014

‘God and the Gay Christian’ — live webchat today at noon

Matthew Vines is speaking truth to power and so, naturally, tribal gatekeepers are responding by...

May 13, 2014

Rejoice with those who rejoice: Big day in Little Rock

"These are people who have loved each other and been committed to each other for...

May 09, 2014

Tribal gatekeepers officially enshrine Phelpsian bigotry as ‘evangelical’ and ‘Too Christian’

Bryan Fischer is a member in good standing of the white evangelical tribe. The tribal...

May 02, 2014

Jesus, clobber-texts, and the centurion’s ‘companion’

The centurion was unclean. He was a Gentile -- strike one. He had sworn an...

May 01, 2014

Postcards from the culture wars

"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

‘You don’t get to pick and choose’

The particulars of the dispute have changed over the centuries, but the argument remains the...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Religious gatekeepers would not like Philip the evangelist

Somehow, though, the Apostle Paul didn't rebuke Philip and his daughters for violating all those...

March 28, 2014

The white evangelical army of hate is hurting people and redefining ‘Christianity’

The word "Christian" ought to mean something at least vaguely Christ-ish. The word "Christian" ought...

March 27, 2014

Franklin Graham’s hateful lies and opportunism winning Huzzahs from white evangelicals

"Yeah, sure," Graham says, smirk-grinning. His response isn't an attempt to convince the interviewer that...

March 26, 2014

Same old story, same old act: A song for World Vision, and for Jesus Jerks everywhere

"We’ve given each other some hard lessons lately But we ain’t learnin’ We’re the same...

March 26, 2014

The Gospel Coalition is very upset with those who refuse to participate in their lie

I can't even imagine what it would be like to attempt such a lie. Try...

March 25, 2014

If the comment section of Christianity Today reflects the state of Christianity today, then we need to burn the whole thing to the ground and start over

I do not believe, as it appears, that CT's comment thread is the work of...

March 13, 2014

When a pastor is scared of his congregation — and scared that God isn’t good

The process can begin by creating the kind of community where members feel safe to...

March 12, 2014

There’s a pattern here

Justin Lee teams up with Audrey Hepburn. A Tennessee pastor says he has nothing but...

March 11, 2014

‘An evangelical pastor’s path to embracing people who are LGBT into the company of Jesus’

Ken Wilson isn't like Rob Bell or Brian McLaren -- a former pastor already labeled...

March 06, 2014

Pope Francis says maybe to civil unions

Roman Catholic Church is not lobbying to make it illegal under secular law for anyone...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

‘An excellent job at de-evangelization’

If you set out deliberately to destroy the church and pervert the gospel, you probably...

February 26, 2014

The tribal trilateral: White, Protestant, anti-abortion.

That's what all those other tribal signifiers, past and present, tend to be -- short-hand...

February 24, 2014

I wave to the people but the wind just blows ’em down

A five-day work week? That's a union thing -- and unions are evil doncha know....

February 20, 2014

Kansas Christianists seek monopoly on worldly honors and emoluments

This bill is the epitome of the recent effort to redefine "religious liberty" as a...

February 17, 2014

This is what actual ‘religious liberty’ looks like

"Plaintiffs honor, and yearn for, the sacred values and dignity that other individuals celebrate when...

February 13, 2014

‘Yikes, it sounds like you’ve had an epiphany’

The Daily Show interviews a remarkable Russian woman about what gives her the hope and...

February 13, 2014

Will this thing go to the moon?

Women bloggers starting to make the men a little nervous; Texas football reporter quotes Audre...

February 12, 2014

Why young-Earth creationism needs to be killed with fire (part 2)

The clobber-text hermeneutic is always and everywhere a barrier to love and to justice. That's...