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Southern Baptists snub Old Guard hard at 2022 Annual Meeting
The Old Guard expressed some very strong feelings about this election. But the meeting’s attendees had other ideas.
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Discernment: The Pope keeps giving Christians this awful advice
Across the length and breadth of Christendom, discernment means the ability to tell if something is divine, earthly, or demonic in nature. As one might expect in an ideology consisting of nothing but false claims, Christian leaders all have their Read more…
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Ronnie Floyd got dissed hard by the Southern Baptist Convention Sexual Abuse Task Force
Oh, the task force’s recommendations doesn’t mention him by name. But the stomping happened nonetheless. Today, let me show you what got stomped and more importantly, why it deserves a good stomping.
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‘Use as example’: Southern Baptist self-protection in action
The whole document is horrifying reading. But one line in it particularly caught my eye. It read, “Use as example.” Today, we’ll look at this so-called “example” that the SBC’s leaders wanted to stand out as a perfect example of sexual predators in SBC ministerial ranks. Along the way, maybe we’ll see just why the people behind this document wanted to use this particular person, Perez Blackmon, as their ur-example.
Analyzing Christianity
White evangelical racism: Two bad tastes that taste worse together
How white evangelical racism became such a problem, and why it will remain so for the foreseeable future.
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What you need to know about the Southern Baptist sex abuse report
Today, let me show you some of the key features of this report and its recommendations.
Analyzing Christianity
Spreading pious frauds in Christianity, then and now
The world is vastly different today from when I was young. For one thing, selling pious frauds has changed dramatically. In some ways, it’s a lot harder to sell these lies-for-Jesus to the gullible. But in many others, it’s gotten Read more…
Analyzing Christianity
When Jesus Power doesn’t actually exist
Almost all Christians believe that they possess the power to do magical things. Of course, this isn’t ickie, off-limits magic. This is magic powered by their faith in their god. It’s more like a superpower he grants them just for being such powerfully faithful Christians. I nicknamed it Jesus Power.
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2022 Annual Report: Another bad year for the Southern Baptist Convention
Every summer, evangelical-watchers enter their equivalent of March Madness. Of the World Series. Of, dare I declare, the Super Bowl. That’s because every summer, the biggest evangelical denomination of ’em all, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), holds its Annual Meeting Read more…
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Baptists think they know exactly how to avoid deception
Back when I was Pentecostal, I found myself debating a pair of Southern Baptist guys. At the time, I believed in speaking in tongues, and I rejected the Trinity. They were deeply concerned that I’d go to hell over this Read more…