It’s been some years since I checked in on Mark Driscoll. After losing his megachurch empire, he scuttled off to Arizona to pastor a small church there. However, he still nurses dreams of a glorious return to power. The problem is that the evangelical crony network isn’t ready to welcome Read more
Last time we met up, I showed you an evangelical woman who wasn’t sure anymore if she could create change in her religion from within. Her admission was a response to the terrible story told by a complementarian pastor, Josh Howerton. The whole situation is still blowing up across the Read more
Once again, a complementarian pastor has revealed why so many evangelical men like their sexism-for-Jesus relationship rules. And once again, evangelical women struggle to reconcile that truth with the indoctrination they’ve absorbed. (The 80s songs are linked throughout the post because before I gained the vocabulary to describe my unhappy Read more
Last time we met up, we checked out the second part of an evangelical pastor’s terrible listicle (archive) about Jesus’ resurrection. That pastor, Robb Brunansky, wanted his flocks to feel more certain that Jesus’ resurrection really happened in the real world. So far, though, he hasn’t supported a single one Read more
Last time we met up, we checked out the first part of an evangelical pastor’s terrible listicle (archive) about Jesus’ resurrection. He wanted his flocks to feel more certain that Jesus’ resurrection really happened in the real world. And I’ve no doubt that he did very best he could to Read more
Most Christians agree that the most important part of their entire religion centers on Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Even the most liberal Christians generally think that even if they can consider the whole rest of the Bible to be mythic in nature, Jesus absolutely died and then resurrected himself in Read more
As we saw last time we met up, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is still in decline. As they ramp up to their big Annual Meeting this June, let’s check out hardliners’ suggestions about saving it! (SBC Lingo: A messenger is a participating member church’s representative, sent to the meeting. Read more
Every year, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) holds elections for several important offices. Perhaps the highest-profile of these is that of the denomination’s president. As we close in on their 2024 Annual Meeting, five SBC leaders have tossed their hats into the Thunderdome to fight for that role. Five (or Read more
The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) just released a new study about religious changes in America. They also gathered information about how respondents grew up and their support for Christian nationalism. It’s a real bombshell, and it’s got evangelicals coping and seething. Today, let’s cover this study’s main points—and see Read more
Evangelicals have been flailing for years to bump up their evangelism numbers. Really, they’ve done everything except be worthwhile groups to join! And now, they’ve got a wild new hope—a new study showing that a good number of Americans are sad about religion being on the decline in our country. Read more