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How the SBC Lied for Jesus With Their 2021 Annual Report Sneak Peek

It’s fascinating to me to see how the SBC’s Dear Leaders spin-doctor their decline to the flocks, not to mention how they keep trying to reverse (or at least bottom out) their decline. And friends, they outdid themselves with a shockingly-dishonest press release about their 2020 numbers. Today, I want to show you how the SBC’s leaders misrepresented the truth about last year’s numbers with their 2021 Annual Report sneak peek.

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years05/27/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

Celebrity PKs Arise: The Preachers’ Kids Speak

Hi and welcome back! Of late, I’m noticing a new trend in the news: the children of celebrity pastors are starting to speak up — and against their famous parents. PKs, or preachers’ kids, already have a rough row to hoe. But the ones with celebrity parents have kept pretty quiet Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years04/22/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

Matt Gaetz: The principles of power in broken systems

One thing I noticed quickly was that nobody on Capitol Hill really seemed all that surprised that his time in the sun finally got here. Nobody should be surprised at all about this whole thing. After all, Matt Gaetz is an evangelical in a deeply dysfunctional religio-political tribe. Thus, he speaks the language of power in broken systems. Today, let me decode that language to show you how absolutely unsurprising his behavior really is.

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years04/08/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

‘Million Souls:’ Silencing Dissenters at ALL COSTS

Recently, we talked about a threat Ravi Zacharias used on one of his many victims: that if she revealed what he was doing to her, she’d be personally responsible for the ‘millions of souls’ who would inevitably deconvert upon hearing that news. That threat just electrified me. I’ve been thinking about it ever since, and about the doctrinal beliefs that inspired it.

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years02/18/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

“Million Souls” and Lying for Jesus

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we talked about a threat that Ravi Zacharias made to one of his victims: that if she revealed his hypocrisy, she’d be responsible for “millions of souls” going to Hell. It was a threat I encountered myself when I was Christian. And since leaving the Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years02/17/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

‘Millions of Souls’: the Manipulation Tactic Christian Predators Love

Hi and welcome back! Happy Chocolate Day! We are still snowbound here at Casa Cas. At least this weather lends itself to introspection. Indeed, I’ve had something on my mind for a bit now: the weird manipulation tactic Ravi Zacharias used on his victims, according to the official sexual misconduct Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 5 years02/15/2021 ago

Analyzing Christianity

A mean god for mean people: Performative piety fools no one (else)

Today, let me show you why nobody will ever convince evangelicals to be less cruel: they’ve found a performative brand of piety that lets them believe their own marketing about themselves without having to do all that tough work that goes along with real self-improvement.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years12/19/2020 ago

Analyzing Christianity

Rejoice: Ben Jack has solved evangelicals’ hypocrisy problem!

Today, let’s check out how evangelist Ben Jack sees hypocrisy as a hindrance to sales attempts — and how he proposes to solve that growing problem.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years12/05/2020 ago

Analyzing Christianity

Why Evangelicals Can’t Follow Their Own Rules About Sex

Today, let’s wonder together why evangelicals’ sex rules give believers so much trouble.

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years11/11/2020 ago

Analyzing Christianity

Porn and Christians: Starting Trouble For a Reason

Hi and welcome back! I guess today also represents a bit of a palate cleanser. I ran across a recent article on a Christian site that caught my eye. It describes a study about the effects of porn on fervent Christians. Most of us probably saw most of their findings from a Read more

By Captain Cassidy, 6 years09/07/2020 ago