Analyzing Christianity
The message is not perfect (in a broken system)
Today we’re going to look at Christianity as a social system to see why people might be unable to get the results from following it that its adherents promise they should get.
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The anatomy of doublespeak: That ACBC conference
Last time I talked about a recent conference held at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. At the time I was concentrating more on a speech given there by Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leader Al Mohler regarding reparative therapy. Today I want to delve more deeply into the errors of the conference itself because I think it serves as a firm declaration by evangelicals that despite being consistently defeated in every single way imaginable, they still aren’t ready to give up on the idea of bigotry-for-Jesus.
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Josh Duggar is Facing a Civil Lawsuit, and That’s a Big Problem (For Him).
Josh Duggar clearly didn’t differentiate between his sisters and any other vulnerable young girls in his power. This fifth girl–unrelated, but young and vulnerable enough to qualify as a victim for him–is the one who is bringing the lawsuit now. And that lawsuit is going to rip the Duggars’ carefully-crafted bubble wide open. Here’s why.
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Covenanters Anonymous: What the TVC-Jordan Root Scandal Means for Right-Wing Christianity
Recently we talked about the Jordan Root/TVC scandal, which involved a megachurch learning about a pedophile in their midst and mishandling that news in every way conceivable. Today we’re going to talk about how this scandal is another illustration of exactly why fundagelical Christianity is doomed and deserves to be so.
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Jordan Root and Yet Another Child Abuse Scandal Erupting in Christianity Right Now.
We’re still reeling from the Duggar sex abuse scandal, but on the heels of it comes another involving Christian leaders totally misreading a child-abuse situation and handling it in the poorest, most insensitive way possible. Another day, another fundagelical scandal involving sex abuse. Say hi to Jordan Root!
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A tale of the two types of Christianity
There really are two types of Christian in this world, and one of them hates the other with every fiber of its hate- and rage-filled little body.
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Bill Gothard: To catch a (Christian) predator
I want to introduce you to Christian leader Bill Gothard. He’s got a folksy good-ole-boy crooked smile. He’s at just the right age where an old white dude gets a lot of cachet in certain fundagelical circles, and he’s a rock star in the homeschooling/”purity culture” crowd. And he’s also Read more
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Life After Grace
I used to hate Sundays, but I love ’em now. No fuss, no muss, get up when you like, putter around in the kitchen, make coffee, read news at a leisurely pace, catch up with my phone games, write, watch movies, do fun consenting-adult stuff if possible.. it’s a nice Read more
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Tony Anthony: The Cult of Before Stories got a new member last month!
One of my earliest blog entries, A Cult of “Before” Stories, remains one of the most-often-viewed pages on the entire blog (thanks, RationalWiki readers!). It was about how my preacher ex-husband Biff, as well as other Christians including the very well-known-at-the-time Mike Warnke, lied constantly while telling his “testimony” (for Read more
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The cloud has moved: How I almost joined a cult
Communities get these ideas sometimes to live together and re-enact their ideals. It’s part of being human. But things can go hideously wrong in authoritarian groups, and I’ll show you how today.