Analyzing Christianity
What evangelicals accidentally reveal with divisiveness accusations
As Christians have known for many centuries, it’s a lot easier to fake miracles than it is to fulfill Jesus’ grandest hope for his followers!
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Evangelical resurrection claims: And yet death comes for us all
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…
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Evangelical resurrection claims: But sin still rules Christians
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…
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Hypocrisy as a worldview: How evangelicals ignore their god’s direct commands
Hypocrisy is an endemic part of evangelicalism. All evangelicals are hypocrites, at least going by the official meaning of the term. In other words, they all behave in ways that run counter to the ideals they espouse. Evangelicals’ roadmaps are broken, so they cannot ever travel from Point Conversion to Read more…
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That beloved Christian lie of magic Jesus transformation
Out of every Christian lie, the one about Jesus’ magical transformation ability might be the worst. This lie tells Christians that belief in Jesus—along with adherence to a great many asterisked terms and conditions that only get revealed long after conversion—will transform them into better people. This transformation supposedly allows Read more…
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Reminder! The Endtimes are still totally happening any day now
Endtimes believers tend to have very short memories for their own predictions. But today’s example was surprising, even by their very expansive standards. Today, we’ll trace an interesting shift in how Endtimes hucksters sell their products to worried evangelicals. (Some evangelicals prefer to write the term as separate words: the Read more…
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Discernment emergency ahoy! A ‘plethora of false teachings’ are wrecking Christianity!
Chris Carpenter has discernment on his mind. Well, that and train travel, apparently. But discernment is his main preoccupation. Recently, he had a guest on his podcast who has identified ‘7 Lies That Can Really Mess Up Your Faith.’ You’ll be happy to know that proper discernment fixes all of Read more…
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Lukewarm Christians taste gross to Jesus
Being lukewarm is the other side of being legalistic. A legalistic Christian is someone who is more obsessed with rules and behavior than the judging Christian is. Likewise, a lukewarm Christian is simply one who is less obsessed than the judge with such things. Lukewarm Christians can, in this judgment, Read more…
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Using the Doctrinal Yardstick to spot legalism (is impossible)
It’s fun to watch evangelicals accuse other Christians of legalism. And we all know why, right? It’s because they’ll never, ever convince anybody else of their opinions. All they have to evaluate anything is their own Doctrinal Yardstick, and it is not marked with any earthly—or really even any meaningful—measures. Read more…
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Why evangelicals love demons and exorcisms
A recent story in Christian Post shares the dire experience of an evangelical church infested, apparently, with demons. Yes, real live demons. In this case, these demons apparently literally came out of their woodwork! And to fix their terrifying problem, the evangelicals in question doused the demons’ vessel in olive Read more…