And from these words I sink and fall
• Heath Bradley offers a patient and pastoral response to N.T. Wright’s confused rant on marriage equality: “Why Wright Is Wrong About Same-Sex Marriage (Part 1).”Bradley prefaces his response with an...
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I refer to The Liar Tony Perkins by his full title because, well, Tony Perkins lies — all the time, about everything. David Roberts, however, argues that right-wing bosses like Perkins aren’t quite...
View ArticleStairways circle back to where you’ve been
• Tyndale House, the Christian industry publisher of Left Behind and the also-fictional The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, looks really, really bad in Michelle Dean’s deeper dive into the story of...
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• The unbreakable Boze Herrington writes for The Guardian: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a tender portrayal of cult survivors like me.”• Franklin Graham: still awful. He wouldn’t be spouting such nasty...
View ArticleLet’s give top evangelical leaders fancy titles, robes and mitres
I'm starting to think that what white evangelicalism needs these days is more fancy titles, elaborate finery, symbolic vestments, regalia and all the appurtenances of church leadership. I'm talking...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s B-list ‘evangelical advisory board’
Donald Trump's list of names is interesting both for who it includes and who it doesn't. I'm not talking about the conservative white evangelicals who have, commendably, been fierce critics of Trump,...
View ArticleNeeded some sand in my flip-flops
I'm back from an impromptu mini-vacation down the shore -- tan, rested and ready for September (once I go out and buy a new Trapper Keeper). Here's some stuff I came across on my spotty Wildwood wifi,...
View ArticlePostcards from the class and culture wars (1.24.18)
"The commandments, are summed up in this word, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law."
View ArticleDebunking the misuse of ‘debunk’
Please don't say "debunk" or "rebut" in a headline unless the story involves the conclusive refutation of the facts of the matter. Also: Fox kits at play; another cynical money-grab from Tyndale House;...
View ArticleHerrenvolk ‘democracy’ and Herrenvolk religion
The Christian Post extols white evangelicals' ideal model for good, Christian "pro-family" government: Viktor Orban of Hungary.
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