Yes, nobody loves evangelicals quite like they themselves do. And I do mean that assertion quite literally. Today, let me show you the hilarious results of a worldview stripped years ago of the need for feedback.
Barna Group
Posted inReligion
Dare 2 Share and the Sabotage of the Young
WELL. The best-laid plans and all that! I found something to lead us up to J.D. Greear’s skidmark of a post from last week. Y’all need to see this first–if only to prepare yourselves. It seems that evangelical leaders have come up with yet another way to sabotage their young people. This time, they called […]
Posted inReligion
Intentional Evangelism: Yay, ANOTHER Doomed Attempt to Save Christianity
Today, I’ll show you what this trendy phrase means, and why Christian leaders have latched onto it as hard as they have. Because I’m really helpful that way, I’ll also show you why it’s doomed to fail–just like everything else those leaders do to try to reverse their decade-long decline in membership and credibility.
Posted inReligion
The Awakening of the Young
Young people are awakening to their own power and agency, and that is very bad news for conservatives in America. Today, in the wake of both the death of one of the architects of toxic Christianity’s entire culture war model and yet another study revealing losses for Christianity, I want to share some truly good news with you.
Posted inLGBTQ, Religion
Introduction to the Post-Christian Marketplace (at Fundagelical U)
Today I’ll show you how Christians could adapt to the changing reality of a post-Christian world–and what they’re doing instead of adapting.
Posted inReligion
Hang On, Everyone! This Christian Knows What the Problem Is!
We’ve been having fun this week snarking a post in The Federalist to eensy-weensy little pieces. But who could blame us? The Christian who wrote it managed to outshine all his pals in finding the most WTF explanation possible for why his religion’s losing so many adherents and so much credibility and influence in the eyes of the world. That isn’t easy to do nowadays!
Posted inReligion
The Ongoing Crisis in Christianity Continues Apace
I thought it was hilarious that this news comes out now, amid a Gallup poll showing that belief in Creationism is at its lowest point since Gallup began asking that question of Americans. But that’s not the only bad news for Christians. Come see the newest developments!
Posted inReligion
You Lost Me: And You Will Keep Losing Me.
This book is a good example of how wishful thinking and self-deception makes Christians incapable of seeing what’s happening in their religion, much less acting to change anything for the better.
Posted inReligion
What Christians Get Wrong About “Objective Morality.”
I’ve been noticing for some time that Christians’ morality appears to be shifting–very subtly, but it definitely is. The Christianity I behold today sometimes seems like it has only its name in common with what I experienced as a young person. I’m seeing a lot of Christian leaders remarking upon a new study that’s come out about morality, but they’re getting something very wrong about that study.
Posted inLGBTQ, Religion
The False Third Way of People to Be “Loved.”
Preston Sprinkle is clearly trying to find a way to square himself with his tribe’s culture war in his book, People to Be Loved. I wanted to touch on what the “third way” is, how it came about, where he differs with it, and why the idea ultimately fails before I talk more about his various suggestions for Christians and LGBTQ people.