Reading Time: 2 minutes The Unbelieving, a new Off-Broadway play opening in previews this week, digs into the secret lives of practicing clergy members who no longer believe in God. It’s based on actual testimonies from closeted pastors and priests that were first made public in 2010, when philosopher Daniel Dennett and researcher Linda LaScola released a groundbreaking study of clergy members who no longer believed […]
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Before ‘Hamilton,’ The Door McAllen church stole ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Door McAllen, a church in Texas, has been under serious scrutiny for the past several days after performing an unlicensed, Jesus-centric production of Hamilton over the weekend. The show is not available for any outside group to perform right now, much less a church that changes the show’s message. Making matters worse, Friday night’s […]
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A Texas church illegally performed ‘Hamilton’ to spread anti-gay bigotry
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Christians at The Door McAllen church in Texas are ignoring that pesky “Thou shalt not steal” commandment this weekend and illegally staging a production of the musical Hamilton. You can even see a preview of the show in this sermon from August 3 at the 27:10 mark: Update: The Church has taken down the […]