Reading Time: 14 minutes The concept of the remnant is upper-level Christianese. It’s an Extremely Important Word for evangelicals that relates to something they hold especially dear: themselves.
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Posted inReligious News
Antisemitism for me, but not for thee
Reading Time: 14 minutes Antisemitic events have been on the rise in the US in recent years, stemming primarily from Christian nationalist and other far right movements. But only recently have we seen right wing media and politicians express consistent concern about anti-Jewish messaging.
What changed, for a part of the US political spectrum that has tolerated antisemitism in its rank-and-file for decades? Only the source.
Posted inPhilosophy
Trump and ‘our religion’ demonstrate evangelicals’ ongoing endgame crisis
Reading Time: 7 minutes In recent months, Donald Trump has been talking about bringing back the anti-Muslim immigration ban from his single term in office.
His white evangelical fanbase loves it. Almost ten years into their decline, they are more touchy than ever about losing credibility and cultural power.
Posted inReproductive rights
Victory in Ohio: Issue 1 goes down in flames
Reading Time: 3 minutes Issue 1, a cynical attempt to persuade Ohioans to vote away their own power, goes down to resounding defeat. The way is cleared for reproductive autonomy to become a protected right in the Buckeye State.
Posted inReligion
Maybe a drug-dealing pastor isn’t what Christianity Today had in mind
Reading Time: 9 minutes A pastor from North Carolina, along with his son, has been accused of manufacturing and selling marijuana, magic mushrooms, THC wax, and vape pens from Southside Baptist Church in Lexington, North Carolina. This story occurs very close to an opinion piece that Christianity Today recently ran that advised that church pastors needed to adopt an […]
Posted inReligion
Will evangelicals be fooled by the ‘He Gets Us’ campaign?
Reading Time: 14 minutes An article in Christianity Today lauds the supposed runaway success of ‘He Gets Us’ marketing campaign. We examine the article on its own merits, finding it completely lacking.
Posted inReligious News
Bart Barber easily re-elected Southern Baptist president
Reading Time: 12 minutes The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is now receding into the rearview mirror. It enjoyed some huge crowds and copious drama, as usual. And one of the biggest bits of drama to occur there involved their election of a new president for the denomination. Their incumbent president, Bart Barber, coasted to […]
Posted inReligion
Who benefits most from ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ad
Reading Time: 11 minutes He Gets Us is now a billion-dollar advertising campaign, funded and supported by hard-right evangelical culture warriors with strong ties to hate groups. But here they are, trying to make Jesus sound like the ultimate good guy.
What gives?
Posted inReligion
More people have noticed Christianity’s decline in America
Reading Time: 13 minutes If there is one thing that Christianity’s decline has taught observers, it is that it is happening so much faster and more completely than anything we ever dared to dream might happen.
Posted inReligion
Captive audiences: Why Uber and Lyft are evangelicals’ newest mission field
Reading Time: 10 minutes Recently, Hemant Mehta asked a very good question: “Why are Lyft and Uber letting Christian drivers preach at passengers?” It’s a very good question. Uber and Lyft have not, as of this writing, explained why they allow this. Another good question is how evangelicals got to the point where preaching at captive audiences has become […]