Category Archives: General

Andrew Sullivan is out with a new column today that mistakenly conflates religion and philosophy, and fails utterly to understand how ignorant and literal the Southern Baptists hereabouts actually are. But he at least gets this much right: They are … Continue reading →

“If you had asked me 10 years ago, when I left government, whether the Republican Party could be won and rallied with George Wallace’s campaign themes, I would have thought you ridiculous. Now it is my naivete that deserves ridicule.” … Continue reading →

Some ~personal news~: I'm leaving Jalopnik this month to join the staff at @ConsumerReports as an investigative reporter on its Special Projects desk. I'm tremendously excited about the opportunity, but I'm going to miss working with the wonderful crew of … Continue reading →

What do you know? The historicity of Jesus is once again something that people are talking about. Was Jesus a historical figure? Two separate sources recently questioned the historicity of Jesus. But let us set the record straight. Whether or … Continue reading →

SBC Voices reviews 2018 in the life of the Southern Baptist Convention — and there was a lot of bad news. The Paige Patterson mess: retired, then fired. [ … ] Twilight of the Trads. Concurrent with the Patterson mess … Continue reading →