Monthly Archives: June 2017

Sometimes, the stupid on the Evangelical Right is so egregious that it is painful to listen. Here is gen-u-ine pseudo-historian David Barton, for instance: Weather patterns are often predicated on whether the people doing the right thing or the wrong … Continue reading →

Did @johnnymhunt just say this? “I’d rather be ignorance on fire than intellect on ice.” He’s definitely the former. Gotta love him. #SBC17 — FBC Jax Watchdog (@fbcjaxwatchdog) June 13, 2017 I guess I’ve mentioned in the past how deeply … Continue reading →

We note today two important anniversaries in our public life: The Loving decision, and the appalling massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Loving struck-down laws forbidding interracial marriage, and laid the foundation of 2015’s Obergefell decision which made … Continue reading →

It appears likely that Russell Moore will survive opposition to him as the head of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, but nobody should suppose that all is well in ERLC-world. Here is a comment, for example, at an … Continue reading →

Once again, several major indexes are down. In 2016 … Membership declined Baptisms declined Weekly attendance declined Giving declined You know what’s up? The number of Southern Baptist churches — which means more pastors are competing with each other for … Continue reading →