Two staples I was given as an Evangelical: 1) Killing children is bad and 2) there is an age of accountability in which you will be responsible for your actions; mess things up by not accepting Jesus as lord, and you’ll spend eternity in hell. If this is the case, however, if crossing over the age of accountability puts you at risk of burning for all eternity, can we really say that killing children is bad? Of course, I say... Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard the news: Jon Kent, son of Clark Kent – you know him as Superman – is bisexual. Cool. I suppose. I don’t know, but I’m just not really into comic books, nor do I particularly care about the sexuality of fictional characters in general. I’m not a part of the LGBTQ crowd who personally needs a fictional character to identify with. I mean, if you are, then great. It’s just not something I, as an openly... Read more
I’ve been a part of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast for 4 years now. As of writing this blog entry, we’ve release 113 episodes, and have over 397,000 downloads. Our Facebook group, Heresy After Hours, has over 2,300 members. In addition to all this success, we’ve interviewed some of the world’s greatest theologians, from Rob Bell, Carlton Pearson, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Rachel Held Evans (RIP), and David Bentley Hart, to musicians like Dustin Kensrue of Thrice and Kevin Max of dc... Read more
As vaccine mandates start becoming more commonplace, religious folks are turning to exemptions in order to not get the jab. One common argument they are attempting to put forth is this: Because aborted fetal cells were used in testing during the research of the mRNA vaccines, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, we Christians have a right to legally opt out. Okay, fine. If you have a serious issue with abortion and want absolutely no association with these... Read more
Are you LGBTQ Affirming? Great! This article is probably not for you specifically. Let it instead be a resource you can share with friends and family. Are you non-affirming and never gonna change your mind? Then this article is also not for you, so you can just close your browser and move on. Are you non-affirming but open to changing your mind? Then let me share a few quick thoughts with you. First off, let me ask you this: Why... Read more
If you don’t know who Alisa Childers is, then let me enlighten you. Alisa is a fairly popular YouTuber who has built a decently extensive platform as a conservative Christian apologist. To date, she has over 121K subscribers. And I can see why. The audio/video production is quality. The graphics pop. Alisa is articulate and pretty damn smart. And so are many of her guests. So, what’s the problem then? Well, without knowing her personally, I can only speculate; but... Read more
Throughout this entire pandemic, we’ve heard a lot of people saying a lot of things. Some of them have been great. Some of them have been dangerous. Some, idiotic. And some are a combination of the last two. One thing I’ve heard from Christians is the following: “God will protect me.” But will he? Will he really? Of course, I know of no such study that points to a correlation between believing in God and being spared from COVID-19. In... Read more
In an August 31 article for the ever-increasingly irrelevant online group blog, The Gospel Coalition, columnist Laura Baxter answers a reader’s question, “Can I get my hair cut under a rainbow flag?” The reader’s full question to the author is as follows: “The place where I get my haircut has a sign out side that says ‘We don’t serve people who are unmasked, racist, or homophobic.’ They also fly a rainbow flag all year long. I believe in a biblical... Read more
Let me begin by saying this: I don’t think the book of Revelation is about the future. I grew up believing this, but not any longer. I used to look for the antichrist. I used to wonder what the mark of the beast would be. I wondered if I would be raptured before Armageddon or after it. These were childish beliefs and I no longer believe in childish things. That being said, the book of Revelation can be about a... Read more
Today is the California recall election, where we are voting either to keep Gavin Newsome or vote him out. Since the candidate leading the polls if Newsome is recalled is Larry Elder, God help us if Newsome loses. Either way, former POTUS Donald Trump is already calling the election rigged. Since there is no evidence of this, and since facts and truth no longer matter, I’m going to just start saying whatever the hell I want. It’s gonna make my... Read more
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