The story of the Baptist Rebellion-- or the Baptist War, or the Christmas Uprising -- is the story, among other things, of a Baptist preacher who actually followed Jesus and thus wound up, like Jesus, tried and executed by an empire that saw him as an existential threat. Read more
Given recent discussion of Baptist history and the legacy of slavery, I'd hoped to finish a post on a notable link between those things and Christmas for today's Advent Calendar. That didn't happen. So instead, please enjoy this selection of fine holiday music. Read more
In light of recent report by the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on that school's grim, sinful history as a defender of and advocate for slavery, I've collected some of the key posts here on the topic. It seems I repeat myself a lot. Read more
Hundreds of clergy in the creepy, patriarchal independent fundamentalist Baptist movement have been accused of rape, sexual abuse, and sexual assault. Who are these people? Read more
"For nothing can be sole or whole / That has not been rent." Read more
The fact that Left Behind and its sequels are set in the same Chicago suburbs as the seminal study on When Prophecy Fails might lead someone unfamiliar with the former books to suspect that this was a deliberate literary choice. Read more
This promise of a coming Jubilee isn’t for everyone. Alongside that promise there’s also a repeated warning, almost a threat — “You better watch out.” Read more
Much Christian fiction offers awkwardly stilted two-way conversations to illustrate proper and successful evangelism. These scripts tend to feature the unsaved character exhibiting the ingratiating enthusiasm of an infomercial host. Read more
The American holiday of Christmas is, among many other things, a season of excess, extravagance, and indulgence. Those things do not always go hand in hand with refined good taste. Read more
Here again is my two-part list of Christmas movie picks -- 10 nice, 10 naughty. Read more
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