Southern Baptist conservative leader Al Mohler takes a forthright look at the reality of his conservative theological heroes of the past and attempts to begin grappling with the fact that those heroes were also fierce advocates of white supremacy. In other words, the theologians who created Mohler's beloved "Abstract of Principles" were also thorough heretics. Mohler isn't quite sure what that means yet, but give him credit for acknowledging the problem. Read more
Marc Maron, The Liar Tony Perkins, "House" for dinosaurs, deadly incuriosity, presidential geeks, a comic-fan Justice, old-school sleazy, My Morning Jacket and a "plain reading of the Bible." Read more
Acts is not just a continuation of the story begun in Luke's Gospel. It's a requisite of the meaning of that Gospel, which is that this story does not end. The challenge "to write the 29th chapter of Acts" is not an invitation to end the story, but to continue it. We cannot finish it, but we can take it further. We can only follow its trajectory, ever onward, ever outward. Read more
"No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. Those born of an illicit union shall not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord." Read more
Lisa Wade explores the "benevolent sexism" interwoven with a white terrorist's racism. This grotesque, evil cartoon from "The Christian Beacon" in 1964 illustrates and confirms exactly what she's talking about. Read more
"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. ... Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." Read more
A Southern Baptist leader comes out as Openly Baptist. Plus: Mr. Wednesday and Mr. Nancy coming to TV; a song suggestion for The Donald; and a complicated eulogy. Read more
Mainly, though, the historical roots of white evangelical antipathy to environmentalism and of white evangelical climate denialism comes down to two things: Shirley MacLaine and Al Gore. That's it. Read more
Peace is a pretty major theme in the Bible. But that doesn't matter to the prophecy nuts who are convinced that the Antichrist will be a "man of peace." And since they believe that the most important thing for Christians to do is to be on the lookout against the Antichrist, and vigilantly opposed to his evil ways, they believe that Christians must oppose anyone who speaks of, pursues, or tries to make, peace. Read more
In April, Mother Emanuel AME Church hosted the YWCA of Greater Charleston's "Requiem on Racism: The People's Mass to End Hate and Bigotry." Here is a short video from the end of that event, with the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney introducing Ann Caldwell, who sings "Free at Last" and "A Change Is Gonna Come." Read more
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