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Godly Game or Godless Satire? Countering Biblical Ignorance with Heretical Humor

By Betsy Shirley

…e game to YouTube viewers. Though he imagines some Christians might “get a little angry, a little pissed” when they see what’s on the cards, he cites recent polls that chart growing biblical illiteracy among Christians. He eventually recommends the game to Bible-believers because he thinks the game will be a good way “to actually get in there and actually learn these things that a lot of them just don’t know.” “Definitely a game to get,” concludes…

Gay, Christian, Pagan, Artist: How Matt Morris Defies the Borders of Spiritual Identity

By Jesse James DeConto

…n’t. What was that church ministry experience like for you? That’s still a little close for me to talk about it. But I do feel comfortable saying I’m asking a lot of questions about liturgy. There are moments when worship can drift into something that is simply performative. I’ve done a lot of performance in my life. I know how to perform, and worship I think is supposed to be different. I think people acknowledge that, but then at the same time,…

North Carolina Just Tried to Ban Marriage Equality Because “Almighty God” Said So

By Sunnivie Brydum

…hold Historical Marriage Act” has been almost universally panned, with the Charlotte Observer rightly noting that the mere introduction of the bill has offered an easy opportunity for the nation to “once again” start “mocking North Carolina.” Even the Republican Speaker of the House, a key sponsor of HB2, said the new bill should be considered dead on arrival. Considering that the bill recycles old (and legally defeated) “justifications” for oppos…

Sorry, National Review: “Religious Freedom” Bills Do Permit Bigotry

By Sunnivie Brydum

…e faith-informed view of marriage differs from the government in, say, the number of spouses a person should be allowed to have, or with respect to the gender, age, or religious affiliation of the betrothed. Similarly, Desanctis’ argument falls apart when she tries to follow the claim to its logical end. Certainly, she contends, it should be legal for a Christian baker to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, but that same baker should be…

By the Way: James Dobson Departs the Scene

By Randall Balmer

…hat passes for debate. Obama’s declaration that he would seek to limit the number of abortions resonated with them – or at least satisfied them, especially because they, like other Americans, recognize that making abortion illegal will not materially affect the incidence of abortion. Finally, this younger generation of evangelicals understands that global warming is real, not some left-wing conspiracy as leaders of the religious right would have t…

Holy Hipster Mark Driscoll Continues to Fall

By Becky Garrison

…e fallen include Driscoll’s colleague Steve Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, now under scrutiny for not disclosing the connection between the church’s income and his personal finances; former president C.J. Mahaney of scandal-plagued Sovereign Grace Ministries (and one of Driscoll’s mentors for a brief period of time); and the now defunct Emergent Village, an offshoot of the Young Leaders Network (whose official vision group Driscoll was…

5 Key Moments From the Year of the ‘Exvangelicals’

By Chrissy Stroop

…of protesting evangelical complicity in the atrocities that took place in Charlottesville in August 2017. Hashtag highlights from 2018 include the snarky #HowToEvangelical, a perfectly millennial phrase first crafted, to the best of my knowledge, by Twitter user @petuniasfalling, who tweeted “how to evangelical: gaslight yourself, constantly” on March 27. I suggested we hashtag it, and #HowToEvangelical quickly trended, hitting over 10,000 tweets…

Who Gets to Decide if Noah is Biblical?

By Annette Yoshiko Reed

…e new #Noah movie: just how biblical is it?” Meanwhile, James Tabor of UNC Charlotte, observes on HuffPo that “none of these Christian critics explain why this ancient story, written by Jews, and part of the Hebrew Bible, should fall under Christian purview or guardianship in terms of its interpretation,” and opines that “these two Jewish guys, Aronofsky and his former Harvard roommate and writing partner, Ari Handel… have ended up in my view prod…

“I Will Leave BSA if Discriminatory Policy Does Not Change.”

By Joanna Brooks

…ple of many different backgrounds at my school: Piedmont Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. My school emphasized acceptance of others’ differences as a matter of creating a more productive place to learn and someday work. I had friends of all races and sexual orientations. My school has won many honors because of these policies and the performance of its students. They pride themselves on diversity and excellence. I can’t see any reason…

God Bless You, Barbara Herz

By Sarah Posner

…n the party’s platform. Zeke Miller of BuzzFeed adds some more detail from Charlotte: Several delegates told BuzzFeed they were dismayed by the chaos, and some objectors said they voted “no” because Villaraigosa had not explained the move. Other said they believed the vote reflected hostility to Israel among the delegates. * * * * One dissenter, who said she hadn’t made it in to voice her “no,” said she opposed the inclusion of God. “I think the…