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Evangelical Writers Take Homophobic Hipster Pastor to the Mat—Sort Of

By Elizabeth Drescher

Mark Driscoll, founding pastor of the emergent, evangelical, Seattle-based Mars Hill megachurch, stirred a week of digital debate by sharing the following post on his Facebook page [see image, right]: So, what story do you have about the most effeminate anatomically male worship leader you’ve ever personally witnessed? Driscoll was called out by progressive evangelical blogger and writer Rachel Held Evans, who urged readers to write, call, and em…

Scopes Redux DOA Pending Expert Input

By Lauri Lebo

…ould include, “Biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.” Scientists say the wording is a ploy to sneak creationism into science class. Once again, the bill’s language is based on sample legislation proposed by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute. The bill is not yet officially dead, however. According to the Sentinel, “the Senate Education Committee wound up adjourning Wednesday night with some other…

“Muscular Christianity” Not to Blame For Driscoll: A Response

By Jessica Johnson

When I began attending Mars Hill Church in 2006, its main facility in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood was headquarters and clubhouse—a 20,000 square foot renovated hardware warehouse seating over a thousand where young guys loitered in the parking lot and rock music from worship band practices thundered outside after gospel class. On Sundays, the sight of security guards monitoring the entryway with the impassive self-importance of club bouncers w…

Anti-Science Bill Passes Tennessee House

By Lauri Lebo

…oning.” The bill’s language is based on sample legislation proposed by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, an organization that promotes intelligent design. The Senate version is scheduled for the Senate Education Committee on April 20. In March, the Sensuous Curmudgeon predicted that of the record number of creationist bills that have been introduced in states across the country, the Tennessee bill would be the one to become law. So far, he’s…

The Leadership Crisis at the End of the Megachurch Era

By Benjamin Dueholm

…and authoritarian rules. Mark Driscoll, the butch young fellow who built a Seattle-area megachurch, was celebrated for his strongman style, which included using juvenile language against people whose sexual orientations and gender expressions he didn’t approve of (up to and including depictions of Jesus as “a guy I could beat up”). When he was widely and credibly accused of being a domineering egomaniac, his church swiftly fell apart. These models…

Notify This! Vatican Bungles Response to Sexual Ethics Book

By Mary E. Hunt

…evention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, now the FaithTrust Institute, in Seattle, Washington, “a national, multicultural training and education organization with global reach working to end sexual and domestic violence.” It is the go-to place for work on religion and violence. Dr. Fortune’s book, Love Does No Harm, shows the strong influence of her professor and friend, Dr. Farley, who preached at her ordination and encouraged her to work toward…

Holy Hipster Mark Driscoll Continues to Fall

By Becky Garrison

…formed evangelical church planters that he co-founded, removed him and his Seattle based Mars Hill Church from the organization’s membership, and asked him to step down as a pastor. Following this news, Lifeway Christian Stores, the second largest distributor of Christian books, announced it will no longer carry his books, and Mars Hill cancelled their annual signature Resurgence Conference scheduled for October 2014. Driscoll continues to find hi…

Blame Muscular Christianity for Driscoll Fiasco

By Hollis Phelps

…riod of time from his pastoral role at Mars Hill Church, the megachurch in Seattle that he co-founded. Even from an outsider’s perspective, Driscoll’s gradual fall from grace has been painful to watch. Driscoll, of course, has always been controversial, which to his followers is part of his allure. But with the exception of his most stalwart defenders, recently his actions and overall persona have become almost impossible to defend. Here on RD Bec…

Leadership Conference of Women Religious: No Retreat, No Surrender

By Anthea Butler

…m of sustained measure to stop the CDF and the Archbishop Peter Sartain of Seattle appointed to oversee the CDF mandate to carry out reforms in the LCWR. New President Franciscan Sr. Florence Deacon will lead the LCWR during this time. She will have to forge a path to keep the organization intact, while dealing with clerics who would rather watch and censure than engage in dialogue. As a Church Historian, I applaud this move. Anyone with an eye to…

Gay Mormons Tie the Knot

By Johnny Townsend

…, the friend I’d gone to the party with said, “Ask the host for that guy’s number. He was really into you.” That was the first inkling I had that Gary was even gay. A week later we had our first date. In discussing our histories, we learned some intriguing facts. We’d both been pre-med students. We’d both earned English degrees. We had both been teachers. We’d both been bank tellers. Oh, and we were both ex-Mormon, having both served missions in R…