Entertainment Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/entertainment/ News, Polemics, Discernment, Theology, Apologetics Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:23:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/disntr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Entertainment Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/entertainment/ 32 32 189756376 In Wild Sermon Illustration, Mike Todd Starts Jumping and Doing Somersaults on Trampoline During Service https://disntr.com/2024/02/14/in-wild-sermon-illustration-mike-todd-starts-jumping-and-doing-somersaults-on-trampoline-during-service/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:17:38 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247692 Pastor Mike Todd of the Transformation Church has been growing in popularity at an alarming rate, despite his repulsive and controversial behavior. Last year, Todd made headlines for turning tithing into a million-dollar lottery, using his congregants as nothing more than pawns in his sick game. And just a few weeks ago, Todd made headlines again for spitting […]

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]]> 247692 Pagan “Church” Trades Christ for Super Bowl Performances and an Elvis Impersonator https://disntr.com/2024/02/12/pagan-church-trades-christ-for-super-bowl-performances-and-an-elvis-impersonator/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:45:15 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=247672 Earlier today, we reported that one megachurch had put on a Super Bowl-themed service in lieu of biblical preaching and it even included background music from one of the most vile, foul-mouthed rappers of our day, E-40. Yet, it seems like the Super Bowl has become the god of most of these pagan institutions that […]

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]]> 247672 Even The Very Idea of the World-Mimicking Dove Awards is Anti-Christian and Unbiblical https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/even-the-very-idea-of-the-world-mimicking-dove-awards-is-anti-christian-and-unbiblical/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/even-the-very-idea-of-the-world-mimicking-dove-awards-is-anti-christian-and-unbiblical/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:28 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246641 For nearly six decades, the Dove Awards have claimed a central stage in the world of Christian music, lauding artists and performers for their accomplishments. Originating in 1969 as an initiative by the Gospel Music Association, the Dove Awards have closely mirrored secular events like the Grammy Awards in presentation and scope. Even its association […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/even-the-very-idea-of-the-world-mimicking-dove-awards-is-anti-christian-and-unbiblical/feed/ 0 246641 Caedmon’s Call’s Derek Webb Dresses in Drag and Crashes 2023 Dove Awards https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/gaggle-of-queers-and-queer-activists-crash-the-christian-dove-awards/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/gaggle-of-queers-and-queer-activists-crash-the-christian-dove-awards/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:20:49 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246631 Annually, TBN hosts the Dove Awards, which is the Christian-themed version of the Pagan celebrity culture’s Grammy Awards. Like the Grammy Awards, the Dove Awards spotlights popular Christian artists and platforms them to receive all the glory and honor for their contribution to the music industry. Yet, you will be hard-pressed to find a single […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/18/gaggle-of-queers-and-queer-activists-crash-the-christian-dove-awards/feed/ 0 246631 Greg Locke Tapes Bible to a Baseball Bat and Smashes Barbie Dreamhouse During Sermon Illustration https://disntr.com/2023/09/14/greg-locke-tapes-bible-to-a-baseball-bat-and-smashes-barbie-dreamhouse-during-sermon-illustration/ https://disntr.com/2023/09/14/greg-locke-tapes-bible-to-a-baseball-bat-and-smashes-barbie-dreamhouse-during-sermon-illustration/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:49:58 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246367 Greg Locke is a wild, wild dude. I’ve watched him over the years move from a relatively sane, conservative low-key pastor to something that is completely off the rails over a period of about ten years. Prior to his divorce, Locke was a fairly conservative, but a little bit wonky. But he primarily preached the […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/09/14/greg-locke-tapes-bible-to-a-baseball-bat-and-smashes-barbie-dreamhouse-during-sermon-illustration/feed/ 0 246367 Snares of the Modern Church: Part I https://disntr.com/2023/07/25/snares-of-the-modern-church-part-i/ https://disntr.com/2023/07/25/snares-of-the-modern-church-part-i/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:25:30 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246019 This is the first in a series of articles I intend to publish involving the snares, or the enticing traps, that modern Christians face. In this first article, I will be covering three of them. But the driving focus of all of them will be that we must rely solely on the Word of God […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/07/25/snares-of-the-modern-church-part-i/feed/ 0 246019 Actor Who Plays Thaddeus on The Chosen Defends Homosexuality and Pride Flag on Set https://disntr.com/2023/06/01/actor-who-plays-thaddeus-on-the-chosen-defends-homosexuality-and-pride-flag-on-set/ https://disntr.com/2023/06/01/actor-who-plays-thaddeus-on-the-chosen-defends-homosexuality-and-pride-flag-on-set/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:39:11 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=245561 Anyone who still believes that the popular television show, The Chosen, is a Christian television show is deceiving themselves. While Christians and churches have been entranced by this show for the last several years, many of us have been sounding the alarm about the unbiblical and even subtle heretical propaganda that is being pushed by […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/06/01/actor-who-plays-thaddeus-on-the-chosen-defends-homosexuality-and-pride-flag-on-set/feed/ 0 245561 SBC Megachurch Performs Sanitized Version of Foul-Mouthed Blasphemer’s Rap Song for Mother’s Day https://disntr.com/2023/05/15/sbc-megachurch-performs-sanitized-version-of-foul-mouthed-blasphemers-rap-song-for-mothers-day/ https://disntr.com/2023/05/15/sbc-megachurch-performs-sanitized-version-of-foul-mouthed-blasphemers-rap-song-for-mothers-day/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 11:26:02 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=245377 I’m not sure I can think of a better way to spend Mother’s Day than by going to a church to be turned on to a blaspheming rapper who regularly drops the F-Bombs, takes the Lord’s name in vain, and objectifies women in his music. I mean, isn’t this the kind of role model our […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/05/15/sbc-megachurch-performs-sanitized-version-of-foul-mouthed-blasphemers-rap-song-for-mothers-day/feed/ 0 245377 SBC Megachurch Dresses Horse up Like a Unicorn and Parades Him on Stage During Worship Service https://disntr.com/2023/04/17/sbc-megachurch-dresses-horse-up-like-a-unicorn-and-parades-him-on-stage-during-worship-service/ https://disntr.com/2023/04/17/sbc-megachurch-dresses-horse-up-like-a-unicorn-and-parades-him-on-stage-during-worship-service/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:57:25 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=245091 Church by the Glades, the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship circus located in Coral Springs, FL, is a 10,000-member goat farm that is known for its extravagant performances and professional renditions of profane secular music and dancing. Some of its more famous performances include the Stormtrooper Dance, Disney Medleys, and covers of Beyonce’s Freedom—and more recently, […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/04/17/sbc-megachurch-dresses-horse-up-like-a-unicorn-and-parades-him-on-stage-during-worship-service/feed/ 0 245091 Church Crucifies Disney Character, Belle, From Beauty and the Beast For Easter Performance https://disntr.com/2023/04/12/church-crucifies-disney-character-belle-from-beauty-and-the-beast-for-easter-performance/ https://disntr.com/2023/04/12/church-crucifies-disney-character-belle-from-beauty-and-the-beast-for-easter-performance/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:38:05 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=245051 The great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon once predicted that “a time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats!” He was correct, and that time is now. In recent years, there has been an insidious but increasingly prominent rise in the foolish charades masquerading as the […]

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