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Catholics always argue that they don’t worship Mary. Yet, their actions and their words repeatedly tell us otherwise. A recent conversation between papist apologist, Matt Fradd and his guest on the podcast "Pints With Aquinas" is a glaring testament to the...
Steven Furtick, the founder and lead "pastor" of Elevation Church, has become a household name among modern megachurch prosperity gospel frauds from Joel Osteen to T.D. Jakes to Carl Lentz. But beneath his polished exterior and motivational speeches lies a deeper...
There's an epidemic spreading in our churches today, and it's not one you can catch from a sneeze or a handshake. It's a spiritual malady that has been infecting the hearts and minds of even the most well-meaning of Christians everywhere—a soul-sapping sickness that...
Earlier this year, in addition to Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, the SBC expelled five churches from their convention because they had women pastors. Linda Barnes Popham, a pastor at one of these expelled churches, Fern Creek Baptist in Louisville, Ky, followed up...
Mike Pence, the mainstream Republican choice for "being better on queer rights than other candidates," has made it clear that sex change surgeries for children under the age of 18 should be outlawed. Okay, great! No argument with that, they should be outlawed. And I...
You may remember a few months ago as we reported on the saga of the supposed "outpouring of the Holy Spirit" at Asbury during the month of February. While many of the same hyper-charismatic blowhards were absolutely sure that the event was genuine—despite the fact...
If you followed the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting last week, you're probably familiar with the Mike Law Amendment. This amendment, spearheaded by Pastor Mike Law, aimed to clarify the role of women within the SBC by constitutionally prohibiting them...
The messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to re-elect incumbent President Bart Barber for another yearlong term serves as a crude testament to the establishment's prevailing influence and growing sway over conservative concerns. The triumph of...
The most troubling thing about the Drag Queen Story Hour phenomenon, now popping up all around the world, isn't that it's merely lost people acting like lost people. Rather, it's that it masquerades as something good—they claim it's all about love and acceptance—when,...
On June 14, 2023, the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) overwhelmingly voted in favor of disfellowshipping Saddleback Church by an astonishing number. I assumed the vote would be close, yet 89 percent of the convention voted to hold member churches...
Todd Unzicker is the Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, a role he assumed in May 2021. His professional career in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has included a variety of roles such as the leader of a local Baptist...
The year 2023 is now a landmark in the history of Quest Church, a Seattle megachurch founded in the throes of the modern social justice movement, under the "pastoral" leadership of Gail Song Bantum. Bantum, a vocal proponent of progressive theology and social change,...
In the wake of Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy's recent passing, profound questions surrounding his theological stance and lifetime legacy are eliciting a torrent of scrutiny within the Christian community. Gaddy, the former president of the Interfaith Alliance, passed away...
The storm following the arrest of Christian preacher, Damon Atkins, at a Pride rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, continues to rage. Despite the Berks County District Attorney's Office withdrawing the disorderly conduct charges against Atkins, critics argue that the...
The latest in a string of death of prominent Evangelical leaders, following Charles Stanley and Tim Keller, is the notorious charismatic televangelist and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Pat Robertson, who passed away at his home in Virginia Beach...
The Berks County District Attorney's Office has withdrawn the disorderly conduct charges against Damon Atkins, a Christian preacher arrested at a Pride rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 2023. The decision was reached after a thorough examination of the videos...
Eight months ago, the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) was rocked by the sudden resignation of its then-president, Adam Greenway, amidst allegations of plagiarism against the former SBC president, Ed Litton, whom Greenway openly supported. However,...
Rick Warren has been at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) controversy over ordaining women to the pastorate. As you're probably aware by now, the SBC is facing a turning point next week as Rick Warren, former pastor of Saddleback Church and his...
You're probably aware by now that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is at possibly its final crossroad which will determine its fate in the coming years. Of course, God is sovereign over the fate of the SBC, but it is safe to say that we can determine its...
Jenn Johnson, a worship "pastor" at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and co-founder of Bethel Music, propagates an extreme form of charismaticism that deviates alarmingly from orthodox Biblical Christianity. Jenn Johnson is the lead pastor, Bill Johnson's...
In an egregious spectacle that could only be described as a brutal assault on religious liberty, Damon Atkins, a Christian preacher, was publicly shackled and hauled off for exercising his constitutional right to free speech in the town of Reading, PA. In this...
With all of its faults, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) at least has a very minimal doctrinal standard that is meant to unify Southern Baptist churches around a common set of beliefs. And while the denomination's confession, the Baptist Faith and Message 2000,...
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