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TULSA, Oklahoma—The death of Bishop Carlton D'Metrius Pearson at the age of 70, following a protracted battle with cancer, marks the end of a chapter characterized by profound theological heterodoxy and spiritual turmoil. Pearson's radical departure from orthodox...
Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and I can already taste my wife's delicious turkey. But let's face it, it's not always fun to gather with your extended family around the holidays and break bread with them. In fact, for many of us, it's more of an obligation than...
Lecrae, a "Christian" rapper who says he "deconstructed" from Christianity and has now embraced something completely new that doesn't resemble Christianity at all, says that he hates words like "Bible," and "discipleship" because these words "trigger" him. Over the...
Paul Washer, a notable Reformed Christian missionary and preacher, is set to undergo heart bypass surgery following recent medical evaluations. Washer, the founder of HeartCry Missionary Society, has been a dynamic voice in Christian evangelism, noted for his rigorous...
Mike Johnson, the esteemed House Speaker and a reputed conservative Christian figure, is currently embroiled in a controversy that challenges his long-held pro-life stance. Allegations have emerged, accusing Johnson of covertly working against legislation aimed at...
Samuel Perry, a University of Oklahoma sociologist, has fashioned himself as a fierce antagonist to what he labels "white Christian Nationalism" in America, a concept that should be outright rejected as a fabricated alarmist theory. His book, "Taking America Back for...
I give our new House Speaker, Mike Johnson, the benefit of the doubt and have no reason to believe that he isn't a true brother in Christ, despite his erroneous and unbiblical views on certain issues the Church and our nation face, particularly abortion. But he's more...
The Vatican, in its never-ending ecumenical push to merge the world's religions into one, has taken a step that, (surprise!) contradicts core biblical principles and blasphemes the one, true, risen Savior Jesus Christ. The Seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium, as...
In the last few weeks, North Carolina and Kentucky Baptist Associations both unanimously passed resolutions seeking equal protection under the law for unborn children. These strong, anti-abortion resolutions mirror a robust, theological stance that all people,...
"We live in a post-modern world, and postmodernism is about relativism. My truth is your falsehood, and your falsehood is my truth. But there is such a thing as the plain truth." (Barukh Binah) Barukh Binah captured succinctly one of the pillars of postmodernism, the...
The professing Church in America has turned into nothing more than a Sunday morning freak show. We have covered a number of wild sermon illustrations over the years. For example, in one illustration, a pastor has someone come up and hold a gun to his head to...
Bobbie Storm, a contemporary Christian singer associated with the Maverick City Music label—a label also known for its popular artists like the pro-abortion rapper, Kirk Franklin, and a man who posts lewd images of himself on social media, Dante Bowe—was nearly kicked...
"Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me." Malachi 3:8—a verse so frequently plucked from its Old Testament habitat and transplanted into the fertile soil of modern-day sermons, especially when the collection plate seems a little light. It's become the go-to verse...
In the latest episode of what can only be described as a political theatre of the absurd, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled her latest, and perhaps most arrogant, foray into Orwellian oversight—a "Social Media Analysis Unit." Wrapped in the velvety guise of...
Last Friday, author and speaker Rosaria Butterfield spoke at the convocation for Liberty University. Rosaria Butterfield is a former tenured professor of English and women's studies at Syracuse University who became a Christian in 1999. Her conversion story, which...
In the wake of a heart-wrenching legal battle, the world bids farewell to Indi Gregory, an eight-month-old girl whose struggle has ended not by irremediable natural causes, but by a system that claims to protect the very essence of life. Indi, born into a world of...
The Lausanne Movement, established in 1974 following the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, initiated by Billy Graham and other Christian leaders, is an international network of globalist evangelical leaders who purport to be focused on fulfilling the Great Commission—the Christian mandate to evangelize and make disciples of all nations. The
The Church of England (CofE), also known as the Anglican Church, is a historic institution that has its roots in the 16th century when King Henry VIII sought to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon but was denied annulment by the Pope. As a result, Henry broke away...
Brent Leatherwood, the current president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), epitomizes the progressive agenda that seeps through some corners of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). His ascension to this role followed the tenure of Russell Moore,...
In a surprising turn of events, it appears as though the newly-elected Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has aligned himself with the nefarious unbiblical movement, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). According to a report in Rolling Stone, Johnson is flying a flag...
In the recent election cycle, we witnessed a disturbing series of victories for the party of death, the Democrat party—a party that, from any honest Christian perspective, flagrantly tramples on the sacredness of human life. The heinousness of abortion and the...
We, as Christians, know that killing children in the womb is a form of murder and we know that God hates it. But sadly, many Christians have a flawed understanding of the depraved minds that it takes to commit such heinous acts of hatred toward fellow human beings....
In an unsurprising move of apostasy, the Roman Catholic Church, which has completely abandoned the Scriptures in favor of Papal authority, is now allowing “transgender” people to find refuge within its walls. This startling development echoes the fall of mainstream...
In the heart of Nottingham, a family's private agony has become a public crucible of ethical debate. Indi Gregory, a baby of merely eight months, lies at the confluence of medical limitation and governmental authority. Indi battles mitochondrial disease—a relentless...
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Throughout the Old Testament, God uses sexual terms to describe Israel’s covenant unfaithfulness to Himself in their worship and life. We find this especially in the prophets. In fact the entire book of Hosea is grounded in this theme as the LORD commands Hosea to...
In the modern world, various cultures, lifestyles, languages, and other human expressions exist outside of the Church. While some of these differences reflect God's diverse beauty, they often create division among humanity. Unfortunately, many within the Evangelical...
The LGBTQ movement in America has been striving for decades to promote the acceptance of homosexuality and other abnormal sexual behaviors. Sexual immorality, in all of its forms, has been present in every major society throughout history, as per historical and...
In the vast majority of modern churches, what passes as "worship" falls short of being true worship where the standard practice in Evangelical megachurches on Sunday mornings is to put on a rock concert that aims to stir up emotions and elicit positive feelings from...
Have you ever witnessed a worship service at Bethel Church? The air is electric, the music booms, the chords resonate with your soul. It's a sensory experience that can cause you to feel like you've reached the height of existence. It would be easy to be swept up in...
Genesis 5: 1-This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2-Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam [man or mankind], in the day when they were created. (Matt....
Romans 3:10 states, "As it is written: 'There is no one righteous, not even one.'" To understand this verse, we must first consider the broader context of the book of Romans as a whole. Written by the Apostle Paul, the New Testament book of Romans is widely regarded...
The spread of Christianity worldwide has brought forth a pressing issue - how to engage with the surrounding culture. In recent times, numerous churches have attempted to boost their relevance in society and attract new members by becoming more culturally relevant....
In the seventeenth century, England was undergoing a religious upheaval, marked by the rise of the Puritan movement and the efforts of the Anglican Church to maintain its control over religious life in the country. The conflict between these two forces eventually led...
Over the last year, we've watched the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), led by men like Brent Leatherwood of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission(ERLC) and SBC president, Bart Barber, devolved into a functional political activist group lobbying the government...
We've written previously on the highly popular Bible Project which is operated by Tim Mackie. Despite the increasing popularity in his YouTube short clips explaining passages and books of the Bible, Mackie takes a theologically liberal approach to Scripture and much...
Iveth Luna is a singer/songwriter from Mesquite, Texas, who grew up in a family involved in ministry. She began singing in church at the age of 16 and claims she later had a "spiritual encounter" that confirmed her calling to music. She writes pop-style music that...
"There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies,...
Brandan Robertson has been in the headlines quite a bit in the last year or so as he is an openly gay, self-described “pastor” who opposed traditional, biblical theology while installing himself as a biblical scholar and theologian. Robertson is an advocate...
It's becoming increasingly easy to separate the sheep from the goats as we watch the religious, cultural, and political climate become increasingly divisive. David French, a religious leftist who devotes his life to standing against conservative Christianity in the...
In 2020, Michael Horton, a prominent theologian in Reformed-Evangelical circles and host of the podcast "White Horse Inn," denounced support for Donald Trump as "The Cult of Christian Trumpism" in an article for The Gospel Coalition. Horton's Systematic Theology on...
As Christians living in a world that is hostile to God, we face a barrage of challenges to our faith every day. These attacks come in the form of anti-Creation propaganda, such as evolution and theories about the origins of the universe, as well as an all-out assault...
If there has been a more blatant example of Matthew 19:24 being played out in modern times than the Furtick family, I’ve not seen it. Jesus’s words were clear, “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of...
We've been arguing that the soft-peddling Southern Baptist establishment is compromised on the issue of abortion. As a matter of fact, it has become the official position of the establishment class of the Southern Baptist Convention that no matter what the...
It is with an extremely heavy heart that I must announce that Dr. Don Boys, a good friend and an occasional contributor to this publication has passed away at 88. I always enjoyed his provocative, pointed, and controversial writing even when I didn’t fully agree with...
Andy Stanley has been in our headlines quite a bit in recent weeks as we have exposed on a massive scale the pro-homosexual sentiment with his network of churches. Stanley, the pastor of North Point Ministries, preached a sermon a while back explaining how homosexuals...
Preston Sprinkle is the founder of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, & Gender, a ministry dedicated to advocating and promoting "Side B" "gay Christianity." Similar to Revoice, of which he is also an original advisory board member, Sprinkles' ministry promotes the...
Preston Sprinkle is the founder of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, & Gender, a ministry dedicated to advocating and promoting "Side B" "gay Christianity." Similar to Revoice, of which he is also an original advisory board member, Sprinkles' ministry promotes the...
You've probably heard of the recently released Jesus Revolution movie that's based on Greg Laurie's book by the same name. The movie is being promoted by several high-profile Evangelicals including former Southern Baptist president, James Merritt and former U.S. Vice...
With the passage of the revamped 'Hate Crime Bill' (House Bill 4474) by the Michigan House, the foundation of our freedom of speech stands perilously close to the edge of a dangerous precipice. This new bill is nothing short of an egregious assault on conservative...
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...
Rose Montoya, a name that has been catapulted into the public arena, has managed to brand himself as a transgender activist, leveraging his social media and public presence. Recently, he made headlines after flashing his fake breasts at the White House Pride Month...
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,...
A distressing video has recently emerged, released by the Baltimore Police Department, that showcases a chilling act of violence against two pro-life advocates outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Baltimore.Last month, pro-life advocates Dick Schafer and...
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 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...
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...
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...
In 2022, an epic scandal erupted in the Southern Baptist Convention when Willy Rice, an establishment pick for president was chosen to be nominated by establishment SBTS Trustee board chairman, Clint Pressley, to oppose the conservative candidate, Tom Ascol. During...
A few days ago, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), for once, made a commendable decision that deserves our attention and applause. The PCA's Administrative Committee announced the cancellation of an assembly-wide panel discussion that was to feature left-wing...
Last week, I reported that well-known prosperity gospel charlatan, Benny Hinn, had once again "repented" of his false gospel—a publicity stunt he's performed time and time again. And I also pointed out that his latest charade was just another example of a dog...
Over the years, as I've covered Christian news and apologetics, I've seen a lot. I've seen so much that hardly anything surprises me. What was once considered unholy alliances have become the norm as mainstream seemingly "normal" Christian leaders don't think twice...
Karen Swallow Prior is a divisive figure within the evangelical community, especially the Southern Baptist Convention, as she has paraded leftist ideologies, various levels of feminism, and all manner of evil under the banner of "Christianity" during her tenure as a...
During the First Communion mass at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, the occasion was interrupted when an armed teenager entered the building. As the priest, Nicholas Duper, learned of the threat, he began to lead the congregation in a prayer to Mary,...
This morning, I stumbled upon an article that left me both perplexed and saddened. It was about the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg, Germany, hosting a Taylor Swift-themed service. Yes, you read that right. This 600-year-old church, steeped in history and...
According to reports, former President Jimmy Carter is approaching the end of his life, as shared by his grandson Jason Carter at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum. Jason provided an update on the 99-year-old former president, who has been in...
Bryant Wright, a former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, is the current president of the SBC's "Send Relief"—a program funded by Southern Baptist tithe dollars under the banner of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).Wright, a “never-Trump” leftist, is...
In one of the most ominous displays of the Biden administration's hostility toward pro-life advocates, Lauren Handy, a courageous anti-abortion activist, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for protesting at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in D.C. On October...
Oneness Pentecostalism, a growing movement within the broader Pentecostal tradition, has ensnared many in a web of theological errors and heresies. While it might present itself as a vibrant expression of Christian faith, it is, in truth, a radical departure from...
Coming to an American city near you: an unpaid volunteer officer in the UK tells a citizen that they are not allowed to sing church songs outside of the church grounds unless authorized by the church to do so.The motherland, Great Britain, was once a thriving Western...
Pastor David Hughes of Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, FL is little more than a stand-up comedian, running a so-called "church" that does nothing more than tickle the ears of lost people. In one Instagram post, Hughes stated "If there’s one thing we can...
A few days ago, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), for once, made a commendable decision that deserves our attention and applause. The PCA's Administrative Committee announced the cancellation of an assembly-wide panel discussion that was to feature left-wing...
Last week, I reported that well-known prosperity gospel charlatan, Benny Hinn, had once again "repented" of his false gospel—a publicity stunt he's performed time and time again. And I also pointed out that his latest charade was just another example of a dog...
Over the years, as I've covered Christian news and apologetics, I've seen a lot. I've seen so much that hardly anything surprises me. What was once considered unholy alliances have become the norm as mainstream seemingly "normal" Christian leaders don't think twice...
Karen Swallow Prior is a divisive figure within the evangelical community, especially the Southern Baptist Convention, as she has paraded leftist ideologies, various levels of feminism, and all manner of evil under the banner of "Christianity" during her tenure as a...
During the First Communion mass at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, the occasion was interrupted when an armed teenager entered the building. As the priest, Nicholas Duper, learned of the threat, he began to lead the congregation in a prayer to Mary,...
This morning, I stumbled upon an article that left me both perplexed and saddened. It was about the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg, Germany, hosting a Taylor Swift-themed service. Yes, you read that right. This 600-year-old church, steeped in history and...
According to reports, former President Jimmy Carter is approaching the end of his life, as shared by his grandson Jason Carter at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum. Jason provided an update on the 99-year-old former president, who has been in...
Bryant Wright, a former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, is the current president of the SBC's "Send Relief"—a program funded by Southern Baptist tithe dollars under the banner of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).Wright, a “never-Trump” leftist, is...
In one of the most ominous displays of the Biden administration's hostility toward pro-life advocates, Lauren Handy, a courageous anti-abortion activist, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for protesting at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in D.C. On October...
Oneness Pentecostalism, a growing movement within the broader Pentecostal tradition, has ensnared many in a web of theological errors and heresies. While it might present itself as a vibrant expression of Christian faith, it is, in truth, a radical departure from...
Coming to an American city near you: an unpaid volunteer officer in the UK tells a citizen that they are not allowed to sing church songs outside of the church grounds unless authorized by the church to do so.The motherland, Great Britain, was once a thriving Western...
Pastor David Hughes of Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, FL is little more than a stand-up comedian, running a so-called "church" that does nothing more than tickle the ears of lost people. In one Instagram post, Hughes stated "If there’s one thing we can...
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Earlier today, we reported on the sad reality that Ohio had voted to enshrine the right to murder babies into its Constitution, a seismic shift that was partially carried forward by an unlikely contingent—25 percent of white evangelicals according to exit polls...
Yesterday, this nation witnessed in the state of Ohio arguably the most blatant rejection of God that has manifested in our time through the approval of Issue 1, a state constitutional amendment that cements the right of women to murder their children. In a move that...
In the Golden State's latest legislative escapade, California's Senate Bill 729 is on the cusp of creating a marketplace that commodifies the very cradle of life—women's bodies—effectively creating a legalized sex slave trade in the state. This proposed piece of...
Steven Flockhart, once a household voice chasing fame on "American Idol" and "The Voice," now embodies the dark side of the megachurch. His leap from TV personality to scandalous pastor wasn't just a fall from grace—it was a dive into vanity's deep end, shackling his...
Yesterday, we reported that someone had released the manifesto of the transgender Nashville school shooter who killed six innocent people earlier this year. Audrey Hale, a woman who identified as a transgender man, who previously attended The Covenant School in...
Allendale United Methodist "Church" is already under fire for allowing minors to attend a drag queen show during its worship service, blatantly disregarding Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's legislation that prohibits exposing children to sexualized performances. One...
On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, which resulted in multiple fatalities. The attack was carried out by a transgender leftist who had written a “manifesto” which has currently been withheld due to public records...
Within the churning currents of contemporary discourse, the label "Christian Nationalist" is fast being perverted, reshaped into a tool of ideological strife. At the forefront of those bending this term to their will is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a history professor at the...
Covenant Eyes is a subscription-based online service that offers monitoring solutions for device usage. By installing this program, users have their device activity tracked and shared with a chosen accountability partner. This service is frequently utilized by people...
Max Lucado, a figure who once at least held a veneer of Christian orthodoxy about him, has now capitulated to a dangerous trend of watering down the stark realities of sin. In fact, Lucado has taken it upon himself to recast sin as nothing more than what he calls a...
It's that time of the year again—November rolls in and with it comes "Transgender Awareness Month," a creation of the activist class who have marked it as a time to turn the national spotlight onto what they perceive as the plight of the transgender community. They're...
Ryan Visconti, the pastor of Generation Church in Mesa, Arizona, has come out as one of the most vocal opponents to Andy Stanley in the last year, particularly about his views on homosexuality in the context of Christian doctrine and church leadership. His views...
Baptist Pastor and Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland found himself at the center of a storm, necessitating a public apology to his congregation after being exposed for his clandestine activities as a cross-dresser online. "I apologize for any embarrassment caused by my...
In what universe does drag queen, Flamy Grant think that an album packed to the brim with explicit content and a blatant disregard for Christian values belongs in the Contemporary Christian Music category? It’s almost comical—scratch that, it is comical—that Grant is...
In a recent clip that's making the rounds, Kenneth Copeland, the self-appointed prophet and prosperity gospel preacher, has once again demonstrated his knack for twisting Scripture to suit his own ends. This time, he's warning his followers that not tithing is akin to...
In a legal battle that has captured the attention of both religious communities and legal experts, Dr. Will McRaney's case against the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. (NAMB) has now reached the United States Court of Appeals for...
A Florida "church" just threw a drag service as a big middle finger to Governor Ron DeSantis' commonsense Anti-Drag for Kids law. Allendale United Methodist "Church" in St. Petersburg did this in the name of "inclusivity," but let's be real, they were anything but...
When reading the devastating story of Timika Thomas, a woman who had fought against infertility and opted for in-vitro fertilization to expand her family, it's impossible not to be struck by the sheer horror of it all. After enduring two ectopic pregnancies and having...
If you think TPUSA is the guardian of conservative values, think again. Led by Charlie Kirk, this organization is nothing short of a Trojan horse in the conservative movement. While it claims to champion conservatism, it's busy platforming and promoting ideologies...
Today is Reformation Day, a commemoration of that fateful epoch over 500 years ago when the very soul of Christendom was at stake. Europe, and the rest of the world, dominated by the Roman Catholic Church, was ensnared in a spiritual tempest, its people gripped by a...
Justin Timberlake has been slammed by fans after revelations that he put pressure on his then girlfriend, Britney Spears, to have an abortion and then went on to publicily campaign for “the right to choose”. In her memoir, The Woman in Me, Spears revealed that...
Picture this: a coliseum filled with crazy people whipped into a frenzy, arms flailing like windmills in a gale, eyes rolled back as if caught in a trance. The preacher, slick and telegenic, lays a hand on someone’s forehead, mutters a few words, and then—bam! Down...
In 2021, The Dissenter reported that Grace Semler Baldridge–who goes by the stage name, Semler–had topped Lauren Daigle for the number one spot on the Christian music charts on iTunes. Baldridge was also nominated by GLAAD for the 2020 Award for...
A few weeks ago, we reported that Contemporary Christian Worship celebrity and lead guitarist in the "Christian" band, Caedmon's Call, Derek Webb, who defected from the faith a few years ago and came out in full support of sodomy, decided to gather with two other...
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