For Our Daughters tells the stories of clergy sexual abuse survivors in their own words
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on September 26, 2024. “Nothing draws fire like drawing attention to sexual abuse and coverups in white evangelical churches. Nothing even comes close.” These are the words Kristin Du Mez chose to reflect on as she prepared herself on the eve of the release of her film For Our […]
Steve Lawson preached fire and brimstone except for himself
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on September 23, 2024. “Megachurch pastors in Dallas are starting to drop like flies,” I wrote back on June 25 after Tony Evans and Robert Morris stepped away from ministry at prominent megachurches. Apparently “starting” was the keyword because over the next three months, the number of Dallas pastors […]
10 examples of conservative evangelicals turning truth into dangerous lies
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on September 18, 2024. Conservative evangelicals claim to be the arbiters of truth in a post-truth world. But if we take a moment to consider how the last few months have gone, we’ll notice a pattern emerge. Story after story, conservatives are the ones who seem to be […]
Interview: “A Conversation with Rick Pidcock” on the Crucible of Thought podcast
A couple weeks ago, I sat down with Brandon Munday on the Crucible of Thought podcast. We talked about a lot of different topics including theology, politics, and how I approach research for my articles.
JD Vance and Al Mohler use fuzzy math to sound an alarm on falling birth rates
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on September 10, 2024. Over the past two months since Donald Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate, many people have been surprised to learn about Vance’s demonization of women in the workplace and his strange fascination with large families. Just this past week, another quote from […]
Of gay penguins, the Grand Canyon, the Ark and the Scopes trial
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on September 6, 2024. As the 100-year anniversary of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial approaches, the scientific community has had an entire century to explore our world and then sharpen and share their discoveries through peer review. But young earth creationists are still stuck using the same tactics […]