Kid Rock and evangelicals’ obsession with celebrity
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on February 12, 2026. In a world where everyone cycles through being an expert, the week after the Super Bowl typically turns into everyone posing as professional semioticians, offering their artistic analysis of the Super Bowl halftime show and the game. Most often, this devolves into conservatives fussing […]
Now Christian nationalists claim we’re having a revival
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on October 16, 2025. As the Christian church loses credibility worldwide due to egregious politicking, Christian supremacists across the nation are tripping over themselves with excitement about a more positive story line they see: Revival. Although every other metric shows the church in America in numerical decline, these […]
Who are the billionaires and celebrity pastors supporting Megan Basham?
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on August 15, 2024. Megan Basham may have been given the 2024 Boniface Award for “fearless and faithful” journalism by the Association of Classical Christian Schools for taking “a stand for the Christian viewpoint … without bitterness and in a godly and grace-filled way.” But her latest book, Shepherds […]
Conservative evangelicals claim they are being persecuted by not being allowed to persecute LGBTQ foster kids
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on July 2, 2024. In the latest episode of conservative Christianity’s persecution complex, the Biden administration is accused of discriminating against Christians by prohibiting them from fostering kids. “Biden Takes Aim at Christian Foster Care,” one headline from the American Family Association claims. “The Biden Regime has proposed a […]