The transmogrification of the SBC: When Baptists no longer are Baptist

Like Catholics, fundamentalists preach strict obedience to religious authority. Sex is prohibited outside of marriage and rarely discussed. Overlapping dynamics of silence and submission make conservative Christians a ripe target for sexual predators.

Christians who get all high and mighty about whether others say “Merry Christmas” come off as hateful jerks rather than loving soul winners. Ramping up on “Merry Christmas” may be a productive political ploy, but it’s atrocious evangelism.

Hobby Lobby, whose owners are evangelical Christians, said it began collecting a “variety of Bibles and other artifacts” several years ago with the goal of preserving them for future generations.

These folk preachers blended homespun sermon and song to offer life lessons on how to survive in a world of inequality and virulent racism.

Plenty of people feel that the Harry Potter stories contain spiritual messages, at least in a broad sense, all ready to be asserted and propagated, among grown-ups as well as children.

As part of her work, Anders documented the slow but steady advancement of women into Baptist pulpits. In 1983, she discovered that there were 14 women serving as Southern Baptist pastors. By 1993, that number had grown to 51.