What do we get when a conservative Roman Catholic intellectual interacts with a Calvinist Christian nationalist? No guesswork required here. Ross Douthat and Doug Wilson in an episode of “Interesting Times” discuss Wilson’s theological and political views. In the course…
The unholy alliance that’s OK with bringing back slavery
A chilling and terrifying convergence is under way on the American religious right. On one side comes raw, unfiltered and vitriolic bigotry straight from the gutter. The most recent display of this came in the form of leaked Telegram chats…
Why Doug Wilson is wrong about women’s rights and the 19th Amendment
Should the 19th amendment, which gave women in the United States the right to vote, be repealed? A growing movement of American evangelicals think so. For example, in recent months, Doug Wilson, a controversial pastor based in Moscow, Idaho, and…
The bizarre story of Doug Wilson attempting to buy Christianity Today
In one of the most truly bizarre stories of the week, Julie Roys reported yesterday that Doug Wilson’s Canon Press attempted to buy Christianity Today for $10 million. To which my first response was: “How did Doug Wilson come up…
A different view on Grace Agenda and Moscow, Idaho
Editor’s note: BNG previously reported on the influence of Doug Wilson in Moscow, Idaho, and his influence in advocating for Christian nationalism. The following opinion piece offers an alternative perspective from someone who saw the events differently. It is BNG’s…
Chattel slavery: Bad news then and now
I am pleading for my people, A poor, downtrodden race, Who dwell in freedom’s boasted land, With no abiding place. While I bear upon my body The scars of many a gash, I am pleading for my people, Who groan…
In fight against patriarchy, women ‘are not listened to’
As armed National Guardsmen begin patrolling the streets of our cities at the command of President Donald Trump, many Americans are waking up to the deadly dangers of toxic white male domination bent on violent authority. But there is one…
Please don’t call the TheoBros Christians
Mira Fox recently had an article for MSN called “The Podcasters Making Antisemitism Christian Again.” She explained antisemitism is rising among certain evangelical Christians. The theme of the “Stone Choir” blog she watched: “Satan is using the Hebrew language to…
Du Mez calls conservatives to speak against Doug Wilson
Even conservative complementarian evangelicals should be speaking out against Doug Wilson, according to historian and author Kristin DuMez. In an Aug. 16 column on her Substack, the professor at Calvin University addressed the issue in light of the latest national…
CNN interviews Doug Wilson, and Pete Hegseth likes it
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has come under public fire for publicly endorsing the misogynistic views of Idaho pastor Doug Wilson and his colleagues in a CNN interview. But Hegseth’s support for Wilson and his ultra-conservative theology is not new information….
Here’s who’s behind the war on empathy
When Donald Trump made his triumphal return to the White House, Joe Rigney could hardly contain his excitement. “The polls show that a significant majority of Americans favor the president’s goal,” the Baptist scholar noted, “but will we have the…
White evangelical men weaponize the gospel against women because they don’t respect women
“Do men desperately need respect, while women desperately need love?” This was the question posed by Sheila Gregoire on a recent episode of the “Bare Marriage” podcast. “That is the thesis of a lot of bestselling books in evangelicalism like Love and…