#Evangelical

The phrase "identity in Christ" is so unbiblical & self-centered. It originates from "identity theory." It's definitionally individualistic. As a covenant theologian, I prefer "union with Christ" because it empha
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This isn't the first time the evangelical right has steered us away from science because... of their own stupid reasons.It probably just depends where you grew up, and how you
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Bitcoin is eating the world...It has become a supermassive black hole that is sucking in everything around it and destroying it. This narrative is only going to grow over the
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Class reductionism makes space for Third Positionism (fascism with economically progressive views). You can’t neatly elide classism with other kinds of oppression or pretend those other oppressions are subordinate to
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Decades ago, charismatic churches were implicated in the promotion of a prototypical form of QAnon, what is referred to as the "satanic panic".The "satanic panic" claimed hundreds of thousands, or
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Again, I waited till after midnight for a take on Joanna Theng and Christianity in Singapore from a Christian misfit's POV. A brain fart of thoughts and experiences, possibly unstructured.
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This good review by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove points us to books by @anelsona and @kathsstewart that try to figure out why 65-79% of white evangelicals approve of Trump and his Christian
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It is becoming clearer & clearer that we have a situation much more like the second scenario.Young people feel immune & many are symptom freeWhite people have lower mortalityWell off
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Who Cares About the Election?I still have many smart conservative friends. But as much as I love and respect them, I have a real problem with their support of President
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Don't discount manipulation, abuse just because someone is technically an adult or a male. #MenTooVulnerability, immaturity and powerful religious figures with friends in the highest office make saying no a
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As someone who grew up around evangelicals there’s nothing surprising here. This sort of thinking isn’t uniform but it’s perfectly easy to find.https://twitter.com/publiusorperish/status/1307295121583599616 That’s a moot follow-up q
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Tentative thesis (drawing on Hauerwas, Stringfellow, evangelical history and various left shitposters): a) American Protestant revivalism is initially a rich, diverse, and bizarre phenomenon with many diametrically opposed variations (parti
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Watching the Evangelical Snake eat its own tail right now is strangely both validating & satisfying. People are LOSING THEIR MINDS, & for good reason: I CAN HEAR the questions
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Always interested in re-upping older but great reads. There was some discourse yesterday and today on this but this Peter Beinart piece is always good.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/07/debunking-myth-that-anti-zionism-is-antisemi
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Sexual orientation can change. Sexual orientation can be a choice. Gender identity can change. Gender expression can be a choice. Many people don't experience these as choices, but some people
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G'MORNsaw that the person who prompted this thread deleted their tweethope they find a kickass name for their company and become wildly successfulwant this to be a reminder to y'all
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