Apparently Pope Francis doesn’t like people to touch him. The pontiff apologized today after a video surfaced of him slapping a woman who grabbed his hand in a New Year’s celebration crowd. “We lose patience many times,” Francis said in apology. He continued, “It happens to me too. I apologize for the bad example given … Read more
[BTWN NETWORK] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS On this episode of Polemics Report for December 30, 2019, JD answers sincere questions and moves on to discuss Epistemological Capitalism. Then, he discusses gun issues and news of the day. TEXT or Leave a voice messageBTWN Feedback Line … Read more
‘Faher’ Charlie Urnick provides his priestly services at Don’s Celebrity Theater, tucked inside the thrumming Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino. It’s there that gamblers and whoremongers slink away from their slot machines and high-stakes cards games just long enough to be absolved of their sins, drink communion with all the reverence of a shot of … Read more
On Christmas Eve, which is the evening that commemorates when Mary’s birth-pains with the Christ-child were no doubt beginning, the United Nations tweeted out that motherhood is a “penalty” for women. The tweet mentioned the ‘downside’ to rearing children including more unpaid care and ‘domestic’ work, reduced employment (the horror), gender-based occupational segregation, and gender … Read more
Not all good Bible teachers believe Christmas should be celebrated. Although we are not in agreement at Pulpit & Pen with the ‘sinfulness’ of Christmas, we certainly respect others to retain the opinion and are open to hearing their arguments. Consider the following from renown 20th Century theologian, A.W. Pink. He wrote as follows: “Thus … Read more
John Calvin celebrated Christmas but did not believe that he or anyone else should be forced to observe the day, which is often associated with pagan traditions of popery. This is Calvin’s response to the issue… “Now, I see here today more people that I am accustomed to having at the sermon. Why is that? … Read more
[The Spurgeon Center] It’s true. Charles Spurgeon had a love/hate relationship with Christmas. In seventeenth-century England, Christmas was often associated with moral laxity and splurging. The Puritans resisted the Roman Catholic flavor of the festivities, and so did Spurgeon. Like his predecessors, the preacher often played the Scrooge and humbugged the holiday. “Certainly we do … Read more
Sounding like something out of a science fiction movie, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a way to place invisible ‘tattoos’ under the skin of vaccinated patients that can only be seen under ultraviolet light or detected by a special smartphone app. It will now be as easy as putting a … Read more
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), recently declared that the term “pillow fight” is offensive to LGBTQ+ people and women. When Politico refereed to a spat between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg as a “pillow fight,” GLAAD rebuked them claiming the term is an “offensive slur.” GLAAD’s Director of News and Rapid … Read more
As a tradition, we post the top-read posts at the end of each year. This year, these top-tens posts (in order of total views, not Facebook shares; please note, some shares are more numerous than views depending upon when the article was published) are in descending order… Clayton Jennings Attacks, Doxes Victims, with 3,954 shares … Read more
After a young man’s brother died, he and his wife were heading to deal with the matter when they were pulled over by the Texas State Patrol. Upon asking why they were speeding, the patrolman found out about the death. Instead of issuing a ticket, he took off his hat, grabbed their hands, and prayed … Read more
It is time that the evangelical establishment’s flagship publication, Christianity Today, be replaced with alternative Christian media. We have the power, the numbers, and the readership to topple the liberal rag magazine and replace it with something that represents real evangelicals (the type who actually go to church, believe the Bible, and vote Republican). The … Read more
Dear Christians Who Use Preferred Gender Pronouns, We are seeing many Christians compromise on this important issue. Should we use the preferred gender pronouns for those suffering from confusion, delusion, or deceit about their gender? The Southern Baptist Convention president says yes. The Revoice ‘gay Christian’ lobby says yes. The ‘Reformed’ Rosaria Butterfield says yes. … Read more
[BTWN Network ] On today’s podcast, JD talks about Bethel being unable to raise the dead, an African American pastor leaving the SBC over JD Greear’s compromises on homosexuality (somebody’s been reading P&P), and then onto Rosaria Butterfield blue-printing Revoice gay theology. TEXT or Leave a voice messageBTWN Feedback Line (320) BTWN – GUY For … Read more
[Church Watch Central] In her latest article Holly Pivec from ‘Spirit Of Error’ writes a disturbing report about a school of Bethel Church Redding masquerading as an Assemblies of God Bible Instiute. “…my claim that the AG’s BSSD is actually a school of Bethel Church may seem difficult to believe. But, below, in what follows, … Read more
