The following is a parody of something published by Relevant Magazine. Relevant, a purportedly Christian magazine, released an article attacking the partisan approach they see in many Christians (mainly conservatives). The article is called Should Christians Participate In Partisan Politics? In it, Andrew Voigt, a “self-renowned root beer and coffee enthusiast,” argues that we should … Read more
They Call it “Mercy Killing.” No title could be further from the truth. A 41 year old Canadian man who suffered from Amytrophic Lateral Disease (ALS), was killed by assisted suicide on August 6 in British Columbia. Sean Tagert’s illness had reduced his ability to independently move his body, speak, or eat. His mental functioning, … Read more
According to web rank, Pulpit & Pen has more readers than the Religion News Service, the Baptist Press, Charisma News, and other major Christian News publications. However, we don’t have the support of large corporations or denominations because we are independent Christian news. The Religion News Foundation – in partnership with RNS – for example, … Read more
This may come as a shock to you, but evangelicals don’t care about sex-trafficking or pedophilia. At least, that’s according to Whoopie Goldberg and Joy Behar. In light of news that Bill Clinton’s longtime friend and intimate travel partner, Jeffrey Epstein, had been arrested for sex trafficking, Whoopie Goldberg made the claim on The View … Read more
Jim Bakker recently claimed on an episode of his doomsday survival supply infomercial that he was put into prison because the U.S. government was afraid he would endorse Pat Robertson for president. In reality, Bakker was put into prison after an investigation into tag-team raping a woman with another evangelist, along with a real estate … Read more
Jack Graham, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, preached on Sunday that socialism is incompatible with Christianity. He did so in a televised sermon, and he pulled no punches. Graham, who threatened to pull more than a million dollars in his church’s funding from the ERLC because of Russell Moore’s leftism, pulled no … Read more
In what is an amazing turn of events, the leftist-progressive and “soft-complementarian” (also known as an egalitarian) and Beth Moore’s chief Southern Baptist armor bearer, Russell Moore, dropped some incredible lines in defense of Patriarchy. Yes, that’s right. You might have thought you would never live to see it, but the soft-handed yard gnome mascot … Read more
In September 1958, I was born at Fairview Riverside Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Wednesday, Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota had planned to activity end the life of Catie Cassidy. What could have possibly happened in the Fairview healthcare system that euthanasia was seen as a reasonable means of offering ‘care and comfort’ at … Read more
Tuesday the Texas Senate approved House Bill 16 the Born Alive Act giving the unborn child that survives an abortion the right to life-saving healthcare. The legislation would create a physician-patient relationship. One of the outstanding benefits of this bill is the recognition that an unborn child that survives an intended murder is a separate … Read more
Born in 385 in Roman Britannia in the town now known as Dumbarton, Scotland, Patrick is rightfully considered one of the greatest evangelists in Christian history. Considered a Catholic holiday by many, Protestants need not be afraid of taking part in the less-debaucherous festivities…so long as they’re wearing the right color. Patrick begins his autobiography … Read more
Adam Greenway has been unanimously nominated by the search committee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to replace Paige Patterson as its next president. Greenway is another “Mohlerite” appointed to run a Southern Baptist entity, the latest in what is almost a complete take-over of the SBC by Albert Mohler and his towering influence. That someone … Read more
If someone bet me 1 to a 1,000,000 that we would never see Dr. Albert R. Mohler and Dr. Paige Patterson in a Casino at the same time, I’d take those odds. Nevertheless, I can think of no better metaphors to describe the recent public statements of these two Southern Baptist Luminaries than those of … Read more
I want to announce a partnership between P&P/Polemics Report and Crown & Cross Books, which will help streamline and better serve our patrons. As you may be aware, patrons get at least one free book in the mail each month, if they give at the ‘Expositor’ Level. It’s been hard to get those out on … Read more
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 This post is the twenty-sixth in a series that addresses a list of “40 Harmful Effects of Christianity” that originated on the American Atheists Facebook page … Read more
Like many others, I can still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on 9/11. I was a sophomore in college, living in Athens, Georgia. The 2nd hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center just after I got back home from my first class of the day. I watched thousands of … Read more
