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A Prior Conviction: A Minimal Facts Case for the ERLC’s Progressivism as Demonstrated by Its Association with Karen Swallow Prior

Some months ago, I authored a post about Beth Moore which readers could use to lead their friends out from under the influence of that popular but disturbing author. I did not present a detailed argument about why Beth Moore should be avoided, rather I listed a number of minimal facts which indicated that Beth … Read more

Karen Swallow Prior: Research Fellow at ERLC

“I wish we had 1,000 more Karen Swallow Priors in evangelicalism today. She models convictional kindness. She doesn’t give any ground, but she also doesn’t see people who disagree with her as her enemy.” – Russell Moore (link) Russell Moore thinks we need 1,000 more Karen Swallow Priors in evangelicalism today. He must think so, … Read more

New ERLC Hire a Member of Left-Wing “Progressive Baptist Convention”

The ERLC announced today that they have hired Steven Harris as the “Director of Advocacy” for the entity’s Washington DC office. In this role, Harris will work with government leaders in the legislative and executive branches to advocate for the ERLC’s position on important issues. He will also analyze legislation and produce content for ERLC … Read more

A Great Commission Suggestion: Pink Slip the ERLC (not by Dave Miller)

It isn’t personal, its business! Great Commission business.  I think it is time that the SBC de-funds the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and gives those funds to the IMB to increase our missionary force around the world. I know that Russell Moore is one of the bogeymen of the Baptist right.  They disdain him because … Read more

Russell Moore’s ERLC: Change Agents of the United Nations

It is no doubt that Russell Moore has worked his way up to the top of the largest Protestant denomination in the world, only to promote ecumenism and UN-friendly ideas through the use of his position within the Church. But there is more to it. The Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission as a whole is … Read more

The Worst Christian of 2023

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Worst Christian of the Year

Who is the worst Christian of 2023? On the surface, this seems like a foolish or even pharisaical question. The fact of the matter is that there are none worthy to stand righteous before God except his perfect son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Every believer struggles with sin every day and will continue to do … Read more

Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2023

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Worst Christian of the Year

Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2023? Using a number of criteria Pulpit & Pen has identified a list of nominees from a pool of eligible individuals (obvious charlatans and the theologically heterodox* were not included for consideration).  In … Read more

Russell Moore, Tyler Zach, and the Gospel For Enneagram

Russell Moore, the former President of the ERLC and the current Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today, is a featured speaker at the upcoming (and virtual) Gospel for Enneagram Summit in April 2023. Given his extensive theological education and experience, Moore should know better than to shill for something as wicked as the Enneagram, which is either … Read more

The Worst Christian of 2021

This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Worst Christian of the Year

Who is the worst Christian of 2021? On the surface, this seems like a foolish or even pharisaical question. The fact of the matter is that there are none worthy to stand righteous before God except his perfect son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Every believer struggles with sin every day and will continue to do … Read more

Nominees: The Worst Christian of 2021

This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series Worst Christian of the Year

Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2021? Using a number of criteria Pulpit & Pen has identified a list of nominees from a pool of eligible individuals (obvious charlatans and the theologically heterodox* were not included for consideration).  In … Read more

Casey B. Hough Needs to be Fired from Several Jobs

On December 16, 2016 the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC) published an article entitled “The Diversity in Our Christmas Story.” This week, it was reshared via the ERLC Twitter feed. The article was penned by Casey B. Hough, whose Twitter profile lists him as the following: Disciple, Husband of … Read more

TGC’s Favorite SSA Priest Sam Allberry Compares Incarnation of Christ to Wearing a Facemask

Sam Allberry, the same-sex attracted Anglican priest who’s been heavily promoted by The Gospel Coalition and other Social Justice Warriors, officially became a contender for the worst tweet of the year when he compared the unfathomable act of Jesus veiling his glory in the incarnation in servitude to humankind, to us wearing facemasks when around … Read more

SBC Intelligentsia Celebrate the Life of Notorious Baby-Killing Champion John Lewis

John Lewis was an evil man and worse than a racist, but that hasn’t stopped SBC leaders from singing his praises and paying him undue honor. Albert Mohler, Russel Moore, the Gang at the ERLC, and a ton of other people and places have spoken of Lewis in glowing, flowery language, without one mention that … Read more

Black Church Should Pay the SBC Reparations

This story is hilarious, at least if you despise the Southern Baptist Convention (which I do). It’s hilarious in a poetic justice sort of way. It’s hilarious in a pinky-to-the-mouth bwahahaha sort of way. A predominately black Southern Baptist Church just voted to leave the SBC because it’s not woke enough. Let me explain the … Read more

Southern Baptist Trustee: JD Greear is “Apostate”.

Tom Rush is an alumnus of Southern Baptist Theolgoical Seminary and a current trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In a recent Faceboook thread about JD Greear and his position the church’s relationship with homosexuals, Rush did not mince words about the spiritual status of the SBC President: “This guy is an apostate.” Facebook … Read more