‘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
Sid Roth hosts It’s Supernatural. When he’s not there to tell fanciful stories of charismatic poppycock, Dr. Michael Brown takes his place as a guest host. Roth has told some pretty tall tales, but the one from December 20 might just take the cake. According to Roth and his guest, Andre Ashby, a kid, flew … Read more
In light of the horrific church shooting in White Settlement, Texas, Pulpit & Pen would like to provide some resources for you to send to your church security team. Here’s a breakdown of the shooting in Texas, with expert commentary on what the security team did right, did wrong, could have done better, and what … Read more
I am an Epistemological Capitalist. Every so often I change my tag on Facebook to better describe myself to the public. Last time it was, “That pen and pulpit ‘go home’ t-shirt guy who preaches sexism mostly – Jory Micah.” Before that, it was “I choose to self-identify as a Camouflage American,” “Also known as … Read more
For worshippers at Steven Furtick’s Elevation Church this Sunday, there will be no worship. They have canceled services in order to focus on preparing for a big New Years Eve bash. Please note to attendees: Whatever this party consists of, childcare is not provided. The Facebook post says, “There will be NO WORSHIP EXPERIENCES on … Read more
In a podcast promotional for Jen Hatmaker’s For the Love podcast, self-professed “bull-dyke” ELCA pastor who melted down virginity rings and formed them in the graven image of female genitalia to give to Gloria Steinheim, Nadia Bolz Weber, made up her own Beatitudes for people living in unrepentant sin. Jesus preached his Beatitudes during his … Read more
Angering Roman Catholics around the world, the Pope made a confusing and ill-timed statement in his Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas Day, in which he slighted the Virgin Mary and said Jesus was born ‘in the womb of the church.’ Francis made the statements from the Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, per tradition. His … Read more
To demonstrate the gross commercialization of Christianity, completely divorced from the religion of Christ, this photo surfaced from Yahoo News. This photo is of hijab-wearing Muslim women crafting Santa dolls in the Nation of Israel, which some, unfortunately, call the “Palestinian Territories.” A group of women in black niqab veils are making ‘Santa’ figures in … Read more
In the latest attempt to merge the ‘Virgin’ Mary with the Pachamama Mother Earth goddess of South American tribal culture, an organization belonging to the Franciscan Order depicted the two together in a Christmas portrait. When being called out for it by conservative Catholics who consider the Pachamama to be idolatrous, the Franciscans vigorously defended … Read more
[Ligonier] It might surprise many today to find out that Saint Nicholas (spoiler alert) is a real person after all. Is he the white-bearded man with a red suit, a cap, and a sleigh? Not quite, but he probably was bearded, did wear a hat, and did travel in horse-drawn, not reindeer-drawn, transportation. The legend behind … Read more
Likening evangelism to the Crusades, in which Middle Age Romanists commandeered the Holy Land away from Muslim hordes who had been invading Europe, Pope Francis recently told students not to try to convert anyone to Christianity. As summarized by Breitbart, “Asked by one of the students Friday how a Christian should treat people of other … 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
From Albert Mohler to the Washington Post, the death of Olive Heiligenthal is making news across the spectrum. Olive, the two-year-old daughter of Bethel Church Redding worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal died unexpectedly last Saturday night. Compounding the tragedy has been the vain, and well-publicized, attempts of Bethel Church’s congregation to resurrect the child through prayer. … Read more
What do you do when you’re a celebrity pastor with a crisis? You call Hunter Frederick to manage publicity for you. It’s what he does. Sources within Bethel Church have confirmed to Pulpit & Pen that Hunter Frederick, who has served as a crisis manager for Lindsay Lohan and disgraced pastor Perry Noble, was hired … Read more
