Nichola Torbett has been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be safe and who gets to feel safe. “I feel, as a white woman, a right to feel comfortable, because the world is kind of made and designed for white people,” Torbett said. “So when I don’t feel comfortable, I think oh … Read more
Is Paul Washer partnering with Hillsong? No. BACKGROUND Listen, I’ve been doing discernment work for years. Pulpit & Pen has been doing its thing for eight years. We have become the infamous “Rolex of Polemics Blogs.” Heck, we brought back the term, polemics, into vogue; before we pulled the term out of the dustbin of … Read more
Pulpit & Pen is supported by patrons who give through the Patreon support system. Different levels of support earn you different rewards (this words the opposite of salvation, by the way). For $5.95 a month (a pulpiteer), you will the get the weekly BullDogmatic Newsletter. For $34.95 a month (a proclaimer) you will get the … Read more
Banning Liebscher, a pastor at Bethel Church in Redding California, did a tell-all interview in which he gave testimony conflicting with Bethel’s previous narrative on the topic of their infamous 2015 grave-sucking trend. It was widely reported throughout Christian discernment media in the summer of 2015 that students at Bethel College – led by certain … Read more
Ron Burns changed his name to Thabiti Anyabwile to identify with the Black Nationalist Movement. When he converted from Christianity to Islam and then from Islam back to social-justice Christianity, Anyabwile continued to identify with the Black Nationalist Movement and kept his name. Today, Anyabwile – a protege of Mark Dever – is a favorite … Read more
Pulpit & Pen has written about Jeff Dornik twice before, who was one of the newest members of the Worldview Weekend roster after Justin Peters, Mike Abendroth, Jesse Johnson, and Susan Heck left the podcast network last year. Dornik began to do the proverbial dirty work of Brannon Howse, attacking Phil Johnson and anyone associated … Read more
Polemics ministries already face the oft-painted and unfortunate caricature of being “hyper-separationists” and “fundamentalists” who can’t play nice or get along with others. In spite of reiterating that we can find good things in the ministries of men, we may often criticize for one reason or another, still some accuse us of anathematizing people “just … Read more
James White has been vicious toward anyone who criticizes hyper-charismaniac false prophet, Michael Brown. White, who supposedly holds to the 1689 London Baptist Confession, is supposed to believe that Cessationism and the Sufficiency of Scripture are of primary importance. After all, his Confession of Faith reads… The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible … Read more
Here, Todd Friel expresses his concern that “the cautious guys” (IE cautious continuationists) like John Piper, Matt Chandler, and Wayne Grudem may very well be headed to a bad place. More importantly, they may be leading many in the ‘Reformed Camp’ to a bad place. Friel demonstrates the inanity of “caution” regarding spiritual gifting, and … Read more
This is a video of Bethel’s “glory cloud,” which was released today by Charisma Mag. Watch it. If you want. Whatever. We’ll comment below. For those who chose not to watch the video because your brain already hurts, here is what you would have seen. You would have seen some sparkly stuff (like … Read more
In case you missed it, we explained the definition of heresy in What is Heresy? Is Arminianism Heresy, Part I. Read it before you proceed. Somehow, James White has convinced people that we – that is, me, JD Hall and Pulpit & Pen – are “Hyper-Calvinists” and by that he means that we believe Arminianism … Read more
This is a repost of a re-post from a guy who works – according to Brannon Howse – in the Grace to You mailroom. In reality, he’s an alright character with a blog, who has said a few smart things. What follows includes some of those smart things: A Brief Introduction I am becoming convinced … Read more
WHITEWASH The term, “whitewash,” means: to gloss over or cover up (such as vices or crimes) or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data. POLEMICS USE Like the term, “Canerize,” which is named after Ergun Caner and means to make something online disappear, “Whitewash” (capital ‘W’) is named after to … Read more
In 2015, Hillsong performed their now-infamous “Sleazy Night” Christmas program. Steven Kozar at Pirate Christian Radio wrote… Aesthetically, it’s just weird, confusing and embarrassing. Hillsong Music Director: “Hey everybody, I’ve got a great idea! Let’s take the beloved and peaceful Christmas hymn ‘Silent Night’ and turn it into a loud, obnoxious, roaring twenties style, Las Vegas big-band … Read more
Sid Roth is one of the most radical figures in charismania and hosts the program, Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural. There’s never been a supernatural claim Roth hasn’t promoted, and his show is a virtual parade of freaky false prophets, one after another, claiming the most bizarre, ridiculous, and unbiblical stories, all to the enthusiastic applause … Read more
