Robert Jeffress, toxic Christian Zionist, pastor of the 13,000-strong megachurch First Baptist Dallas, and Trump toady extraordinaire, has a solid record when it comes to taking the Bible literally. The prominent Southern Baptist leader has never shied away from such straight-shooting statements as, "We know from the Bible that in fact, we do have a common … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: Pastor Robert Jeffress and the Greta Thunberg Contingency
Epic Christian Fails: Southern Baptist Leader Plays Himself, or, an Excursion into the Curious Ways of the Respectable Evangelical
This month's #EpicChristianFails entry will take us on a journey into the natural habitat of that most genteel of all subspecies of evangelical, Christianus evangelicus respectabilis, the common name for which is the respectable evangelical. All members of this subspecies are, inexplicably, male. As with some species of Pokémon, however, there is an exclusively female … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: Southern Baptist Leader Plays Himself, or, an Excursion into the Curious Ways of the Respectable Evangelical
Epic Christian Fails: “CHRIST” on a Pickup Truck! And Other Quotation Quandaries
What would be your first thought on seeing the word "CHRIST," in all caps and quotation marks, plastered across the rear windshield of a pickup truck? If your answer falls more along the lines of "Someone is apparently swearing at me" than "Jesus take the wheel" or "Would you have a moment to talk about … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: “CHRIST” on a Pickup Truck! And Other Quotation Quandaries
Epic Christian Fails: A Malefic Mix-Up
It's the end of the month, and you know what that means. It's time for this month's edition of #EpicChristianFails, in which Not Your Mission Field sifts through a month's worth of the always abundant examples of unintentionally amusing incompetence in Christian contexts and highlights one as the month's most "epic" Christian fail. In a first, … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: A Malefic Mix-Up
Epic Christian Fails: Arky Arky Awkwardness
From presenting gladiatorial battles with dinosaurs as "historical fiction," to its dour loose canon of a president and CEO Ken Ham tweeting such gems as "When atheists use a 7 day [sic.] week, they are actually attesting to the truth of God's Word in Genesis," Answers in Genesis is a treasure trove of #EpicChristianFails. In fact, … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: Arky Arky Awkwardness
Epic Christian Fails: The Cross and the Clitoris
Many churches and similar Christian organizations are not exactly known for their awareness of slang or their prowess in the field of design, but every now and again they manage to create something so painfully awful, and so profoundly oblivious, that it's worthy of a viral moment. Who could forget, for example, tunashamed? So now … Continue reading Epic Christian Fails: The Cross and the Clitoris
Let’s Make the Most of the #MercerCulpa
Thanks to a deluge of important commentary about the fate of DACA and Dreamers amid the failure of an immigration deal, news about the horrific Parkland, FL school shooting, and news about special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and Trump team collusion, Rebekah Mercer's godawful gaslighting op-ed has not generated as much … Continue reading Let’s Make the Most of the #MercerCulpa
Five Cartoon Villains Who Would Make Better Evil Presidents than Donald Trump
My fellow Americans, let's face facts. The White House is occupied by a cartoon villain. And here's the kicker. He's not even a good cartoon villain. Let me submit as exhibit A #SoCalledPresident's jaw-dropping Twitter tantrum from this morning: If you can read that and place Donald J. Trump anywhere above, say, Negaduck (who comes in at 2,375 … Continue reading Five Cartoon Villains Who Would Make Better Evil Presidents than Donald Trump
Not Your Mission Field 