Warren Throckmorton
One Day, Two Views of Mars Hill Church
Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and World magazine posted articles about Mars Hill Church. To me, the articles do not seem to be about the same church. The Seattle PI piece addressed the newest development among former Mars Hill Church members and leaders: the Facebook group which alerts the public that many ex-Mars Hill members are…
Read MoreBuzzfeed Fires Editor Over Plagiarism
On Friday, Buzzfeed fired an editor over plagiarism. You can see some of the examples of what got Benny Johnson fired here. Now compare that to these instances and this one involving Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll.
Read MoreMaryland Republicans Distance Themselves from Michael Peroutka
I assumed it would eventually happen. Maryland Republicans (with a few sad exceptions) are distancing themselves from Michael Peroutka in his bid to become a county council member in Anne Arundel County (MD). Yesterday, GOP candidate for Anne Arundel County executive Steve Schuh called on Peroutka to quit the League of the South. According to…
Read MoreNew Group to Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church: We Are Not Anonymous
In his video address to Mars Hill Church, lead pastor Mark Driscoll to the congregation that the leaders of Mars Hill were having some difficulty knowing how to response to the latest crisis because many of those raising concerns about the church were doing so anonymously. Driscoll said: As well, one of the things that…
Read MoreDavid Swartz on Responding to the Claims of Christian Nationalists
Yesterday, Asbury College history prof David Swartz briefly opined on the Christian nationalist appropriation of the Bible as foundation for their view of American history. Swartz extends an article by Seth Perry in a recent Religion and Culture Web Forum. Swartz discusses the reaction against linking the Bible with Christian nationalism and notes that evangelicals have blurred…
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