A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
I will admit, I am very disappointed with evangelical so-called leaders who are going to meet with Donald Trump tomorrow. I just can’t imagine what else they need to hear from Trump. His statements and actions aren’t subtle and he has subjected us to them for over a year. At the top of the disappointment … Continue reading “Evangelicals Meeting with Trump: Brothers and Sisters, What Else Do You Need to Know?”
In his upcoming book If You Can Keep It, Eric Metaxas claims there was “complete tolerance for all denominations and religions” for nearly a century before the founding era of the United States. From page 35 of the book: On page 70, he adds Since the Pilgrims came to our shores in 1620, religious freedom … Continue reading “On Tolerance for All Denominations and Religions in Colonial America”
One of the key events that led to the demise of Mars Hill Church in 2014 was the revelation that the church leaders had used around $250,000 of church money to strategically buy a spot on the New York Times bestseller list for Mark and Grace Driscoll’s 2011 book Real Marriage. Manipulating bestseller lists became … Continue reading “Mega-Ministry Methods: David Jeremiah Sows the Wind and Reaps the Windfall”
UPDATE: On the 7/22/16 Eric Metaxas Show, David Barton told this same story. Barton included the part about Jefferson getting the idea to cut up the Gospels due to a sermon from Scottish minister William Bennet. The post below debunks that. I also cite Mark Beliles who told me Barton was wrong in his claim. … Continue reading “How Did Thomas Jefferson Come Up with the Idea to Cut Up the Gospels? (UPDATED)”
To promote David Barton’s second edition of The Jefferson Lies, World Net Daily, Glenn Beck, and David Barton claim the first edition was pulled from publication by publisher Thomas Nelson due to ideologically motivated attacks by liberals. World Net Daily: Despite the wildly popular success of the original hardcover edition, or perhaps because of it, … Continue reading “David Barton's Conservative Critics: Debunking the Liberal Attack Claims”