American & Christian Culture
10 Signs You’re Actually Following TRUMPianity Instead of CHRISTianity
Are you following Jesus, or following Trump? Here’s an easy way to tell:
June 25, 2018
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Christmas
Oh, Lighten Up, Christmas Is NOT a Pagan Holiday.
Here’s an interesting factoid: There’s a considerable group of Christians who hate Christmas with the same furor that they hate Halloween. Like, for real.
December 8, 2016
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Opposing the Religious Right
America Isn’t Growing Hostile Towards Christians, It’s Growing Hostile Towards Religious Bullies.
It seems like not more than a day or two goes by without hearing it from somewhere: America is growing hostile towards Christians. A
September 27, 2016
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American & Christian Culture
How Christian Fundamentalism Is Making A Concerning Comeback In America
American culture is currently experiencing what some, and now I, am calling New Wave Fundamentalism. The original fundamentalists stem from the early 20th Century, and was
September 15, 2016
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Atheism
Does The Discovery of Earth 2.0 Mark The End of Religion?
Yesterday NASA made the announcement that they finally discovered something many have pondered: the existence of an Earth-like planet. The above illustration shows Kepler 452b,
July 24, 2015
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American & Christian Culture
Does Progressivism Have Its Own Version Of Fundamentalism? (That God Show EP18)
Does progressivism have its own form of fundamentalism? That’s the question BLC and MPT are wrestling with in this week’s episode of That God Show.
February 4, 2015
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Here’s Exactly Why MacArthur’s Advice On Gay Children Is So Dangerous:
Not long ago, I publicly stood against John MacArthur’s advice to parents of adult children who are gay on the account that it was not
September 1, 2014
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5 Reasons Why Fundamentalists Might Not Want To Go To Heaven
1. It would be way too crowded for them. One of the basic tenets of Christian fundamentalism is the belief that they’re basically going to be
July 3, 2014
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“I Don’t Love This Religion Anymore”: A Conversation With Zach Phelps-Roper
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Zach Phelps-Roper who recently left Westboro Baptist Church, who tells the story of realizing that “life” was no longer for him:
“So, in the heat of the moment I told my father that I was leaving. A couple of minutes later he approached me and said ‘Zach, are you just upset because of this matter here?’ I said ‘let me just make this easy for you. The thing is, I don’t love this religion anymore.’ This was more than a family matter that could be resolved, it was the belief system.”
June 3, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
When Two Formerly Fundies Chat: My Video Interview With Frank Schaeffer (and get his new book FREE)!
I may have popularized the term, “formerly fundie”, but Frank Schaeffer was living it out waaaay before I got here. I had been a fan
May 30, 2014
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Atheism
Atheists Have Their Kirk Camerons Too.
Even atheists have fundamentalists who desire to antagonize, not dialogue. My question is: why do we keep feeding the system that makes us enemies?
January 30, 2014
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Christmas
The Fundamentalist War on Christmas
For my last post on the “War on Christmas”, did you know that the historical and modern reality is that there actually has been, and
December 16, 2013
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BLC is an author, speaker, scholar, and global traveler, who holds graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and received his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus, and Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith.
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Benjamin L. Corey
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
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Benjamin L. Corey
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
