Uribe, Right-wing Paramilitaries, and Evangelical Media

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/14/ivan_cepeda_colombia_uribe_guilty_verdict

This is a topic that I've already touched on in the past, however this court case has simply confirmed not only what was already known but expanded upon the nature of the corruption and cover up.

Pastor in Blackface Ignored by Evangelical Media

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200477030/southern-baptists-expel-church-as-pastor-defends-blackface-and-native-caricature

I shouldn't have to read about this on NPR.

Spinning and Ignoring the Georgia Plea Deals

As October 2023 winds down, there have been significant developments in the case against Trump et al. in the state of Georgia. After Sidney Powell flipped and took a plea deal, the Trumpian edifice began to crumble.

Disingenuous Spin Surrounding Biden, 9/11, and Vietnam

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66748670

Biden left the G-20 summit in New Delhi which ended on 10 September and headed for Vietnam. For years the US has been trying to coax Hanoi into a military alliance – to win Vietnam away from China and over into the US camp.

The Christian Post on Super Bowl Athletes and Newsmax

Two headlines at The Christian Post recently caught my eye. As expected the Evangelical outlet wants to praise the Christian football players involved in the Super Bowl.

Catholic Ireland and the Christianity That Would Replace It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oF4OG4f4xU

I found this Evangelical coverage to be far more disturbing than the actual decline of Catholicism within Ireland – a reality no New Testament Christian would lament.

Venezuela, China, and Hypocritical Linkages

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Venezuela-embraces-'Made-in-China'-while-its-workers-are-exploited-by-Chinese-companies-52444.html

The hypocrisy of this story beggars belief. While this Vatican-connected website is sometimes the source of interesting news, at others time it becomes nigh on ridiculous – and this is one of those times.

Richard Land, The Christian Post, and Celebrity Theology

https://www.christianpost.com/news/pub-fri-morn-pls-jo-kathie-lee-gifford-says-church-has-failed-nonbelievers-feels-called-to-share-faith-through-film.html

Led by Richard Land a lobbyist, political activist and Dominionist the Christian Post wants to reach the broadest possible spectrum to make Christianity something that's not merely detected (having a place at the table) but a force that's influencing all aspects of culture.

The Christian Post attempts to provide a broad spectrum of Christian media and news coverage but instead it has degenerated into parody.

Real Christians Won't Listen to John MacArthur

https://www.christianpost.com/politics/john-macarthur-says-true-believers-will-vote-for-trump-cant-affirm-abortion-and-trans-activism.html

One is little surprised that Richard Land's rag 'The Christian Post' picked up this story. Land has long been one of the chief voices of Evangelical evil – a hater of Christ and a supporter of sin. Land hates Jesus Christ and has given himself over to deceiving the people of God, strengthening the hand of the evildoer and seducing the flock to do the same. Sadly, John MacArthur has fallen into this same trap.

Real Christians will vote for Donald Trump – so says John MacArthur. The issues of abortion and the larger spectrum of sodomite issues are enough that Christians have no choice – they'll vote for the Trump ticket.

Such declarations demonstrate MacArthur's continued slide into compromise. His worldliness and mammon worship continue to pull him into convoluted and corrupted thinking.

A Very Wicked Syria Commentary

https://www.christianpost.com/voice/christians-face-threats-throughout-syria-thanks-to-its-president.html

I found this commentary to be somewhat shocking and as I read further I was offended. In a hostile and unstable region the Assad regime (for all its faults) has long been a friend to the Christian communities in Syria. An authoritarian regime, these groups have nevertheless been allowed to function and have been protected from Sunni violence, violence that has escalated throughout the region as a result of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Click-Bait and Spin Machines of the Christian Right

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/01/10/not-a-single-democratic-senator-supports-u-s-military/

Pulpit and Pen wants so badly to be taken seriously as the bastion of discernment and the font of all wisdom when it comes to things Reformed. And yet this is seemingly accomplished by means of a Christianised version of click-bait. Through sensationalist and misleading headlines the outlet plays a game of bait and switch that in the end amounts to little more than a dog and pony show.

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is Still Apostate

There has been extensive coverage in Christian circles with regard to the proposed split of the United Methodist Church. Many Evangelical leaders count it a good thing as for once there is resistance within a Mainline body, a sign of life and a sign of vitality, that people are willing to stand for something. The acceptance and open embrace of sodomy by a large faction within the UMC is a step too far and the conservatives are revolting.

Trump +1069: Impeachment and the Christianity Today Editorial (Part 2)

The state of things in the Evangelical world was already confusing and the events surrounding 2016 has only amplified this reality. Once nearly tangible blocs and affiliations have been shattered and the proliferation of Far Right news-sites, blogs and podcasts has only amplified the problem. Throw in websites like Pulpit and Pen and you discover an active disinformation campaign.

Trump +1069: Impeachment and the Christianity Today Editorial (Part 1)

It was something of a bombshell when news broke that Christianity Today, long the flagship magazine of the Evangelical movement proclaimed that Trump should be impeached. Since then the magazine has been denounced by Evangelical leaders as 'leftist', 'Marxist' and no longer faithful to the Scriptures.

Besides being absurd accusations, all we can really say is... what a mess. If things weren't already confusing enough, now this. 

Trump Messianism and Slippery Speech

https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-labels-trump-opposition-demonic-rick-perry-labels-trump-chosen-one.html

I seem to recall great concern being expressed back in 2008-2009 over Obama's perceived messianism, the fact that his followers spoke of him in almost devotional terms as something of a saviour.

Christian Media Schizophrenia on Display

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/moms-expose-librarys-shocking-lgbt-youth-pride-event-homosexuality-transgenderism-drag-queens

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/trumps-4th-of-july-celebration-highlighted-everything-liberals-hate-about-america

On the one hand LifeSite, an Evangelical-style Catholic news outlet has done us a service in revealing the repugnant horrors of homosexual recruitment at work in connection with libraries and other public institutions. It truly was disturbing to read just how debauched and depraved these people are and how blatantly they are attempting to recruit the young into their evil sphere.

Guatemala: Evangelicals and Smugglers Together

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/journey-of-faith-the-guatemalan-pastors-helping-smuggle-people-into-the-us

This was a sad and unfortunate read. And what's even more disheartening is that the report should have been broken by Christian reporters but instead it takes a pro-Sodomite Anti-Christian publication like The Guardian to get the story out.

Tajikistan Troubles and Evangelical Reporting

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/in-tajikistan-christians-are-government-targets/

https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2019/02/tajikistan-children-barred-from-attending-church-5000-christian-calendars-burned/

Caught between East and West, and embroiled in the New Great Game, Tajikistan continues to exist as an authoritarian state which while mostly secular, panders to Islam in an attempt to counter the narratives of extremist groups like al Qaeda, ISIS, and even the Taliban.

Brunson Postscript

As a follow-up to this post:

http://pilgrimunderground.blogspot.com/2018/10/brunsons-testimony-negated.html

It remains to be seen what he will do, but given that he's eagerly making the rounds on the news circuit there is the real possibility that he will grow quite wealthy as a result of this experience.

The Challenge to Christianity in China

I'm not a fan of World Magazine. It's been a Dominionist publication from the beginning. That said, like all news media it is not without some value, sometimes for reasons the editors and publishers don't intend.