Matthew Paul Turner

Matthew Paul Turner is the author of Churched, Hear No Evil, and the forthcoming Our Great Big American God, a retelling of God’s provocative American history.

GOALS

The Greatest Shipwrecks Still Out There

Explorers discovered the remains of the HMS Terror, one of the ships on the ill-fated voyage of Sir John Franklin. How many more history-making wrecks are still waiting?

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DIRTY DEED

Hollywood Goes Full-On Devil Worship

<p>Fox’s new show <i>Lucifer</i> has conservative Christian groups up in arms, and they may (unwittingly) have a point.</p>

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NOT KOSHER

Churches Are Luring Your Dad With Bacon

Combating an image that going to church is too "feminine," many houses of worship are coming up with creative ways to lure dads in on Father's Day.

Matthew Paul Turner

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Circle of Hell

Trapped in Megachurch Marriage Nightmare

When missionary Karen Hinkey found out her husband was attracted to children, she tried to separate from him. Her church elders told her to knock it off and “submit” to their will.

Matthew Paul Turner

THE KAFKA LIFE

Homeschooler Can’t Prove She’s American

Her parents homeschooled Alecia Faith Pennington and never filed for government ID. Now she can’t get a job, buy an airline ticket or have a normal life.

Matthew Paul Turner

Matthew Paul Turner

The Greatest Shipwrecks Still Out There

Hollywood Goes Full-On Devil Worship

Churches Are Luring Your Dad With Bacon

Trapped in Megachurch Marriage Nightmare

Homeschooler Can’t Prove She’s American

The Year in Cinematically Pimped God

Is Christian Music Softening on Gays?

Preacher: I Have AIDS, Slept With Flock

This Nic Cage Bible Movie is God-Awful

The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards