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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.

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The Greatest Shipwrecks Still Out There

GOALS

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?

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Sep 17, 2016

Hollywood Goes Full-On Devil Worship

DIRTY DEED

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

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Jan 17, 2016

Churches Are Luring Your Dad With Bacon

NOT KOSHER

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 | Published Jun 21, 2015

Trapped in Megachurch Marriage Nightmare

Circle of Hell

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 | Published May 31, 2015

Homeschooler Can’t Prove She’s American

THE KAFKA LIFE

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 | Published Feb 14, 2015

The Year in Cinematically Pimped God

FLOCKED AND FLOGGED

<p>From biblical epics like <i>Noah</i> and <i>Exodus</i> to Kirk Cameron and sexy Jesus, 2014 witnessed a crop of films unashamedly adulterated with faith-driven narratives and godlyish themes.</p>

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Dec 28, 2014

Is Christian Music Softening on Gays?

Benediction in the Closet

While change among religious folks is painstakingly slow, among those making faith-based music there does seem to be a shift of support for LGBT artists like Jennifer Knapp.

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Oct 19, 2014

Preacher: I Have AIDS, Slept With Flock

Deadly Sins

An Alabama church is claiming that its longtime pastor revealed that he is HIV-positive and that he knowingly slept with female members of the parish.

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Oct 10, 2014

This Nic Cage Bible Movie is God-Awful

The End Is Nigh

Overt Christian messages and Nicolas Cage’s omnipresence are not the only reasons why this film about the rapture is terrible. The true apocalypse is that it has no soul.

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Oct 03, 2014

The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards

Scare Tactics

From a new book that explores the ever changing and always complex relationship between God and America, here’s a portrait of the preacher who tried to scare people into Heaven.

Matthew Paul Turner | Published Aug 24, 2014

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