Tim Tebow returns to the NFL
Tim Tebow is certainly the most iconic athlete to proclaim Christ in the last decade. He stands in direct contrast to Colin Kaepernick, the biggest Social Justice Warrior athlete of the previous decade. Both were running quarterbacks. Both carried with them a level of distraction. And both had highly debatable levels of talent. After being […]
Is John MacArthur’s wealth a real scandal?
It was widely known that John MacArthur was a rich man. Pastoring Grace Community Church and being one of the most influential pastors in the United States undoubtedly comes with wealth from books, broadcasting, speaking gigs, and more. John MacArthur has a diverse portfolio of income streams tied to his brand as a pastor. All […]
Prosperity pastor Mike Todd’s church buys mall for $20 million
2020 has been a massive year for Pastor Mike Todd of Transformation Church. The release of his book Relationship Goals and gaining an enormous amount of social media clout has evidently brought in a boatload of money for Transformation Church. After the church paid off a $10 million mortgage on its current facility in 6 […]
Social Justice Gospel meets Prosperity Gospel
It’s a common misconception that false gospels are mutually exclusive. The Prosperity Gospel is often viewed as a Republican heresy while the Social Justice Gospel and liberal Christianity at large are viewed as Democrat heresies. Indeed Donald Trump has surrounded himself on multiple occasions with Prosperity preachers, including his “spiritual advisor” Paula White (Cain). And […]
Transformation Church caught removing Prosperity Gospel faith statement from website
Transformation Church may be one of the most influential churches in America in the years to come. It’s dynamic pastor, Michael Todd, is one of the most trendy pastors on social media. This led to a reader-requested verdict on Michael Todd which concluded that he was a preacher of the Prosperity Gospel based on the […]
My dialog with a Mike Todd follower
The Evangelical Dark Web reader-requested verdict on Michael Todd has gotten traffic and engagement, much of it from people who hold differing opinions and theology. One reader who is a follower of someone labeled a false teacher responded to our verdict. Rather than bury their argument against our very purpose of a site we responded […]
April 2020 EDW Report
Every month, in providing transparency to our readers about our progress and direction, as well as things that are coming. Today we are reporting that April was our best month ever according to every metric. We were able to build upon trends from the March with regards to search engine optimization. We were also able […]
Is Craig Groeschel a false teacher?
Category 4 Verdict: Craig Groeschel has a demonstrable pattern of doing what will profit himself the most, including the strategic adoption of Cultural Marxism Preface At the request of one of our readers, we have been asked to investigate whether Craig Groeschel is a false teacher. You can make a request here, and we will honor […]
The State of the American Church 2020
In 2018, around Resurrection Sunday, I pondered the question as to whether Christianity was at an all time low in the United States. This was an effort to provide a broader perspective on the history of the church within American history. In 2018, however, the church’s trajectory was hard to predict. I concluded then: Christianity […]
Is Chris Hodges a false teacher?
Category 3 Verdict: Chris Hodges comes from a shady background and preaches a sophisticated Prosperity Gospel Preface At the request of one of our readers, we have been asked to investigate whether Chris Hodges is a false teacher. You can make a request here, and we will honor it. It is a source of joy […]