Religion
New Deal, Same Old Hypocrisy: Former Local Preacher Trades the Pulpit for a Mugshot
Welcome back to another depressing episode of “Rules for Thee but Not for Me,” West Texas edition. Today’s holy contestant is Brian Townsend, a 48-year-old…
Texas Board of Education Proves Once Again That Reality Is Merely A Suggestion
The Texas State Board of Education just gave preliminary approval to a brand-new curriculum guaranteed…
Lubbock Mayor’s Endorsed Congressional Candidate Proves “Biblical Values” Usually Involve Grindr Receipts
Remember back in February when our freshly re-elected Mayor, Mark “No Pride Proclamations in My…
Big Brother is Watching You Worship: Israel is Geofencing Lubbock Megachurches for Ad Clout
According to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) disclosures filed by a California firm called Show…
Paxton Plays Hallway Monitor: LISD Investigated for Not Being “Churchy” Enough
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a man who knows a thing or two about being…
Texas SBOE Solves Literacy Crisis by Deleting Frederick Douglass and Doubling Down on Sunday School
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes…
Judge Rejects Churches’ Quest to Become Tax-Free PACs; Pastors Forced to Stick to Regular Sinning
In a shocking blow to everyone who thinks the Bible is just a very long,…
From Pews to Prison Hits: Lubbock’s Most “Holy” Predator Tried to Crowdsource a Murder
Just when you thought the story of Luke Cunningham—our local youth-pastor-turned-convict—couldn’t get any more “West…
The Brick Trailer Park: An Autopsy of the Hub City’s Soul
If you have ever driven down Slide Road at 5:15 PM, dodging a lifted Ford…
Jesus, Take the Red Pen: Texas Education Agency Finds 4,200 ‘Oopsies’ in Bible-Heavy Curriculum
Well, folks, it turns out that when you’re busy trying to turn Texas elementary schools…