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 Burns $8.4 Million Fixing Holy Textbooks That Are Literally Falling Apart, Because Fiscal Responsibility Is For Losers
God bless the Lone Star State, where our righteous state leaders love to lecture local…
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…