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Jack Hibbs says conservative pundits with big platforms, fame, and microphones should stop speaking on topics in which they have no expertise. Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.

John Fea   |  September 1, 2024

Here is Jack Hibbs on people “qualified” to speak on this or that topic in the news: Hibbs says: Jack Hibbs is the Christian Right pastor with a large following. He has a microphone. He is famous. And he has […]

Jack Hibbs breaks out the black robe

John Fea   |  July 15, 2024

Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel-Chino Hills began his sermon yesterday with a video of the Trump assassination. And that was only the beginning. Watch: Let’s break it down: 2:00ff: Hibbs is wearing a “colonial preacher’s robe.” It commemorates the so-called […]

Jack Hibbs once again spreads falsehoods to his congregation. This time it’s about the Maui wildfires.

John Fea   |  September 5, 2023

Megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs appears to have a habit of spreading false information. We have called him out several times for his wrong and outrageous claims about American history. Now Hibbs is making some wild and unsubstantiated claims about the […]

Jack Hibbs is still talking about American history. And it’s getting worse.

John Fea   |  July 22, 2023

Last week I called your attention to megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs’s atrocious handling of the history of the Continental Army at Valley Forge. Now he is back with more. Watch: OK, let’s break it down: 1:10ff: Hibbs says, with no […]

Jack Hibbs: “If we were writing the Bible today, George Washington would be included”

John Fea   |  July 17, 2023

In this video, podcast the pastor of the Calvary Church-Chino Hill (CA) reveals just how the Christian Right manipulates the past to promote its political agenda. I can’t tell whether these pastors are just ignorant or they are deliberately lying. […]

Beware of “insecure narcissists”: Jack Hibbs and Charlie Kirk on the “Global Reset”

John Fea   |  March 5, 2022

Right-wing evangelical pundit Charlie Kirk recent joined pro-Trump, anti-mask pastor Jack Hibbs at Calvary Chapel-Chino Hills to talk about something they call “The Global Reset.” As I note below, this conversation is not only filled with half-truths and fearmongering, but […]

Jack Hibbs appears to be in violation of the Johnson Amendment to the U.S. tax code

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

Jack Hibbs, the pastor of Calvary Church in Chino Hills, California, is endorsing a candidate for the House of Representatives. Calvary Church does not pay taxes. Here is paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of the Section 501 of Title 26 […]

From the archives: Jack Hibbs dabbles in American history and it is a disaster. We need another Dudley Rutherford moment

John Fea   |  December 19, 2021

This post is from July 13, 2021: In 2011, Dudley Rutherford, the pastor of the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch, California, sat down in front of a camera and told the inspiring story behind the writing of β€œThe Star-Spangled Banner.” […]

If you want to get a sense of how many white evangelicals understand American history, check out megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs’s Facebook page

John Fea   |  October 2, 2021

We have written about Hibbs before. He is the vaccine mandate-hating, Larry Elder-loving, pro-Trumper who pastors Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California. Over the last several years, Hibbs seems to have become a bit of a history buff. In a […]

“Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their opinions.” The latest from megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs

John Fea   |  September 1, 2021

If you want to see just about everything that is wrong with American evangelicalism today watch this clip (below) from Jack Hibbs‘s Sunday sermon at Calvary Chapel-Chino Hills. Hibbs is not leading a Sunday morning worship service here, he is […]

Jack Hibbs dabbles in American history and it is a disaster. We need another Dudley Rutherford moment!

John Fea   |  July 13, 2021

In 2011, Dudley Rutherford, the pastor of the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch, California, sat down in front of a camera and told the inspiring story behind the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (The video has been removed from […]

Virtually every thing Jack Hibbs says in this video about Washington at Valley Forge is wrong

John Fea   |  May 3, 2021

In the winter of 1777-1778 the Continental Army faced one of its lowest points in the Revolutionary War. British troops under the direction of General William Howe were in control of Philadelphia. George Washington’s soldiers were coming off major defeats […]

Evangelicals and politics roundup: Wisconsin, Cory Booker, spiritual warfare, refugees, and more.

John Fea   |  April 3, 2025

What is happening in the world of evangelicals and politics: On Corey Booker’s 25 hour speech: On Trump’s tariffs: On free speech: On the Wisconsin Supreme Court election: Of course it was rigged, Lance: On immigration and refugees: Myanmar earthquake […]

The second Trump presidency is two months old. What are evangelical saying?

John Fea   |  March 26, 2025

Let’s check-in on the world of evangelicals and politics. Several high-ranking Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, shared military strike plans on an unsecure Signal channel. Military strike […]

I took a week off from blogging. What is happening on the evangelicals and politics front?

John Fea   |  March 15, 2025

I took the last week off to write. (More on that later). What happened in the world of evangelicals and politics while I was gone? Let’s check in: Jenna Ellis offers another “lesson” in the politics of human dignity: Jenna, […]

Anti-Catholicism is alive and well in some sectors of the evangelical world

John Fea   |  February 26, 2025

In case you haven’t heard, Pope Francis is in critical condition. I know that there are many people around the world who do not agree with the way Pope Francis has applied his Christian faith to social, cultural, and political […]

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for they will get an executive order.”

John Fea   |  February 7, 2025

The day after Trump’s inauguration, the president attended an interfaith service at the National Cathedral. During the sermon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde urged Trump to consider the human dignity of immigrants, refugees, and members of the transgender community. She spoke […]

As Inauguration Day winds down, what are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  January 20, 2025

Evangelicals helped put him in office. Let’s see how what some of them have to say today. (We did a similar post yesterday.) Shane Claiborne quotes MLK on MLK Day: Albert Mohler chooses to write about Biden’s “mental abilities”: And […]

Evangelicals respond to the death of Jimmy Carter

John Fea   |  December 31, 2024

He was the first “born again” president and he was elected during Newsweek magazine’s “Year of the Evangelical.” So what are evangelicals saying about the recent death of Jimmy Carter? Christianity Today is running an obituary by historian David Swartz. […]

Dinesh D’Souza apologizes for “2000 Mules”

John Fea   |  December 2, 2024

In 2022, conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza produced and narrated “2000 Mules.” a conspiracist political film that claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Here is a description of the film: The 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud orchestrated by […]

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