Author

Phillip T Stephens

@reifinery

articles: 10
total claps: 968
top claps: 232
avg read: 9.3 min
paywalled: 9
active: 2018-11-21 → 2026-07-15

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🕊️ · Religion · 8 CUL · Culture & Media · 3 🏛️ · Politics · 3 😂 · Humor & Satire · 3 👨‍👩‍👧 · Family & Parenting · 2 ⚽ · Football / Soccer · 1 GEN · Genomics & Sequencing · 1 🔬 · Science · General · 1

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#jesus ·5 #christian-living ·5 #christianity ·5 #donald-trump ·5 #the-christian-right ·3 #satire ·3 #fake-news ·2 #family ·1 #worship ·1 #church ·1

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PH Phillip T Stephens · The Haven

Drumpf Changes Thanksgiving Date

”I’m making America first in everything”

Nov 21, 2018 · 3 min read · 232 claps #holidays #culture #donald-trump

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

Donald Trump: America’s Cyrus Imposter

The devil you know is still the devil

Jul 07, 2026 · 10 min read · 144 claps paywalled #donald-trump #jesus #christianity

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

Who’s On God’s Throne?

Resisting the appeal of militant Christianity’s global world order

Jul 23, 2025 · 14 min read · 130 claps paywalled #christianity #christianity-and-culture #progressive-christianity

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

Free Will v Christian Right Evangelism

We don’t need government to protect our faith

Dec 08, 2024 · 6 min read · 117 claps paywalled #christianity #the-christian-right #militancy

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

Jesus’ Parables Don’t Offend Us Anymore. That’s a Problem.

An experiment in modernizing the Good Samaritan, the Rich Fool, and other stories for a politically divided world.

Jun 18, 2026 · 17 min read · 114 claps paywalled #jesus #bible #christianity

Jesus’ Parables Don’t Offend Us Anymore. That’s a Problem.

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

What Would Jesus See?

The pitfalls of egocentric Christianity

Jul 15, 2026 · 12 min read · 104 claps paywalled #ego #jesus #christianity

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

An Inconvenient Story

The Babylon martyrs’ witness provides an object lesson for the Christian Right

May 13, 2026 · 16 min read · 56 claps paywalled #culture-war #jesus #the-christian-right

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PH Phillip T Stephens · Backyard Church

Why Watching Football Feels More Like Church Than Church Does

Lessons about faith from family gatherings

Jun 21, 2026 · 8 min read · 50 claps paywalled #jesus #family #worship

Why Watching Football Feels More Like Church Than Church Does

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PH Phillip T Stephens · The Haven

Drumpf Claims World Series Stolen

Demands regular season be replayed so real Americans can contend

Oct 21, 2025 · 4 min read · 21 claps paywalled #fake-news #doanld-trump #baseball

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PH Phillip T Stephens · The Haven

Proud Boys Proudly Black

Judge awards racist group’s trademark to black church

Feb 07, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #fake-news #proud-boys #donald-trump