Kicking around an idea for Page, but I think it’s all OBE by now: Al Mohler, of whom I named long ago “Mullah Mohler” as he is the head of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the same denomination that is the largest in the US, recently had on as his podcast as a guest Jonathan Last (writer for the Weekly Standard and independent author.)

Last is one of those worried about not having enough babies. Especially for those not in the lower class (ahem.) He’s also a fan of people like Steve Sailer.

Anyway, you’d think a denomination known for its origin as the pro-slavery Baptists would stay a thousand light years away from anyone tainted by racism, but no, not Mullah Mohler. He charges ahead and interviews Last and stokes the fear of not having enough babies, of women being too independent and being too liberal, and the like.

“Mullah” really is, btw, an accurate title for Mohler. Ok, so he’s not Muslim, but his function is the same as that of Mullahs (or Imams?) who also lead Islamic schools. And frankly Mohler’s beliefs are much more in tune (except for the Jesus-thing) with religious leaders in KSA or Afghanistan than the average American - Mohler is very backwards by Western standards, probably the most so for a very large denomination.

However, the interview was in early April and I think it’s all probably water under the bridge by now, old and forgotten in this Age of the Tweet.

As for Jonathan Last, when his latest book came out (I think in Feb) he got all the praise from the usual suspects (e.g., WSJ editors) and only the academic minded feminists took him to task. The book didn’t generate enough blowback that it ought to have gotten, perhaps because even though sales were good the subject just isn’t one of those hot tweetable items.

But, it’s all there - whining about the demise of white Christian America, and the normal targets are hit (feminists, academics, modernists, communism (really)) in the interview. But mostly women.

The SBC is by far the largest denomination of Christians in the US, and this is the guy who is in charge of what is taught to the seminarians that will fill their pulpits.