Church Soup News (April 4, 2026): A Satirical Look at the Modern Church

About this episode

This episode of Church Soup offers a satirical take on bizarre stories from the Christian world and beyond.

Church Soup is a satirical news show in the tradition of Talk Soup and SNL Weekend Update. We look at some of the strangest stories making headlines across the Christian world and beyond.On this episode, a self-proclaimed apostle claims God is miraculously materializing money during his meetings. A church runs an Easter advertisement featuring the Playboy bunny logo. A professor from a historic Christian university faces serious criminal charges. A prosperity preacher explains his theology while dressed like Evel Knievel. A Presbyterian church hosts a Muslim call to prayer. And somewhere along the way, pew running becomes an Olympic-level event.We also cover the Artemis II mission to the moon, controversy surrounding religious expression in professional sports, and a bizarre lawsuit involving a joke about the Lion King.As always, Church Soup gathers the week’s most interesting stories, blends them together, and serves them up with a little commentary.If you enjoy the show, be sure to like, subscribe, and share. #ChurchSoup #ChristianNews #Satire #ChurchCommentary #Reformed #ChristianYouTube Support the Show: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/Yourcalvinist Love Coffee? Want the Best…

People in this episode

Host: Keith Foskey

Topics covered

• satire
• Christian news
• modern church
• prosperity gospel
• religious expression
• Easter advertisement
• current events

Keywords

• satirical news
• Christianity
• prosperity preacher
• Evel Knievel
• Muslim call to prayer
• Olympic-level event
• criminal charges
• Easter
• religious controversy

Sponsors

Squirrelly Joe's Coffee, Dominion Wealth Strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playboy, Artemis II

Books & works: Lion King

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