It was never at the level of The Onion, but I think it was actually somewhat funny back when it was primarily about satirizing American culture from a Christian

It was never at the level of The Onion, but I think it was actually somewhat funny back when it was primarily about satirizing American culture from a Christian perspective (e.g. [1]). At some point it seemingly pivoted to just going viral among a conservative/Republican audience, humor and commentary be damned. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20160325165926/http://babylonbee.com/news/local-pastor-longs-for-good-old-days-when-america-pretended-to-be-a-christian-nation/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160325165926/http://babylonbee...