Feb 12, 2021 | Adam and Eve, Adam Laats, American Creationism, Among the Creationists, Answers in Genesis, Bernard Ramm, Bill Nye, Capitol Riot, Creation Science, Creationism, Creationism USA, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Fundamentalist U, Genesis, Henry Morris, Higher Education, Historical Science, Insurrection, Jerry A. Coyne, John C. Whitcomb, Observational Science, Old Earth Creationism, Radical Creationism, Republicans, Righting America, Science, Trump Supporters, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Book cover for Adam Laats’ forthcoming Creationism USA: Bridging the Impasse on Teaching Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2021) Adam Laats has established himself as a brilliant and prolific scholar who has produced such noteworthy works...
Jan 14, 2021 | Adam Laats, Answers in Genesis, Anthony Moore, Anti-Vaxxers, Ariana Cheng, Ashley Moore, Biblically Consistent Curriculum, Cedarville University, Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times, Conservative Evangelicals, COVID-19, Craig Miller, Creation Science, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Franklin Graham, Frederick W. Schmidt, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Fundamentalist U, Georgia Purdom, Grace Baptist Church, Heidi St. John, Higher Learning Commission, Historical Science, Julie L. Moore, Ken Ham, Loren Reno, Mark DeMoss, Paige Patterson, Phil Jarvis, Progressive Protestantism, Religion and Science, Samuel Franklin, Science, Sexual Harassment, Southeastern Seminary, Title IX |
The last year marked a number of milestones for RightingAmerica.net! In addition to celebrating our fourth year of blogging, we welcomed 8 new contributing writers to our site, surpassed 192,000 page views, and reached our highest number of visitors ever in...
Jun 30, 2020 | Adam Laats, Anthony Moore, Cedarville University, Christian Colleges, Daniel Akin, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Fundamentalism and Gender, Fundamentalist U, Higher Learning Commission, Mark Vroegop, Paige Patterson, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Southeastern Seminary, Southwestern Biblical Seminary, Thomas White |
by William Trollinger Members of the Cedarville University Board of Trustees Mark Vroegop (left) and Daniel Akin (right) have resigned after university President Thomas White (center) was reinstated. Photo courtesy of churchleaders.com There are now even more painful...
Mar 6, 2020 | Adam Laats, Asbury University, Christian Colleges, Culture War, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, LGBT Issues, Linda Blackford |
by William Trollinger Asbury University, Photo by City of Wilmore, Kentucky. As Adam Laats convincingly demonstrates in his wonderful Fundamentalist U, evangelical and fundamentalist colleges are all about presenting themselves – to donors and parents – as “safe”...
Sep 3, 2019 | Adam Laats, Age of the Earth, Answers in Genesis, Biblical Literalism, Creation Science, Creationism, Culture War, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Evolution, Genesis, Historical Science, Ken Ham, Natural History, Observational Science, Public Schools, Religion and Science, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Adam Laats Adam Laats is Professor of Education and History (by courtesy) at Binghamton University (State University of New York). His books include: Fundamentalism and Education in the Scopes Era: God, Darwin, and the Roots of America’s Culture Wars...
Apr 18, 2019 | Adam Laats, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evangelicals, Excalibur, Mike Pence, Politics, Taylor University, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger Conservatives at Taylor University can breathe a sigh of relief. Mike Pence is on his way. The leftist assault has been thwarted. Just 14 months ago the alarm was sounded at the evangelical school of 1900 undergraduates in Upland, Indiana. A...