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The Religious Immaturity of Ark Encounter and American Evangelicalism

by William Trollinger Interior of the Ark’s living quarters, as invented by Answers in Genesis at Ark Encounter. Photo by Susan L. Trollinger. In his wonderful book, The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage, Richard Rohr talks about how we...

Blood in the Water: Ken Ham v. Evangelical Colleges

by William Trollinger  Screenshot of Ken Ham’s attack on Biola University’s William Craig Lane, via AnswersInGenesis.org. As I noted in my last blog post, Ken Ham has launched a full-scale attack on evangelical colleges, claiming that “biblical...

Ken Ham: The Majority of Evangelical Colleges are Unsafe for Christian Students

by William Trollinger Screenshot of Ken Ham’;s “This is Truly Awful: Seriously?! This is What ‘Christian’ Schools are Teaching” video, via Answers in Genesis. Ken Ham has launched a full-scale, no holds barred attack on evangelical...

Sinking Further and Further Below Their Projections: The Facts of Ark Encounter Attendance

by William Trollinger  In 2013 Ark Encounter sold the little town of Williamstown on the idea of issuing $62 million worth of junk bonds to get the Ark up and running, a sweet deal sweetened even more by the agreement that 75% of what Ark Encounter would pay in...

The Flat-Earth Flank of Young-Earth Creationism

by Glenn Branch Glenn Branch is deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization that defends the integrity of American science education against ideological interference. He is the author of numerous articles on evolution...