Jan 11, 2023 | Abeka Books, Abeka Publishing, American History, American Pope, Answers in Genesis, Anthony Moore, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Bill Hybels, Catholic Fundamentalism, Cedarville University, Christian History, Creation Science, Dan Phelps, Environmental Science, Evangelical History, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Gender Roles, Hijacking History, History and Politics, John MacArthur, Judgment, Kathleen Wellman, Kentucky Paleontological Society, Natural History, Paleontology Society, Patriarchy, QAnon, Religion and Politics, Righting America, Scott Hahn, Sean Martin, Sexual Abuse, Slavery, The Coming Storm, The Village Church, Thomas White, Trey Smith, We Believe in Dinosaurs, Williamstown, Willow Creek Community Church, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Exterior of Ark Encounter. Image by Susan L. Trollinger (March 15, 2022). It was another good year for rightingamerica, both in the variety of authors’ voices and topics, and in the number and variety of visitors/viewers. Regarding the latter,...
Dec 14, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Bill Bright, Campus Crusade, Chick Tracks, Coronation Day, Four Spiritual Laws, Fundamentalism, Jack Chick, King Charles, Living Waters, National Evangelism Day, Ray Comfort |
by William Trollinger “Operation London” tracts. Photo via LivingWaters. What is it about fundamentalists and tracts? Is handing out little booklets to unsuspecting recipients really the best evangelistic strategy? What is the attraction? Most infamous are...
Dec 1, 2022 | Adam and Eve, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Biblical Literalism, Cosmos, Creatio Ex Nihilo, Creation Museum, Creationism, Demiurge, Donald Trump, Evolution, Garden of Eden, Genesis, Gnosticism, History of Science, Illuminati, Israel's God, Ken Ham, Kenoma, Mythology, Noah's Flood, Pleroma, Rodney Kennedy, Roman Empire, Science, Six-Day Creation, Word&Way, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...
Nov 21, 2022 | AIG Security, Answers in Genesis, Canine Units, Christian Right, Christian Right Victimization, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Culture War, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Jules Carr-Chellman, Ken Ham, Observational Science, Persecution, Police, Secularism, Tax Breaks, Young Earth Creationism |
Jules Carr-Chellman Jules Carr-Chellman is an undergraduate student of Philosophy at the University of Dayton. Raised in Northern Idaho, he is now an honors student with research interests in psychoanalytic critical theory, social philosophy, and existentialism. As a...
Oct 31, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Ark Encounter, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conservatism, Conservative Evangelicals, Creation Museum, Critical Race Theory, Culture War, Facebook, Fundamentalism, Hell, Intersectionality, Judgment, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, Noah's Flood, Parler, Proof-Texting, Righting America, Social Justice, Social Media, Statement of Faith, White Evangelicals, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Screenshot from Ken Ham’s Facebook page, with a quote from the Gospel of Matthew and linking to a Fox News story. Image via Facebook. One of the distinctive ways in which fundamentalists make use of the Bible is proof-texting, i.e., pulling...
Oct 19, 2022 | Alt-Right, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Apologetics, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Biblical Literalism, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conspiracy Theories, Creation Science, Culture War, Dan Phelps, Darwin, Domestic Terrorism, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Facebook, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Gab, Gavin Newsome, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Genesis, Gettr, Gun Control, Health Care, Hurricane Ian, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, MeWe, Neo-Nazis, Oath Keepers, Parler, Patriarchy, Poverty, QAnon, Racism, Science, Secularism, Sexual Abuse, Stacey Abrams, Vacation Bible School, White Nationalists, White Supremacy, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Screenshot of Ken Ham’s September 24, 2022 Facebook post featuring the carousel at Ark Encounter. Image via Facebook. I did this painful work, so you don’t have to. Over the past few months it became increasingly clear that, for me to...
