Apr 7, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Literalism, Ken Ham, Noah's Flood |
by Susan Trollinger As readers of this blog know well, for Ken Ham and his comrades at AiG reading Genesis literally—as an accurate history of the origins of the universe (an “eyewitness account”, as they like to say)—is of paramount importance. To do otherwise is to...
Mar 31, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Culture War, Evangelicals, Evolution, Gay Marriage, intolerance, Ken Ham, Politics, Treavor Bogard, White Evangelicals |
by Treavor Bogard In today’s post, our colleague Treavor Bogard continues his discussion of Answers in Genesis (AiG), exploring the possibilities and potential significance of the Ark under a different director than Ken Ham. Darkness v. light. Death v. life....
Mar 27, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, Treavor Bogard, Williamstown |
by Treavor Bogard Today’s post comes from our colleague Treavor Bogard, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton. Treavor, whose expertise is in English education, draws some pretty clear connections between Ken Ham and a stock...
Mar 10, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Ken Ham, CEO of Answers in Genesis (AiG), loves to blast critics of Ark Encounter – the fundamentalist tourist site that literalizes Noah’s Flood and the divine drowning of (according to AiG) perhaps 20 billion people – as atheists, secularists,...
Mar 3, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Local TV news is often derided as superficial and sensational. “If it bleeds, it leads” is the common adage. But there are times when a local newscast really does shine light and really does help us understand. One such example is the February...
Feb 20, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Donald Trump, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger From the beginning, the dream was an exercise in the worst sort of wishful thinking. Over the past fifty-odd years, the Christian Right has been the most reliable constituency within the Republican Party. But over these same five decades,...
