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...
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...
Sep 19, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Biblical Authority, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation in the 21st Century, Creation Museum, Creation Superstore, Dan Phelps, David Rives Ministries, Evolution, Freed-Hardeman University, Genesis Science Minute, Genesis Science Network, Secrets Beyond the Rim, Tax Breaks, The Creation Club, TIF Bonds, We Believe in Dinosaurs, Williamstown, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Screenshot from David Rives Ministries. Last Friday a reporter visited my office to interview me about the KKK in 1920s Ohio. He came here having just visited Ark Encounter, and so I naturally asked him for his impression of Ken Ham’s...
Sep 2, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Intellectualism, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Climate Skeptics, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Creationism, Daniel Phelps, Journal of Paleontology, Ken Ham, Kentuckians for Science Education, Kentucky Paleontological Society, Natural History, Next Generation Science Standards, Paleontology Society, Science, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Tax Breaks, TIF Bonds, We Believe in Dinosaurs, Young Earth Creationism |
Strimple Award Winner Daniel Phelps. Image via the Journal of Paleontology. Daniel Phelps is a retired environmental geologist for the commonwealth of Kentucky. He has also taught part-time in Kentucky’s Community College system. Phelps is founder and president of the...
Jul 29, 2022 | Abortion, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Capitalism, Christian Nationalism, Culture War, Genesis, Jesus, Joe Biden, Judgment, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, Noah's Flood, Secularism, The Conversation, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger According to Ken Ham, Joe Biden and his ilk are “The Enemy.” As it was in the days of Noah, so it is now. And damnation is coming. The year after Ark Encounter opened in 2016, Answers in Genesis (AiG) put out a booklet entitled A Pocket Guide to...
