Nov 8, 2021 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, Creation Museum, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Bible, Jefferson Bible, Jesus, Ken Ham, Messiah College, Righting America, Safe Schools, Thomas Jefferson |
by William Trollinger Teachings of Jesus placard on display at the Creation Museum. Photo by Susan L. Trollinger (2021). I taught for eight years at Messiah University (PA), which is – as the name might indicate – an evangelical school. (Side note: At my campus...
Jul 24, 2020 | Abortion, Answers in Genesis, Aristotle, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Culture War, Enthymeme, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Genesis, Historical Science, Judgment, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Politics, Science, Secularism, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP...
May 22, 2020 | Al Mohler, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Cedarville University, Frederick W. Schmidt, Fundamentalism, Harriet Tubman, Larry King, Racism, Religion News Service, Slavery, Sola Scriptura, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
by William Trollinger Al Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. April 27, 2006. Photo Credit: james.thompson via Wikimedia Commons. Southern Baptist fundamentalists are not having a good time of it these days. There is, for example, the ongoing...
Mar 24, 2020 | Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation Science, Creationism, Religious Rhetorics, Rhetoric, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan L. Trollinger “Elohim Creation” by FotoGuy 49057 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (Via Flikr) One of the things I have learned over the years as a rhetorical critic—it’s really a simple insight—is that what does not appear in, say, a speech, an...
Feb 24, 2020 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation Science, Creationism, Religion and Science, Righting America, Science, Staring Points, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger An acquaintance passed along to Dan Phelps a quiz – displayed below – that was given to pre-high school students at a private school in rural Kentucky. If you find this young Earth creationist quiz ludicrous, please understand that the logic...
Nov 19, 2019 | Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Calculus of Blessing, Christian Right, Christian Zionists, Daniel G. Hummel, Dispensational Premillennialism, Evangelicals, Israel, Prosperity Gospel, Uncategorized, White Evangelicals |
by Daniel G. Hummel Daniel G. Hummel works at Upper House, a Christian study center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is an honorary research fellow at UW-Madison. He is the author of Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli...
