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Former Bob Jones University students describe experience, exit from evangelical college

by Devyani Chhetri Devyani Chhetri is the South Carolina politics reporter for the Greenville News and has written extensively about the intersection between faith and politics. She is a Boston University post-grad and has previously worked for the Sun Chronicle in...

Cheer Up! Warmer is Better!

by William Trollinger Aftermath of the fires in Lahaina, Hawaii. Image via mauinews.com. In his recent article, “Right-Wing Extremism is Going to Boil Us Alive,” Tom Engelhardt observes that  It could be the Gulf Stream collapsing or the planet eternally breaking...

Quantity over Quality: Creationist Copia at the Discovery Center for Creation and Earth History

by Emma Frances Bloomfield  Today’s post comes from our colleague Emma Frances Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who studies the intersection of science, religion, and politics from a rhetorical...

Leading Creationist Organisation Appoints Conspiracy Theorist To Key Position

by Paul Braterman Paul Braterman is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of North Texas, and Honorary Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at the University of Glasgow. His research has involved topics related to the early Earth and the origins of life, and...

From the Archives: Mirror Images: The Jefferson Bible and The Fundamentalist Bible

by William Trollinger Today we revisit a post from November 8, 2021 in which we examine the use of “creative editing” of the Bible that is done at the Creation Museum, especially when it comes to the representation of Jesus. Teachings of Jesus placard on...

Biblical Marriage Isn’t Biblical

by Paul Braterman Paul Braterman is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of North Texas, and Honorary Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at the University of Glasgow. His research has involved topics related to the early Earth and the origins of life, and...