Aug 19, 2021 | Biblical Literalism, Charles Murray, Conservative Evangelicals, Donald Trump, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Jimmy Carter, Lance Wallnau, M.L. Mencken, Religion and Politics, Religious Rhetorics, Robert Jeffress, Rodney Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Southern Voters, The Immaculate Mistake, The Media, Uncategorized, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. The pastor of 7 Southern Baptist churches over the course of 20 years, he pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton...
Jul 29, 2021 | Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Capitol Riot, Conservatism, Conservative Evangelicals, Culture War, Deborah Tannen, Evangelical Leaders, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fundamentalism, Gerhard Van Rad, Insurrection, Political Rhetoric, Religion and Politics, Rodney Kennedy, Sodom, Toxic Masculinity |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. The pastor of 7 Southern Baptist churches over the course of 20 years, he pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH)...
Jun 15, 2021 | Adam Laats, Baylor University, Biblical Literalism, Biblically Consistent Curriculum, Bob Jones University v. United States, Christian Colleges, Conversion Therapy, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Inerrancy, LGBTQ+ abuse, Liberty University, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Seattle Pacific University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Conversation, Title IX |
By William Trollinger and Susan Trollinger Today we share our article, which appears at The Conversation. Our thanks to the editors’ generous sharing policy, which allows us to share our article in its entirety here. A recent lawsuit has charged the U.S....
May 25, 2021 | Biblical Literalism, Christians United for Israel, Conservative Evangelicals, D.L. Moody, Dispensational Premillennialism, Evangelicals, Family Research Council, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Roles, Hal Lindsey, Holy Land, Inerrancy, Insurrection, Israel, John Hagee, Matthew Avery Sutton, Palestine, Politics, Religious Pilgrimages, Tim LaHaye, Tony Perkins |
by Matthew Merringer Matthew Merringer is an M.A. Student at the University of Dayton in the Department of Religious Studies. He studies the history and politics of American Protestantism. His interests include radicals such as Dorothy Day, Jerry Falwell, and nativist...
May 18, 2021 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Critical Race Theory, Dan Phelps, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Roles, Howard Thurman, Intersectionality, Jesus, John Lewis, Judgment, Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, Ken Ham, Luke Timothy Johnson, Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, Righting America, Sexual Orientation, Social Justice, Statement of Faith, Tax Breaks, White Evangelicals, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Image via abc7Chicago.com. Every time I think that things can’t get worse at Answers in Genesis (AiG), they do. The ever-intrepid Dan Phelps has noticed that on March 05, 2021 AiG replaced their original...
Apr 6, 2021 | Adam Laats, Biblical Literalism, Bob Jones University, Bob Jones University v. United States, Cedarville University, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Conversion Therapy, Department of Education, Evangelical Education, Gay Marriage, Gender Identity, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ abuse, Liberty University, Lucas Wilson, Messiah College, Moody Bible Institute, Obergefell v Hodges, Paul Southwick, Politics, Religious Exemption, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Safe Schools, Sexual Orientation, Slavery, The Cedarville Interpreter, Westmont College, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger “Meet the Plaintiffs” image courtesy of the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP), 2021. In the wake of the 2015 Supreme Court ruling (Obergefell v. Hodges) legalizing same-sex marriage, a good friend of mine predicted...