Jul 6, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Christian Right, Fundamentalism, Jesus, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues |
by William Trollinger If one goes by what Answers in Genesis (AiG) CEO Ken Ham says on social media, he seems obsessed with the LGBTQ community. Of course, Ham writes blog posts on how wonderful the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter are, how they are attracting...
May 29, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Right, Creationism, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Fundamentalism, intolerance, Ken Ham, Persecution, TIF Bonds, Williamstown, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger On the face of it, the notion that evangelicals in the United States are being persecuted seems absurd. Just look at the 2016 election. Donald Trump becomes president, thanks in good part to the support of 81% of white evangelicals. His Vice...
May 22, 2017 | Christian Right, Church, Creationism, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, LGBT Issues, Politics |
by William Trollinger Sunday was Bill’s fifth of five classes at Westminster Presbyterian Church here in Dayton on the history of Protestant fundamentalism. As was the case the first four weeks, there were approximately thirty people in attendance, and the discussion...
May 15, 2017 | Cedarville University, Christian Right, Jesus, Politics |
by William Trollinger Once again, this blog writes itself. Once again, it is thanks to Cedarville University, where trustees and administrators have been very busy! Just a few weeks ago the school implemented a “Biblically Consistent Curriculum Policy,” in...
Apr 29, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Ken Ham, Righting America, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Given that so many people – including many Christians – find fundamentalism and creationism bewildering and bizarre, who is the audience for contemporary fundamentalist leaders and organizations? When Bill spoke last Sunday at Westminster...
Mar 24, 2017 | Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Ken Ham, Persecution, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger In trying to understand why a strong minority of Americans voted for Donald Trump as president, much attention has been paid to the economic and cultural disaffection of blue-collar and rural whites. Less effort has been made in trying to explain...
