Mar 17, 2017 | Christian Right, Culture War, Evangelicals, Ken Ham, Persecution, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger White evangelical Christians endure more discrimination in America than do Muslims. Who says so? White evangelical Christians. According to a new Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) poll, 57% of white evangelical Protestants believe that...
Feb 20, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Donald Trump, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger From the beginning, the dream was an exercise in the worst sort of wishful thinking. Over the past fifty-odd years, the Christian Right has been the most reliable constituency within the Republican Party. But over these same five decades,...
Nov 11, 2016 | Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Politics, Racism, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger Exit polling data reveal that white evangelicals voted for Trump by an overwhelming 81 to 16 percent margin. Evangelical support for Trump was particularly important in swing states such as Florida. To be sure, there are evangelicals who, like...
Nov 7, 2016 | Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Politics |
by Jason Hentschel When I planned to attend the Conference on Faith and History’s October meeting at Regent University, one of the largest evangelical schools in the nation, little did I know that a Trump rally would break out. While most of us in the CFH claim some...
Oct 3, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Donald Trump, Hell, Jesus, Ken Ham, Noah's Flood, Righting America |
by William Trollinger If we had given Righting America an epitaph it would probably have been this stanza from Mary Gauthier’s “Mercy Now”: My church and my country could use a little mercy now. As they sink into a poisoned pit it’s going to take forever to climb out,...
Jun 20, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Christian Right, Culture War, Gay Marriage, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Politics |
by William Trollinger The Ark Encounter is scheduled to open on July 7 near Williamstown, Kentucky. The public relations campaign is in full swing, with billboards (including one here in Dayton) and press releases and interviews with journalists and – as reported in...
