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Answers in Genesis: The Bible Is to Be Read Literally, Except When It’s Not

by William Trollinger Giotto di Bodone’s “The Kiss of Judas”. Public Domain. At the height of the pandemic, Georgia Purdom of Answers in Genesis (AiG) instructed Christians to ignore the medical experts and evolutionist academics (some of whom teach...

The Politicization of Science: A Crisis of Trust and Truth

by Terry F. Defoe Terry Defoe was educated at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (BA, Sociology, 1978), Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (M.Div., 1982), and the Open Learning University, Burnaby, British Columbia (BA, Psychology,...

‘God intended it as a disposable planet’: John MacArthur’s reckless End Times theology

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...