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Narrowing God’s Word and the Proper Christian at the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter

by Susan Trollinger Last Wednesday, Sue presented our co-authored paper, “Sacred Rhetoric Turned into Culture War Rhetoric at the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter,” at the Sacred Rhetorics conference, which was held at Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay,...

Sealing the Creationist Bubble

by William Trollinger Sometimes this blog writes itself. Sometimes our friend Adam Laats writes it for us. A few days ago, Ken Ham announced that Answers in Genesis (AiG) would be joining with another fundamentalist organization to open the Twelve Stones Christian...

Whatever It Takes to Protect the Children

by William Trollinger In the end, it is all about protecting the children. The mission of Answers in Genesis [AiG] is to provide churches, schools, and families with a host of resources designed to provide youth with “a suit of armor that will ensure complete...

Recruiting Culture Warriors

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...