Dec 15, 2021 | Allosaurus, Answers in Genesis, Barack Obama, Capitol Riot, Congressional Disclosure, Congressional Hearings, Congressional Jurisdiction, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Creationism, Dana Forbes, Donald Trump, Doug Phillips' Vision Forum, Ebenezer, Elections, Historical Science, Insurrection, January 6, 2021, Joe Biden, Joe Taylor, Mark Meadows, Michael Peroutka, Observational Science, Peroutka Foundation, Pete DeRosa's Creation Expeditions, Politics, Raising the Allosaur, Righting America, Science, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, Trump Supporters, Uncategorized, Voter Fraud, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Insurrectionists enter the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Photo by: John Minchillo (Associated Press) An evangelical young Earth creationist played a central role in Donald Trump’s coup attempt? Not a shock. Late last night the House of...
Dec 3, 2021 | Advent, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Apocalypticism, Cornel West, Creation Museum, David Barton, Ken Ham, Liberation Theology, Mary, N. T. Wright, Politics, Religion and Politics, Robert Jeffress, Rowan Williams, Tennesee Williams, Thomas Aquinas, Tim LaHaye |
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)...
Nov 8, 2021 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, Creation Museum, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Bible, Jefferson Bible, Jesus, Ken Ham, Messiah College, Righting America, Safe Schools, Thomas Jefferson |
by William Trollinger Teachings of Jesus placard on display at the Creation Museum. Photo by Susan L. Trollinger (2021). I taught for eight years at Messiah University (PA), which is – as the name might indicate – an evangelical school. (Side note: At my campus...
Oct 11, 2021 | Amish, Amish Country Theater, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, COVID-19, Creation Museum, Evangelicals, Evolution, Janet Kellogg Ray, Masking, Religion and Science, Righting America, Science, Selling the Amish, Tourism, Vaccination, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Promotional photo for the Amish Country Theater (2021) Every other year my wife Sue teaches a course here at the University of Dayton (UD) entitled “The Arguments and Visual Rhetoric of Two Religious Traditions.” Not surprisingly, the two...
Sep 27, 2021 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Creation Museum, Ken Ham, Noah's Flood, Tax Breaks, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Screenshot from Ken Ham’s Facebook page requesting donations for Ark Encounter and Creation Museum Building projects. Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis (AiG) are busy promoting the idea that the “Ark Encounter and Creation Museum Are Groaning”...
Jun 2, 2021 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Flood Geology, Genetics, Genocide, Historical Science, Mark Etter, Noah's Flood, Observational Science, Wickedness, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Image from The Bible Panorama, or The Holy Scripture in Picture and Story (1891). Image via Wikimedia Commons. “Off the rails” doesn’t begin to describe the state of fundamentalist apologetics. Take, for example, young Earth creationism. Its...
