Oct 25, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Classical Music, Critical Race Theory, Diversity, Economic Inequality, Intersectionality, Jemar Tisby, Ken Ham, Redlining, Social Justice, Systemic Racism, White Evangelical Racism |
by William Trollinger An acorn woodpecker in an affluent section of Los Angeles. 2023: Genaro Molina, LATimes. Ken Ham’s obsession with denying structural racism has gone completely off the rails. Take, for example, his bizarre response to a Los Angeles...
Sep 26, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ark Encounter Feasibility Report, Book Banning, Capitalism, Climate Skeptics, Critical Race Theory, Dan Phelps, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Identity, Marxism, Secularism, Tax Breaks, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. Image via JoeMyGod. It has been exactly ten years since Williamstown, Kentucky, underwrote $62.5m worth of bonds that made possible the building of Ark Encounter. This anniversary seems the perfect opportunity...
Apr 24, 2023 | Anti-Vaxxers, Bible, Biblical Authority, Biblical Literalism, Catholicism, Certainty, Christian Nationalism, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Critical Race Theory, David Barton, Descartes, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, Fox News, Harold Bloom, Hebrew Bible, Hezekiah, Immigration, John Calvin, Ken Ham, Moses, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Richard Elliott Friedman, Robert Jeffress, Rodney Kennedy, Science, Southern Baptist Convention, White Supremacy |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...
Feb 28, 2023 | Abortion, Anti-Vaxxers, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Sexuality Agreement, Conspiracy Theories, COVID-19, Critical Race Theory, Culture War, Faith Statement, Gender Roles, LGBTQ+ Christians, LGBTQ+ Identity, LGBTQ+ Rights, Marriage, Robert Jeffress, Rodney Kennedy, Southern Baptist Convention, Systemic Racism, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which...
Feb 14, 2023 | Allosaurus, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Creation Museum, Critical Race Theory, Dan Phelps, Destination Marketing, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Intersectionality, Kentucky Paleontological Society, League of the South, LGBTQ+ Rights, Marriage, Michael Peroutka, National Center for Science Education, Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Paleontology Society, Pinkwashing, Proof-Texting, Social Justice, Statement of Faith, Tony Perkins, We Believe in Dinosaurs, White Nationalism, Williamstown |
by Daniel Phelps Daniel Phelps is a retired environmental geologist for the commonwealth of Kentucky. He has also taught part-time in Kentucky’s Community College system. His work to expose the pseudoscience behind Ham’s Ark Encounter was featured in the award-winning...
Oct 31, 2022 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Ark Encounter, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Right, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conservatism, Conservative Evangelicals, Creation Museum, Critical Race Theory, Culture War, Facebook, Fundamentalism, Hell, Intersectionality, Judgment, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, Noah's Flood, Parler, Proof-Texting, Righting America, Social Justice, Social Media, Statement of Faith, White Evangelicals, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Screenshot from Ken Ham’s Facebook page, with a quote from the Gospel of Matthew and linking to a Fox News story. Image via Facebook. One of the distinctive ways in which fundamentalists make use of the Bible is proof-texting, i.e., pulling...