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State Police Proselytized during K9 Training at Ark Park; No Word on How Dogs Reacted

by Dan Phelps Note: This article originally appeared at Panda’s Thumb. We are pleased to republish it here with the author’s and editor’s approval. Back in 2020, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) were embroiled in a controversy after it was discovered that a training...

The Los Angeles Fires, or, Hollywood Had It Coming

by William Trollinger Screenshot from Ray Comfort’s Living Waters Ministry video, “Hollywood Mocks God, Then This Happens”. Image via YouTube. It is striking – but not surprising – how often fundamentalist leaders and preachers proclaim that this or...

More Crimes Against History: Trump’s Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination”

by William Trollinger Last Wednesday the Trump Administration issued an executive order entitled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which has as its goal to end “federal funding or support for illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in...

Tim LaHaye, David Barton, and Russell Vought: Pseudoscience, Pseudohistory, and Christian Nationalism

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...

Fight Laugh Feast: Christian Nationalists Gather at Ark Encounter

by William Trollinger Screenshot of the Fight Laugh Feast 2023 Conference at Ark Encounter.  According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 29% of Americans and 50% of Republicans are full-blown Christian nationalists or Christian nationalist sympathizers....

Josh Hawley’s Strange New Twist on Christian Nationalism

by Brian Taylor and Jeremy Fuzy Editor’s Note: Rev. Brian Kaylor is editor of Word&Way, and Dr. Jeremy Fuzy is Word&Way’s digital editor. This post appeared originally in Word&Way’s e-newsletter, A Public Witness, and is reposted here by permission....