Jul 14, 2022 | 1776 Commission, Abeka Books, American History, American Revolution, Ancient Greece, Andrew Carnegie, Apartheid, Capitalism, Catholicism, Christian Right, Christian Schooling, Christopher Columbus, Communism, Enlightenment, Evangelical Education, Fascism, Fundamentalism, Hijacking History, History, History of Science, Isaac Newton, Kathleen Wellman, McCarthyism, Native Americans, New Deal, Racism, Religion and History, Rhodesia, Segregationist Chrisitianity, Slavery, Socialism, Twelve Stones Academy, William McKinley |
by William Trollinger Book cover of Kathleen Wellman’s Hijacking History: How the Christian Right Teaches History and Why it Matters (Oxford University Press, 2021) If you know anything about history, this post will make you laugh and/or cry. And/or make you...
Jun 22, 2022 | Calvin College, Campus Pride, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Department of Education, Evangelical Education, Gay Marriage, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Safe Schools, Seattle Pacific University, Title IX |
by William Trollinger Graduating Seattle Pacific University students hand rainbow Pride flags to Interim President Pete Menjares while receiving their diplomas. Image via Religion News Service. Fact #1: Approximately 2/3 of evangelicals between the ages of 18 and 35...
Dec 22, 2021 | Absence of Conflict, Christian Colleges, Culture War, Evangelical Education, Fundamentalism, Harold Heie, Let's Talk, Messiah College, Respectful Conversations, Safe Schools |
by William Trollinger Cover of Harold Heie’s Let’s Talk: Bridging Divisive Lines through Inclusive and Respectful Conversations (Cascade Books, 2021). In this time of wretched culture war – with its hateful rhetoric and threats of violence fueled by an...
Nov 23, 2021 | Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Christian Colleges, cognitive dissonance, Creation Stories, Creationism, Darwin, David Dockery, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Leaders, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, Evolution, Gary Fugle, Historical Science, Inerrancy, John Schneider, Leon Festinger, Martin Luther, Nathan Hale, Nicolaus Copernicus, Observational Science, Old Earth Creationism, Paradigm Shift, Religion and Science, Science, Scientific Concordism, Scientific Method, Thomas Kuhn, Tom McLeish, Young Earth Creationism |
by Terry Defoe Ptolemaic and Copernican Models of orbit. Image via tofspot.blogspot.com. Pastor Terry Defoe is an emeritus member of the clergy who served congregations in Western Canada from 1982 to 2016, and who ministered to students on the campuses of the...
Jun 15, 2021 | Adam Laats, Baylor University, Biblical Literalism, Biblically Consistent Curriculum, Bob Jones University v. United States, Christian Colleges, Conversion Therapy, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Inerrancy, LGBTQ+ abuse, Liberty University, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Seattle Pacific University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Conversation, Title IX |
By William Trollinger and Susan Trollinger Today we share our article, which appears at The Conversation. Our thanks to the editors’ generous sharing policy, which allows us to share our article in its entirety here. A recent lawsuit has charged the U.S....
Apr 29, 2021 | Baylor University, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Department of Education, Evangelical Education, LGBTQ+ abuse, Messiah College, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Seattle Pacific University, Sexual Orientation |
by William Trollinger Baylor’s Gay Prom. Image via Baylor University Gamma Alpha Upsilon. As reported in an earlier post, 33 former and current college and seminary students – under the auspices of the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) – have...
