Apr 6, 2021 | Adam Laats, Biblical Literalism, Bob Jones University, Bob Jones University v. United States, Cedarville University, Christian Colleges, Christian Right, Conversion Therapy, Department of Education, Evangelical Education, Gay Marriage, Gender Identity, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ abuse, Liberty University, Lucas Wilson, Messiah College, Moody Bible Institute, Obergefell v Hodges, Paul Southwick, Politics, Religious Exemption, Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Safe Schools, Sexual Orientation, Slavery, The Cedarville Interpreter, Westmont College, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger “Meet the Plaintiffs” image courtesy of the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP), 2021. In the wake of the 2015 Supreme Court ruling (Obergefell v. Hodges) legalizing same-sex marriage, a good friend of mine predicted...
Feb 26, 2021 | Adam Laats, Bill Nye, Creation Science, Creationism, Creationism USA, David F. Coppedge, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Henry Morris, Historical Science, Intelligent Design, Jerry A. Coyne, John C. Whitcomb, John Mark Reynolds, Ken Ham, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Martin Luther King, Observational Science, Paul A. Nelson, Religion and Science, Richard Dawkins, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
edited by William Trollinger Bill Nye – Ken Ham Debate. February 4, 2014. (Photo by Jason Aldag/The Washington Post) Two weeks ago we ran an interview with Adam Laats about his new book, Creationism USA. In response we received a set of questions for Adam from...
Feb 12, 2021 | Adam and Eve, Adam Laats, American Creationism, Among the Creationists, Answers in Genesis, Bernard Ramm, Bill Nye, Capitol Riot, Creation Science, Creationism, Creationism USA, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Fundamentalist U, Genesis, Henry Morris, Higher Education, Historical Science, Insurrection, Jerry A. Coyne, John C. Whitcomb, Observational Science, Old Earth Creationism, Radical Creationism, Republicans, Righting America, Science, Trump Supporters, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Book cover for Adam Laats’ forthcoming Creationism USA: Bridging the Impasse on Teaching Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2021) Adam Laats has established himself as a brilliant and prolific scholar who has produced such noteworthy works...
Jan 14, 2021 | Adam Laats, Answers in Genesis, Anthony Moore, Anti-Vaxxers, Ariana Cheng, Ashley Moore, Biblically Consistent Curriculum, Cedarville University, Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times, Conservative Evangelicals, COVID-19, Craig Miller, Creation Science, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Evangelicals, Franklin Graham, Frederick W. Schmidt, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Fundamentalist U, Georgia Purdom, Grace Baptist Church, Heidi St. John, Higher Learning Commission, Historical Science, Julie L. Moore, Ken Ham, Loren Reno, Mark DeMoss, Paige Patterson, Phil Jarvis, Progressive Protestantism, Religion and Science, Samuel Franklin, Science, Sexual Harassment, Southeastern Seminary, Title IX |
The last year marked a number of milestones for RightingAmerica.net! In addition to celebrating our fourth year of blogging, we welcomed 8 new contributing writers to our site, surpassed 192,000 page views, and reached our highest number of visitors ever in...
Jan 5, 2021 | Ad Hominem Attacks, American History, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Civil War, Confederate Statues, David Blight, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Roles, Georgia Purdom, History, Jim Crow, Lost Cause Discourse, Reconstruction, Rhetoric, Righting America, Secession, Slavery, Visual Rhetoric, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger Statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, VA. Photo by Salwan Georges of The Washington Post (2020) The other day, I was reading David Blight’s fine book, Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory, in preparation for a project that I am going...
Dec 7, 2020 | Cedarville University, Christian Nationalism, Christian Right, COVID-19, Creation Museum, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Youth, Immigration, Madison Cawthorn, Politics, Sarah Jones, Sexual Violence, Trump Supporters, White Evangelicals, White Supremacy |
by William Trollinger Evangelical leaders pray over Trump in the Oval Office. Photo via The Chicago Tribune (2017). “What does it profit a faith to gain a whole country and then lose it, along with its own soul?” (Sarah Jones) Four years ago, just after the...
