Jan 13, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Creation Museum, Creation Science, Creationism, Evolution, Flood Geology, Noah's Flood, Righting America, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger A foundational premise for AiG is that “We all deal with the same evidence (we all live on the same earth, have the same fossils, observe the same animals, etc.).” Building on that premise, AiG claims that “The difference lies in how we interpret...
Dec 20, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Creationism, Culture War, Evolution, Gay Marriage, intolerance, Ken Ham, Patrick Thomas |
by Patrick Thomas In today’s post, Patrick Thomas examines Ken Ham’s use of “intolerance” as a tactic to frame non-creationists as anti-Christian secularists. Last week, we examined the ways Ken Ham and AiG are re-writing history, whitewashing...
Oct 21, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Noah's Flood, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger While Charles Darwin’s 1859 Origin of Species posed challenges to traditional understandings of the Bible, many Protestants had little trouble accommodating Darwin’s ideas. But a significant minority resisted. Holding to inerrancy – the Bible is...
Oct 10, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Jason Hentschel, Young Earth Creationism |
by Jason Hentschel Jason A. Hentschel has a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Dayton. His research focuses on the intersection of evangelicalism and modern American culture. He has contributed chapters to The Bible in American Life and The Handbook of the Bible...
Sep 30, 2016 | Age of the Earth, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Rodney Kennedy, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy This post features Dr. Rod Kennedy’s cousin Boudreaux. As Rod says, “Boudreaux is my imaginary interlocutor. His is from the bayou of Louisiana and possesses an earthy wisdom but also a brutal certainty about everything. He always says what he thinks...
Sep 28, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Historical Science, Inerrancy, Ken Ham, Observational Science, Patrick Thomas, Righting America, Science, Young Earth Creationism |
by Patrick Thomas Patrick Thomas reflects upon the contributions of our colleagues from the natural sciences from our recent series, Putting Observational Science to the Test. In his book The Lie, Ken Ham delineates the differences between “observational” and...
