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Like father, like son: Jeffrey Dahmer’s claims about evolution in light of Lionel Dahmer’s creationism

Dec 26, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Christian Right, Creation Ministries International, Creationism, Evolution, Glenn Branch, Jeffrey Dahmer, Kent Hovind, Lionel Dahmer, National Center for Science Education, Ronald Numbers, Young Earth Creationism | 3 comments

by Glenn Branch Glenn Branch is deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization that defends the integrity of American science education against ideological interference. He is the author of numerous articles on evolution...

Before he was House speaker, Mike Johnson represented a creationist museum in court. Here’s what that episode reveals about his politics.

Dec 12, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bodie Hodge, Carl Weinberg, Christian Nationalism, Climate Change, Conservative Evangelicals, Creation Museum, Culture War, Evolution, Freedom Guard, House Speaker, John Fea, Ken Ham, Marxism, Mike Johnson, Public Religion Research Institute, Red Dynamite, Righting America, School Shootings, Secularism, Social Evolution, Statement of Faith, Tax Breaks, The Lie, Young Earth Creationism | 2 comments

by William Trollinger Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at The Conversation. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 14, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Speaker of the House Mike...

The Debate over Biblical Cosmology: A Case Study in Gracious Forbearance

Nov 28, 2023 | Ancient Cosmology, Biblical Cosmology, Biblical Interpretation, Cosmos, Evolution, Galileo Galilei, Geocentrism, Heliocentrism, History of Science, Israelites, John Walton, Martin Luther, New Testament, Nicolaus Copernicus, Observational Science, Old Testament, Religion and Science, Russell Moulds, Science, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Jay Gould, Terry Defoe | 0 comments

by Terry Defoe 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 University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. He is the author of...

Evangelicals and Climate Change Denialism

Jul 26, 2023 | Adrian Bardon, Age of the Earth, Anti-Vaxxers, Certainty, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conservative Evangelicals, Consumerism, Creation Care, Dispensational Premillennialism, Donald Trump, Economics of Climate Change, Environmental Science, Evangelical Climate Initiative, Evangelical Education, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, Evolution, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Galileo Galilei, Genesis, Heliocentrism, Higher Education, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Louise Huang, Man-made Climate Change, Martin Luther, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Observational Science, Paris Agreement, Politics, Public Education, Rachel Roller, Religion and Politics, Religion and Science, Safe Schools, Science, Scientific Method, Sustainable Development Goals, Terry Defoe, Textbooks, The Genesis Flood, The Truth About Denial, Trump Supporters, Young Earth Creationism | 3 comments

by Terry Defoe  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 University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. He is the author...

Leading Creationist Organisation Appoints Conspiracy Theorist To Key Position

Jun 20, 2023 | 3 Quarks Daily, Adam and Eve, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Australian Question Lobby, Biblical Authority, Biblical Interpretation, Black Lives Matter, Bodie Hodge, Boris Johnson, Chief Ministry Officer, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conspiracy Theories, COVID-19, Creation Museum, Economics of Climate Change, Evolution, Fossil Fuels, Gender Roles, Great Reset, Heartland Institute, Henry Morris, Institute for Creation Science, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Ken Ham, Martin Iles, Paul Braterman, Rhetoric, World Economic Forum, Young Earth Creationism | 9 comments

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...

Charles Darwin was Responsible for the Vietnam War?

Mar 14, 2023 | Adolf Hitler, Answers Research Journal, Capitalism, Carl Weinberg, Charles Darwin, Communism, Darwin-to-Hitler Trope, Darwin-to-Vietnam trope, Darwin's Plantation, Evolution, George McCready Price, Henry Morris, History, Jerry Bergman, Ken Ham, My Lai, Racism, Red Dynamite, Righting America, Slavery, Socialism, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, Western Colonialism, Young Earth Creationism | 5 comments

by William Trollinger Photo taken by United States Army photographer Ronald L. Haeberle on March 16, 1968 in the aftermath of the My Lai massacre showing mostly women and children dead on a road. Image via Wikimedia...