Feb 1, 2024 | Abraham, Ark Encounter, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Claus Westermann, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Creation Science, Flood Narrative, Fundamentalism, Inerrancy, Jennifer Mercieca, Ken Ham, Moses, Noah's Ark, Noah's Flood, P.T. Barnum, Progressive Protestantism, Religion and Science, Religious Rhetorics, Robert Cargill, Rowan Williams, Science, The Genesis Flood, Wilhelm Wundt, Young Earth Creationism |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which...
Dec 5, 2023 | Age of the Earth, American Democracy, Ark Encounter, Authoritarian Populism, Baptist Distinctives, Bible Reading, Biblical Illiteracy, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Demagoguery and Democracy, Donald Trump, Ellen Davis, Evangelical History, Evangelical Leaders, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Bible, James McClendon, Observational Science, Paul Combs, Religion and Politics, Richard Elliott Friedman, Rodney Kennedy, Science, University of Dayton |
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div. from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...
Jul 11, 2023 | Ad Hominem Attacks, Adolf Hitler, American Creationism, Answers in Genesis, Biblical Literalism, Charles Darwin, Christian Colleges, Civil Rights Movement, College of the Ozarks, Creation Museum, Darwin, Darwin-to-Hitler Trope, Darwin-to-Vietnam trope, Darwin's Plantation, Flood Geology, Fundamentalism, History and Politics, Holocaust, Jerry Bergman, Ken Ham, Martin Luther, Messiah College, Old Earth Creationism, Racism, Religion and History, Slavery, Tucker Carlson, Vietnam War, White Evangelical Racism, White Evangelicals, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Image of Ken Ham & A. Charles Ware’s 2007 book Darwin’s Plantation. Dear Jerry (if I may): Oh my. It appears that my discussion of your article on Darwin and the Vietnam War has struck a nerve. So it is that you have mustered your...
Jun 27, 2023 | Bob Jones University, Camille Lewis, Digital Rhetorical Ethnography, Discipline of Children, Duggar Family, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fundamentalism, Gospel Fellowship Association, Huffington Post, Jan Patterson, Jana Brackbill, Motherhood, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Pain-Based Curriculum, Parenting, Rod of Discipline, Shiny Happy People, Spanking, Uncategorized |
by Camille Kaminski Lewis Camille Kaminski Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Rhetorical Studies with a minor in American Studies. Her...
Jan 11, 2023 | Abeka Books, Abeka Publishing, American History, American Pope, Answers in Genesis, Anthony Moore, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Bill Hybels, Catholic Fundamentalism, Cedarville University, Christian History, Creation Science, Dan Phelps, Environmental Science, Evangelical History, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Gender Roles, Hijacking History, History and Politics, John MacArthur, Judgment, Kathleen Wellman, Kentucky Paleontological Society, Natural History, Paleontology Society, Patriarchy, QAnon, Religion and Politics, Righting America, Scott Hahn, Sean Martin, Sexual Abuse, Slavery, The Coming Storm, The Village Church, Thomas White, Trey Smith, We Believe in Dinosaurs, Williamstown, Willow Creek Community Church, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Exterior of Ark Encounter. Image by Susan L. Trollinger (March 15, 2022). It was another good year for rightingamerica, both in the variety of authors’ voices and topics, and in the number and variety of visitors/viewers. Regarding the latter,...
Dec 23, 2022 | Biblical Literalism, Certainty, Christian Right, Dispensational Premillennialism, Diversity, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism and Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Harmony Creek Church, Inerrancy, LGBTQ+ Christians, LGBTQ+ Identity |
by William Trollinger Anti-LGBTQ+ Protestors. Image courtesy of Getty Images. I was not prepared for the level of pain, hurt, anguish. I should not have been surprised, but I was. It was the winter of 2004. I had been asked to lead the “Winter Weekend Intensive” at...