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A Review of Ken Ham’s The Lie: Unravelling the Myth of Evolution/Millions of Years, and Why We Need to Pay Attention

Oct 22, 2024 | 29 Evidences for Evolution, 3 Quarks Daily, Answers in Genesis, Apocalypticism, Biblical Authority, Biblical Literalism, Biblical Marriage, Carl Weinberg, Christian Nationalism, Christian Schooling, Church and State, Conservative Evangelicals, Conservative Ideology, Cornwall Alliance, Creation Ministries International, Creation Science, Creationism, Critical Race Theory, Dispensational Premillennialism, Donald Trump, E. Calvin Beisner, Evangelical History, Evolution, Flood Geology, Gay Marriage, Heartland Institute, Henry Morris, Heritage Foundation, Historical Science, History of Science, Homeschooling, Index of Creationist Claims, Institute for Creation Science, Intersectionality, John C. Whitcomb, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Identity, LGBTQ+ Rights, Man-made Climate Change, Marriage, Mike Johnson, Observational Science, Paul Braterman, Presuppositionalism, Project 2025, Red Dynamite, Religion and History, Safe Schools, Scientific Creationism, Secularism, Social Justice, Statement of Faith, The Bible and Modern Science, The Genesis Flood, The Lie, Tolerance, Wokeness, Young Earth Creationism | 3 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...

Posting the Ten Commandments in Louisiana Schools Is Idolatry

Jun 4, 2024 | Abortion, Bull Durham, Christian Nationalism, Christian Right, Constitution, David Barton, Dodie Horton, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Candidates, Global Warming, Louisiana, Mike Johnson, Religion and Politics, Rodney Kennedy, Royce Duplessis, Supreme Court, Ten Commandments | 0 comments

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...

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...

You Can’t Be a Literalist in a Metaphorical World, or, Conservatives Like Mike Johnson Have a “Daddy” Issue

Nov 21, 2023 | Abortion, Conservatism, Conservative Ideology, Diversity, Evangelical Rhetoric, Fascism, Food Insecurity, Gay Marriage, George Lakoff, Love, Meritocracy, Metaphor, Metonymy, Mike Johnson, Patriarchy, Prodigal Son, Religious Fascism, Rodney Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, SNAP Benefits, Strict Father Metaphor, The Political Mind, Welfare Queen | 0 comments

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...

Pot Calling the Kettle Black: Ken Ham Attacks “Secular Media” for Its Lies

Nov 7, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Feasibility Report, Creation Museum, David McMillan, Ken Ham, Mike Johnson, Secularism, Tax Breaks, We Believe in Dinosaurs, White Evangelicals, Williamstown, Young Earth Creationism | 0 comments

by William Trollinger Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (right) with Ken Ham (left). Image via Answers in Genesis. Ken Ham has to be thrilled.  Mike Johnson – young Earth creationist, anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion extremist, and election denier – is...

Mike Johnson: Not for the People, and Not a True Evangelical

Oct 31, 2023 | Anti-Abortion, Anti-Environmentalism, Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Christian Nationalism, Constitution, Creation Museum, Culture War, Donald Trump, Elections, Evangelical Leaders, Evangelical Rhetoric, Evangelicals, Good and Evil in the Garden of Democracy, House Speaker, Joe Biden, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, MAGA, Mike Johnson, Randall Balmer, Religion and Politics, Republicans, Rodney Kennedy, Secularism, Shreveport, The Immaculate Mistake, Trump Supporters, Women's Rights, Young Earth Creationism | 2 comments

by Rodney Kennedy Donald Trump with newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson. Image via rightwingwatch.org. 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...