Feb 5, 2018 | KKK, Persecution, Racial Justice, Racism, Slavery |
by William Trollinger “Was it the Ku Klux Klan who lynched a black man here in the 1870s?” This was the final question I (Bill) was asked Saturday afternoon at the Sandusky (OH) Library, after my presentation on “Terrorizing Immigrants and Catholics: The Ohio KKK in...
Aug 14, 2017 | Christian Right, Culture War, intolerance, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Persecution, Politics, Rebecca Barrett-Fox |
by Rebecca Barrett-Fox Today’s post is written by Rebecca Barrett-Fox, professor of sociology at Arkansas State University. The author of God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalism, and the Religious Right (University Press of Kansas 2016), she...
May 29, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Right, Creationism, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Fundamentalism, intolerance, Ken Ham, Persecution, TIF Bonds, Williamstown, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger On the face of it, the notion that evangelicals in the United States are being persecuted seems absurd. Just look at the 2016 election. Donald Trump becomes president, thanks in good part to the support of 81% of white evangelicals. His Vice...
Mar 24, 2017 | Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Ken Ham, Persecution, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger In trying to understand why a strong minority of Americans voted for Donald Trump as president, much attention has been paid to the economic and cultural disaffection of blue-collar and rural whites. Less effort has been made in trying to explain...
Mar 17, 2017 | Christian Right, Culture War, Evangelicals, Ken Ham, Persecution, Politics, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger White evangelical Christians endure more discrimination in America than do Muslims. Who says so? White evangelical Christians. According to a new Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) poll, 57% of white evangelical Protestants believe that...