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In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live

Mar 17, 2026 | Alabama, Clemency, Death Penalty, Derrick DeBruce, Doug Battle, Eddie Mae Ellison, Holman Correctional Facility, Kay Ivey, Kilby Correctional Facility, Lee Hedgepeth, LuJuan McCants, Matt Schulz, Nancy Palombi, Nitrogen Gas, Poverty, Racism, Sonia Sotomayor, Sonny Burton, The Alabama Solution, Tori Battle | 2 comments

By Liliana Segura Last week we published an article on the planned execution of Sonny Burton, an horrifying commonplace in Alabama and America. But then, Burton’s death sentence was commuted, as wonderfully celebrated in this article by Liliana Segura in The...

The Gospel According to Ken Ham: Chapter 1

Oct 19, 2022 | Alt-Right, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Apologetics, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Biblical Literalism, Climate Change, Climate Skeptics, Conspiracy Theories, Creation Science, Culture War, Dan Phelps, Darwin, Domestic Terrorism, Donald Trump, Evangelical Education, Evolution, Facebook, Fundamentalist Textbooks, Gab, Gavin Newsome, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Genesis, Gettr, Gun Control, Health Care, Hurricane Ian, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Rights, MeWe, Neo-Nazis, Oath Keepers, Parler, Patriarchy, Poverty, QAnon, Racism, Science, Secularism, Sexual Abuse, Stacey Abrams, Vacation Bible School, White Nationalists, White Supremacy, Young Earth Creationism | 11 comments

by William Trollinger  Screenshot of Ken Ham’s September 24, 2022 Facebook post featuring the carousel at Ark Encounter. Image via Facebook. I did this painful work, so you don’t have to. Over the past few months it became increasingly clear that, for me to...

At the Bar, the Night after Roe v. Wade was Overturned

Jun 29, 2022 | Abortion, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Capital Punishment, Christian Methodist Episcopal Meeting, Christian Right, Creation Museum, Culture War, Forced Birth, Gun Control, Hilton Netherland Plaza, LGBTQ+ Pride, Poverty, Pro-Fetus, Pro-Life, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Universal Healthcare | 2 comments

by William Trollinger The Bar at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati. Last Saturday night, Sue and I were at the Hilton Netherland Plaza bar in Cincinnati. We fell in love this bar after our very first visit to the Creation Museum, and it remains our go-to stop...