Sep 5, 2017 | Adam Laats, Christian Colleges, Creationism, Evangelical Education, Evangelicals, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Righting America |
by Adam Laats In the “Suggested Readings” section of Righting America (313-316) we note that “in the twenty-first century, the study of American fundamentalism has really come into its own, with a surfeit of outstanding works.” And the hits just keep coming. Over the...
Sep 1, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Christian Right, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Politics, Racism, Randall Balmer, Righting America, White Evangelicals |
by William Trollinger In a blistering August 23 LA Times op-ed historian Randall Balmer makes the case that contemporary American evangelicalism is an ethical disaster. One example is the fact that in the 2016 election 81% of white evangelicals voted for a man who...
Aug 25, 2017 | American Athiests, Creation Museum, Culture War, Evangelicals, Fundamentalism, Righting America |
by William Trollinger Saturday at the American Atheists Convention in North Charleston involved twelve back-to-back presentations in the (ice-cold) Marriott ballroom. Besides those mentioned in our last post, there were also presentations on: “The Threat of a...
Aug 10, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Apocalypse, Christian Right, Culture War, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Gay Marriage, intolerance, Ken Ham, LGBT Issues, Politics, Righting America |
by William Trollinger To say that Ken Ham devotes a great deal of energy and time to vilifying gay marriage and LGBTQ rights is an understatement. As we noted recently, over the past year Ham – who apparently has no comment on, say, immigrants, refugees, or white...
Aug 3, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Apocalypse, Ark Encounter, Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creation Museum, Creationism, Emma Frances Bloomfield, Evolution, Noah's Flood, Righting America, Science |
by Emma Bloomfield Today’s post comes from our colleague Emma Frances Bloomfield, an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who studies the intersection of science, religion, and politics from a rhetorical perspective. She received her PhD...
Jul 31, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Apologetics, Ark Encounter, Christian Right, Evangelicals, Jesus, Ken Ham, Righting America, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger It turns out that folks are watching. In our last post we noted that – despite Answers in Genesis (AiG) CEO Ken Ham’s public statement in which he fudged some facts and omitted many more – it seems as the most obvious explanation for Ark...
