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 10, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Ken Ham, CEO of Answers in Genesis (AiG), loves to blast critics of Ark Encounter – the fundamentalist tourist site that literalizes Noah’s Flood and the divine drowning of (according to AiG) perhaps 20 billion people – as atheists, secularists,...
Mar 3, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Local TV news is often derided as superficial and sensational. “If it bleeds, it leads” is the common adage. But there are times when a local newscast really does shine light and really does help us understand. One such example is the February...
Feb 9, 2017 | AiG Finances, Americans United, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, Righting America, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
We were very pleased to see that our post from earlier this week was cited by Rob Boston at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In his latest editorial on Ken Ham’s defense of Ark Encounter’s murky financing, Boston writes: Lo and behold,...
Feb 7, 2017 | AiG Finances, Americans United, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, Righting America, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Taking a page out of Steve Bannon’s playbook, Answers in Genesis (AiG) CEO Ken Ham has launched a broadside against “the leftist media and bloggers” for “twisting information, disseminating misinformation, and making [sic] outright lies.” And...
Jan 25, 2017 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Donald Trump, Ken Ham, Politics, Righting America, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger The similarities between Donald Trump and Ken Ham are eerie. Even about attendance. We have all seen the photos. And they are dramatic. There is no getting around the fact that attendance at the 2009 presidential inaugural – estimated to be 1.8...
