Jul 27, 2017 | AiG Finances, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ken Ham, Righting America, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Is all of this really just about fifty cents? To understand the last few weeks at Ark Encounter one needs to keep in mind three pieces of information: 1. Answers in Genesis (AiG) set up Ark Encounter LLC as a for-profit entity. 2. They did so in...
Jun 8, 2017 | AiG Finances, Americans United, Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ken Ham, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger GQ’s Jeff Vrabel toured Ark Encounter a few days after its July 7, 2016 opening. In his hilarious and insightful article on his Ark visit Vrabel begins by observing that: Noah’s ark is the first left after the gas station, down the street from...
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,...
