Ala. bill would move religion classes off campus
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) A proposed Alabama law would allow churches or ministries to teach a religion class to public school students off campus, if parents and school boards give permission and the...
View ArticlePope Francis: ‘Evolution … is not inconsistent with the notion of creation’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life,” Pope Francis said. The post Pope Francis: ‘Evolution … is not inconsistent with the notion...
View ArticleOutspoken theologian ousted from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Matthew Becker had raised questions about the denomination’s stance against the ordination of women, as well as its teaching of creationism, or the literal reading of the story of creation in the book...
View ArticleNoah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky to open July 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Currently under construction in northern Kentucky, Ark Encounter will include a full-sized wooden replica of the ship from the Biblical story of Noah and the great flood. The post...
View ArticleNoah’s Ark park may ease religious requirements for workers
Job seekers at the Kentucky theme park, which gets state tax incentives, may be asked to sign a different Christian faith statement than one requiring belief in creationism. The post Noah’s Ark park...
View Article7 zingers from the Ham-on-Nye Creation Debate
"Why do we wear clothes? Genesis!" And six other one-liners from last night's debate between creationist Ken Ham and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
View ArticleOn Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and talking to those we disagree with
When I first heard that Bill Nye and Ken Ham would be debating evolution and creationism at the Creation Museum, I thought it was a big mistake. But as the Nye-Ham debate set the Internet ablaze, I...
View ArticleCreationists’ Achilles’ heel? Dealing with animal suffering
A Fulbright scholar contends that animal suffering and death presents a formidable challenge for Christian creationists and Biblical literalists.
View ArticlePope Francis: ‘Evolution … is not inconsistent with the notion of creation’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life,” Pope Francis said.
View ArticleBrittany Maynard dies * ISIS crucifies teen * Sneaky bat mitzvah: October’s...
Brittany Maynard ends her life. ISIS fighters crucify a Syrian teen for taking photos. And Women of the Wall host a sneaky bat mitzvah in Jerusalem. This and more in this month’s recap.
View ArticleWorld Magazine column demonstrates evangelicals’ double standard
The magazine attacks a pro-evolution Christian group for presenting a pro-evolution Christian perspective at their gathering. No, seriously.
View ArticleOutspoken theologian ousted from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Matthew Becker had raised questions about the denomination’s stance against the ordination of women, as well as its teaching of creationism, or the literal reading of the story of creation in the book...
View ArticleNoah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky to open July 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Currently under construction in northern Kentucky, Ark Encounter will include a full-sized wooden replica of the ship from the Biblical story of Noah and the great flood.
View ArticleNoah’s Ark park may ease religious requirements for workers
Job seekers at the Kentucky theme park, which gets state tax incentives, may be asked to sign a different Christian faith statement than one requiring belief in creationism.
View ArticleJews and Muslims to build rival arks (SATIRE)
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (RNS) The announcement that only Christians will be hired to work at the Ark Encounter theme park has sent waves through the non-Christian religious tourism world.
View ArticleA flood of guests expected as Noah’s Ark theme park opens in Kentucky
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (RNS) The Ark Encounter's aim is to show that the biblical flood account is historic and the Bible is true in regard to history and science, says Answers in Genesis President and CEO...
View ArticleBill Nye visits Noah’s Ark theme park
(RNS) And it was like their earlier debate 'all over again but more intense at times,' according to Ken Ham, president and CEO of Answers in Genesis, the Christian apologetics ministry behind the park.
View ArticleScience and the Bible can help ease racial tensions
(RNS) It’s a fact of science that all humans are the same basic color, just different shades, while God's word declares that we are one race, descendants of Adam and Eve.
View ArticleEvangelicals in Trump’s Cabinet: Choice of Pruitt alarms scientists,...
(RNS) Could Trump's Christian Cabinet picks have a chilling effect on the teaching of science in public schools?
View ArticleThe gifts of science are worth celebrating
(RNS) Large numbers of us, including many fine scientists, accept the gifts of scientific investigation with deep gratitude.
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