One Hundred Years of Anti-Evolution Legislation Are More Than Enough
In a famous 1958 address commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s…
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Arkansas’s Creationism Bill is Also Motivated by Anti-Trans Bigotry
The average American might not realize that the prejudices and superstitions that underlie the push…
Read MoreWhat We Saw in the Eyes of Koko the Talking Gorilla (1971-2018)
Inherit the Wind’s creationist protesters may have held signs reading “I’m not descended from a monkey,” but the reality is that apes permeate our myths, religion, and literature precisely because it’s so obvious we’re related. Darwin may have provided the mechanism, but our own eyes tell us that there’s something eerily human in the eyes of our closest simian ancestors.
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Can Christians Lie? How Conservative Evangelical Bible Interpretation Has Shaped ‘Truth’
We are all like Sanders and other conservative white evangelicals insofar as we all have confirmation bias, making it difficult for us to accept evidence contrary to what we already believe, but the history and faith practices of white evangelicals offer an additional set of tools of belief.
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A New Book Explains How the Christian Right Has Gotten Selective Denial Down to a Science
Author Antony Alumkal answers RD’s 10 Questions
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Did Richard Dawkins Hand Creationists Their Next School Strategy?
Since the 1990s the Discovery Institute, a conservative think-tank, has tried to make it easier…
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Larycia Hawkins’ Actual Violation of Wheaton’s Statement of Faith Hints at the School’s True Intentions
It’s been established by now that Dr. Hawkins’ assertion that Muslims and Christians worship the same…
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The Shared Assumption Behind Creationism and Anti-GMO in Europe
Creationism, like baseball, is an American pastime. And, like baseball, creationism can feel like a…
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Are Evangelicals Really That “Science-Friendly”?
“Evangelicals are more science-friendly than you think,” claims the headline of Cathy Lynn Grossman’s latest at…
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Introducing The Cubit, RD’s New Religion & Science Portal
Search the internet for “religion AND science,” and you’ll find plenty on creationism, Richard Dawkins,…
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