Tag Archives: creationism

Google Celebrates Evolution With Today’s Doodle

As The Friendly Atheist observes, creationists are going to have a “collective aneurysm” as today’s Google Doodle marks the 41st anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, “the most ancient early human — or hominin — ever found.” Lucy is believed to have lived over three million years ago, or about three million years longer than the world has existed according …

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Ken Ham: 9/11 Happened Because God Is Pissed About Homosexual Behavior

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Glenn Beck Has The Religion Study Sadz

“You define yourself as a Christian and you’re going to be defined by society as narrow-minded, judgmental, hateful. Believing marriage is between a man and a woman [is] used as ammunition to say you hate gays. Teaching intelligent design is literally likened to child abuse now, mocked as ‘anti-science.’ Virginity is mocked. Being pro-life is being spun as a war …

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Tweet Of The Day – Hemant Mehta

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ILLINOIS: Library To Pay Settlement To Kevin DuJan And Creationist Sidekick

Homocon Kevin DuJan and creationist loon Megan Fox have won a $55K settlement from a Chicago-area library over their FOIA complaints that porn was being viewed on its computers. The Chicago Tribune reports: Orland Park Public Library officials have approved a settlement with two patrons who sued the library over alleged transparency law violations in an ongoing dispute over the …

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Ken Ham: Jesus Will Stop Asteroids

“According to God’s Word, the universe is not here as the result of naturalistic processes. God created the universe and has imposed order on it. The universe is not strictly governed by unfeeling natural laws. God upholds and sustains the universe that He has made.  And we don’t need to worry that an asteroid will obliterate life. The Bible has …

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Tony Perkins On The Ark Encounter

“At a new Kentucky theme park, Christians are the ones getting taken for a ride. Construction is already underway in Williamstown for a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction by our friends at Answers in Genesis (AiG). The organization behind the Creation Museum is working on a built-to-scale Ark Encounter — but so far, all they’ve encountered is intolerance. The state had given …

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KENTUCKY: Creationists To Sue State For Noah’s Ark Theme Park Tax Breaks

As many of you know, Answers In Genesis, the operators of Kentucky’s Creation Museum, are building a new theme park centered around a “life-size recreation of Noah’s Ark.” To get a job there, you must attest that you absolutely totally believe that God drowned everybody in the world because he loved them so much. In December 2014 the state of …

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Ken Ham: Intolerant Liberals Won’t Let Public Pay For My Noah’s Ark Park

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Creationists Plan Times Square Message

Via World Net Daily: When the famous ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City’s Times Square, a message will be there to remind “our intolerant liberal friends” about the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Answers in Genesis, the Christian ministry best known for operating the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, announced it is purchasing a recurring, 15-second spot …

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Taco Bell Gospel

Hemant Mehta writes at Friendly Atheist: Whenever I go to a restaurant or coffee shop and they ask for my name, I’ve gotten used to saying “Bob.” It’s a reflex at this point. Instead of going through the motions of pronouncing my real name and spelling it out for someone who doesn’t really care and just needs to use it …

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Ark Encounter: Kentucky Is Discriminating Against Us For Our Discriminatory Hiring

Earlier this month the state of Kentucky announced that it will be denying $18M in tax incentives to the Ark Encounter because its employment application stipulates that prospective staffers must be fundamentalist Christians. Today Answers In Genesis, the creationist parent organization of the Ark Encounter, claims that their religious freedom to discriminate is being discriminated against. In addition to refuting …

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No Tax Breaks For Noah’s Ark Theme Park Due To Discriminatory Practices

Via Insider Louisville: Kentucky’s Tourism Arts & Heritage Cabinet Secretary Bob Stewart informed representatives of the proposed Ark Encounter tourist attraction today that their project will not be eligible for up to $18 million in tax incentives from the state, due to their refusal to pledge not to discriminate in hiring based on religion. Stewart explains that their application will …

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Viral Video Of The Day

Via Raw Story: In the video embedded below, fundamentalist Christian home-school mom and conservative cultural critic Megan Fox — no relation to “Transformers” actress Megyn Fox — visits the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and purports to “audit” the museum for its “liberal bias.” In the description of the 30 minute video she uploaded to YouTube to document …

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There’s A Creationist Vending Machine

The Friendly Atheist reports that the above vending machine has been installed in a Massachusetts mall, where for a mere $14 you can choose from a broad selection of creationist books by authors such as Ken Ham, Ken Ham, Ken Ham, Ken Ham, Ken Ham, and Ken Ham. Noting that the machine bears the slogan, “Get Your Answers Now!,” Friendly …

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Christian Movie The Principle Claims Universe Revolves Around The Earth

Via the Christian site CBN News: A new documentary, “The Principle,” is so controversial that scientists and even people featured in the movie are condemning it before they’ve had a chance to see it. The film chops away at some of the most sacred cows of modern science: that Earth is nothing special and sprang into being by accident. It …

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KENTUCKY: State Warns Noah’s Ark Park About Discriminatory Hiring Practices

As I reported here recently, the Noah’s Ark theme park being constructed by Ken Ham’s Answers In Genesis requires job applicants to sign a pledge that they believe God drowned everybody in the world because he loved them so fucking much. This week the state of Kentucky warned Ham’s group that they may not get the demanded $18M in tax …

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Erick Erickson: Evolutionists Are Stupid And Jealous Of Heaven-Bound Christians

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Creationist Ken Ham To Headline For Group That Calls For South To Secede

Creation Museum head Ken Ham will headline a conference for a group that advocates for a new Christian America to be carved out of the southern states. Warren Throckmorton reports: Founder of the young Earth Creation Museum Ken Ham accepted the donation of a dinosaur from Michael Peroutka’s foundation in May 2014. Now Ham is going to headline an event …

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KENTUCKY: Creationist Ark Encounter Theme Park Wants Public Money But Non-Christians Can’t Work There

On the same day that the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority gave its preliminary approval for $18 million in tax incentives for the proposed Ark Encounter theme park, its backers at Answers In Genesis posted a help wanted ad which makes it very clear that non-Christians need not apply. And many actual Christians shouldn’t either. From an op-ed in the …

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