An effort by some State Board of Education members to specify how Christianity and Islam should be covered in new world history books is illegal and should be dropped, a candidate who is expected to be an incoming board member and who has clashed with social conservatives said Wednesday. Thomas Ratliff, a Republican from Mount…
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There are many arenas of cultural and intellectual conflict in the world today, but one of the most controversial of these arenas has disappeared. There is now no conflict between spirituality and science. The war is over, the combatants have gone home, and lilies of peace now decorate the landscape where conflict once raged. Science…
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New research being released Wednesday shows steadily increasing recognition of unmarried couples — gay and straight — as families. But there’s a solid core resisting this trend who are more willing to include pets in their definition than same-sex partners. How “family” is defined is a crucial question on many levels. Beyond the debate over…
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How did human beings originate? According to a survey published in July 2010, 68% of British people believe “human beings evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years” while only 16% opted for “God created human beings in their present form within the last 10,000 years”.1The equivalent figures, respectively, for two other countries…
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BioLogos, founded in 2007 and funded with a grant from the theistic evolutionary Templeton foundation, declares on its home page that it “explores, promotes and celebrates the integration of science and Christian faith.” But by their own admission, they do not offer anything specifically Christian; their article ‘On what grounds can one claim that the Christian God…
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By any measure, Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and influential figures in modern science. For thirty years, he served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and his career before and after his decades in that post is the stuff of scientific legend. He is also probably the longest-living…
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All sins against our neighbor are also sins against God, since he commands you not to do them. Think of your own children. I have a three year old and a four year old. We are now only just beginning to hear things like “Dad, she touched me!” from the back seat as we drive…
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New images from one of NASA’s spacecraft have revealed small scarps1 all over the moon, indicating that it’s not cold and dead as has been conventionally believed.2 The research team led by planetary geologist Dr Thomas Watters of the Centre for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC,…
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IN THE GRAND CANYON— “How do you teach about evolution and creation?” That’s one of the questions thoughtful parents most frequently ask when visiting Christian colleges with their high-school students. Some colleges give straightforward answers that might startle some Christians. The biology department of Calvin College in Michigan issued a statement on May 7: “We…
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Creationists are often accused of believing that the whole Bible should be taken literally. This is not so! Rather, the key to a correct understanding of any part of the Bible is to ascertain the intention of the author of the portion or book under discussion. This is not as difficult as it may seem,…
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