Tag Archives: creationism

33% Of Americans Reject Evolution

Reuters reports on Pew Research’s latest survey: Although this percentage remained steady since 2009, the last time Pew asked the question, there was a growing partisan gap on whether humans evolved. “The gap is coming from the Republicans, where fewer are now saying that humans have evolved over time,” said Cary Funk, a Pew senior researcher who conducted the analysis. …

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TEXAS: GOP Candidates Agree, Creationism Must Be Taught In Schools

The Dallas Morning News reports that all four GOP candidates for Texas lieutenant governor agree that creationism should be taught in public schools. Late last month, state Board of Education members adopted new high school science books that include full coverage of evolution without the disclaimers sought by social conservatives and other critics of Charles Darwin’s theory. While none of …

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God Created The Weekend

And therefore non-Christians should work seven days a week.

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KENTUCKY: Town To Offer $62M In Bonds For Noah’s Ark Theme Park

Bloomberg takes a dim view of the plan: Given the default history of unrated municipal debt, investors may have to pray for the success of bonds being sold to build a full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark. The northern Kentucky city of Williamstown plans to offer $62 million of securities next month for affiliates of Answers in Genesis, a Christian nonprofit …

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Progress Report: The Ark Encounter

Kentucky’s Creation Museum is building a new attraction. When Noah built the Ark, it stood as a symbol of salvation. No doubt Noah preached that only those who went through the Ark’s door would be saved from coming judgment. What if we built the Ark (out of wood) today? Imagine the impact it could have on the world. What a …

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Creationists Turn On Pat Robertson

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Religion’s Gifts To The World

Eleventh in a monthly series.

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Quote Of The Day – Ken Ham

“I think that’s deliberately in the face of Christians, shaking their fist at God because it’s taking God’s name in vain and they know that. Our approach wasn’t to denigrate them. We certainly boldly told them they’re wrong, but they had to do something that was offensive to Christians, that is to take God’s name in vain.” – Creation Museum …

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Atheists Strike Back In Times Square

Mediaite reports: Responding to a Times Square digital billboard taunting atheists over the existence of God, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is blaring a message of its own. Earlier this week, the evangelical group Answers in Genesis bought ad space in New York City’s tourist-congested Times Square, as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles, proclaiming, “To all of our …

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Creation Museum Posts Times Square Ad

Three similar billboards have gone up in the San Francisco area and “six or seven” are planned for Los Angeles. The Creation Museum’s Ken Ham writes: In a friendly way, we want to reach out to people in secularized parts of the country and share the hope we have in Christ. Atheists live in a world of ultimate meaninglessness and …

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One Million Moms Vs Evolution

“Dear Joe, 1MM is teaming up with evangelist Ray Comfort to distribute Evolution vs. God far and wide, especially to those who reject God, the Bible and creation. Specifically, teams of Christian student groups on some of the nation’s most liberal colleges are in place and stand ready to personally hand this eye-opening DVD to other students. Once you’ve seen …

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Creation Museum In Financial Trouble

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Snopes Rating: Probably True

Above is the first page of a “science” test reportedly give to a fourth grade class at a Christian school in South Carolina.  After receiving an email from a man claiming to be the father of the student, Snopes has rated the story as “probably true.”  The father says he won’t identify the school until June, after which he says …

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Noah’s Ark For Kids

San Antonio’s massive Cornerstone Church, home to anti-gay crackpot John Hagee, is about to launch at attraction meant to demonstrate to children that Noah’s Ark was real. Meant for children, the new facility with true-to-size animatronics animals is to underscore the Bible’s authenticity.  With its unique, stimulating and larger-than-life elements, the Ark experience will truly bring to life the famed …

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TRAILER: The Revisionaries

Tomorrow night PBS will air The Revisionaries, which examines the Texas Board Of Education and its campaign to insert Christianist dogma into public school textbooks. RELATED: Visit the PBS blog Independent Lens for “ten interesting lessons from creationist textbooks.“ They link the below clip as an “in a nutshell” recounting of what’s already being taught in some schools.

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Rep. Paul Broun Explains Science

“All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it’s lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. You see, there are a lot of scientific data that I’ve found …

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Quote Of The Day – Ken Ham

From Ken Ham, director of the Creation Museum: I just love teaching the children the truth about dinosaurs — that they were made on the sixth day of creation alongside Adam and Eve. I love to teach them how to think correctly about origins based on Job 38:4. I.e., when someone says “millions of years,” these children will now know …

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Dr. Pepper Vs Creationists

Creationists are calling for a boycott of Dr. Pepper after the above image appeared on the brand’s Facebook page on Thursday. Quite the hilarious flame war has ensued in the post’s comments.

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Creationists Respond To Bill Nye

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Bill Nye The Science Guy: Creationism
Is Not Appropriate For Children

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