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Evangelicals Give Away 170,000 Copies of Darwin’s Book With ‘Special Introduction’
CNS News ^ | Friday, November 20, 2009 | Michael W. Chapman, Managing Editor

Posted on 11/21/2009 6:28:40 PM PST by USALiberty

About 1,200 Christian activists mobilized on college campuses nationwide on Wednesday to give away 170,000 copies of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the classic text on evolution. The book, however, contains a ‘Special Introduction’ by evangelist Ray Comfort that argues against Darwin’s theory and presents a creationist alternative to man’s origins and nature’s growth.

The free book-giveaway has angered a number of atheists and prompted evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, a former Oxford University and University of California professor and one of the leading spokesmen for atheism and evolution, to encourage people to “just rip out” the 50-page introduction.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: darwin; evangelicals; evolution; godsword; originofspecies; origins
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To: Buck W.

He’s been known to wear mis-matched socks, too, so anything he might say about the ToE must be invalid.


41 posted on 11/24/2009 2:58:24 PM PST by Gumlegs
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To: Gumlegs

Mis-matched socks? The unspeakable cad!


42 posted on 11/24/2009 3:35:14 PM PST by Buck W. (The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
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To: Buck W.
"So what?"

No big deal I guess. I'm just not a big believer in space aliens. Whatever floats your boat.
43 posted on 12/04/2009 9:24:01 PM PST by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Minus_The_Bear

That’s not much of a response. You did’t say why your comparison was relevant. Until you do, it’s in the “mismatched socks” category.


44 posted on 12/05/2009 8:08:19 AM PST by Buck W. (The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
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