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Creation was on the media’s radar again recently, thanks to the announcement that US media personality Bill Nye (best-known for his TV show ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’) would go head-to-head in a debate with creationist Ken Ham at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Bill Nye was actually criticized by his fellow atheists for debating a creationist. Dr Jerry Coyne, professor of ecology at the University of Chicago, says that: The response from the evolutionist side is clear: let’s not give creation any exposure. “… he should just continue to write and talk about the issue on his own, and...

“Ours is an age of religious cacophony, as was the Roman Empire of Christ’s time. From agnosticism to Hegelianism, from devil-worship to scientific rationalism, from theosophical cults to philosophies of process: virtually any worldview conceivable is offered to modern man in the pluralistic marketplace of ideas. Our age is indeed in ideological and societal agony, grasping at anything and everything that can conceivably offer the ecstasy of a cosmic relationship or of a comprehensive Weltanschauung [worldview].”[1] Read more: http://religiopoliticaltalk.com/2010/09/worldview-defined-and-explained/

A cursory reading of the Fundamentals, a series of papers published in 1917 to define the fundamentals of the Christian faith, do not deal with an evangelical evaluation of social reform. There is an article in the Fundamentals that criticizes reforms as modernists developed them, but nothing is offered to replace these social-gospelers. Of course, it was about this time that the dispensational view of eschatology was making its way on the evangelical scene and its doctrine of the “imminent” return of Jesus. Cyrus I. Scofield’s (1843–1921) note-filled study Bible was first published in 1909 and later revised by Scofield...

Fifteen years ago, when I was working at the White House, I commuted with a very close friend who worked at a think tank in Washington D.C. After the fall of the Soviet Union, our conversations in the car often turned toward what would constitute the next major world threat. My friend, who is one of the smartest people I know, didn’t hesitate in his opinion: it would be the rise of radical Islamic fundamentalism. Day after day, he presented the growing evidence that finally convinced me as well. That was very early in the 1990’s, when Islam was the...

PUBLIC SCHOOLS - GET OUT NOW ! by Gary DeMar Why do Christians waste time and money in defense of public (government) education? I heard a spirited defense of America’s primary governmental indoctrination centers at a conference I attended this weekend. While Christians try to “save” their beloved public schools, another generation of young people is seduced by the anti-Christian worldview of public education. This view is not popular with the majority of Christians. Blasting public education in America is akin to blaspheming all that is holy and good. In order to justify the continued support of public education, the...

On Sunday, October 16, a truly unique political event will take place. Teaming up with the legendary rock group U2 for a one-night only appearance will be Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.). The thousand-dollar-a-seat concert has been put together by Sean and Ana Wolfington and will take place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in support of Santorum’s re-election, reports NewsMax's James Hirsen. U2 front man Bono is no stranger to Washington, D.C. He has come often to the nation’s capital to network with politicians on behalf of his many causes. Story Continues Below Santorum met Bono earlier this year, having...

SPEAKING FREELY Bush: The strategist in the shadows By Robert A Juhl Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. Is US President George W Bush a dimwitted bumpkin who allowed a cabal to deceive him into undertaking a foolish war in Iraq? Or is he a competent strategist following a cynical plan that may bring about a settlement in the Middle East? To answer this question, let us begin by looking at fundamentals.

What Is a Cosmos? The Greek Idea of Cosmos and its Contemporary Meaning By David Fideler The Greek word cosmos cannot be translated into a single English word, but refers to an equal presence of order and beauty. When the Greek philosopher Pythagoras first called the universe a cosmos, he did so because it is a living embodiment of nature’s order, beauty, and harmony. The fact that the physical world embodies beauty and harmony can be demonstrated in many ways, but rational proof is only required when we have forgotten our own connection with the underlying fabric of life. When...

Two Basic World Views <> The creation worldview says that God made the universe approximately six thousand years ago. The evolution worldview teaches that the universe made itself from nothing approximately twenty billion years ago. One of these opposing worldviews obviously is wrong. These time-line charts show the time differences presented. If the evolution chart were drawn to the same scale as the creation chart (1 inch = 750 years--at least in our printed material), the evolution chart would have to be 421 miles long!! The entire theory of evolution is built upon the faulty assumption that the origin of...

Learn how liberals and other radicals distort history, place value on enivronment over people, distort religion, and much more in Is The Truth Out There? A Journey Through Critical Thinking that Spans Man’s History, Origin and Place in the Universe http://www.geocities.com/darrickdean/truth.html

Golf Links Bush, Boy By: Andy Staples The Tampa Tribune May 18, 2003 ZEPHYRHILLS - The golfing buddy clearly was exasperated. ``now i CAN'T call direct since it is past 9 p.m.,'' he wrote, skipping the capital letters until he needed them to make a point. The golfing buddy wanted to call 11-year-old Matthew Ross' hospital room last month, but after 30 minutes of trying and three e-mails seeking the number, he had no luck. Apparently, no one at the hospital recognized his voice. Had hospital employees seen the golfing buddy's name at the bottom of the above e-mail, they...

American Holy War -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive commentary by David Rowell May 3, 2003 There is a “holy war” going on right now on American soil. Unlike holy wars in places like the Middle East, where the opponents have names and the headlines summarize the daily conflicts, the holy war in America hasn’t been getting much press. The American holy war is a covert, subliminal war of worldviews. An offensive has been quietly advancing against the Christian heritage of America. The fact that the United States government has always been linked to Christianity is being eroded. Those who demand that the American...

the_doc had written: I think we ought to focus, initially at least, on the temptation account in vv.1-7, especially what is known as "the Lie." These verses present what may very well be the most significant data concerning Satan in the entire Bible. It is the Bible's own introduction of Satan. It sets the sin-scene for the entire Bible. The Genesis 3 story shows us how Satan ordinarily works his deadly deceptions: he tampers with the Word of God to produce a roundabout suggestion that the Creator is never to be feared. He gets sinners to think that an unbelieving,...