Surprising Who Accepted Darwin's Theory in His Day!

By April Lorier on  From christiannature.blogspot.com
Ever heard of Adam Sedgwick, Astronomer Sir John Herschel, Louis Pasteur, William Whewell, or James Clerk Maxwell? These men were famous scientists of Darwin's time, and all of them rejected Darwin's Theory of Evolution. You will be surprised at who it was who accepted Darwin's theory!Modern evolutionists often give us the impression that evolution was accepted by the scientific community of Darwin's day. But the scientists of Darwin's day didn't hear his theory, and then slap themselves on...Read Full Story

Australian clergy push for intelligent design in public schools

By Evo Minute News Team on  From evominute.blogspot.com
Today's story:Catholic and Anglican archbishops in Australia have said that intelligent design theory should be taught in public and private schools. Catholic Archbishop Barry Hickey said intelligent design theory would give students a chance to question the mysteries of life that science can't explain. Education Minister Mark McGowan said he would not introduce intelligent design into the schools because it is not evidence-based. [source: Perth Now]Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this...Read Full Story

Poll figures on the American view of creation

By Evo Minute News Team on  From evominute.blogspot.com
Today's show:In a June 2007 Gallup poll of American adults:48% said they believe that God, in a single act, created human beings in their present form, sometime within the last 10,000 years30% of the respondents believe in a divinely guided evolution, in which man evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life13% believe that God played no part in the evolution of human beings. [source: USA Today]Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Sound Off: Science & Faith...Read Full Story

Is Wikipedia biased against intelligent design?

By Evo Minute News Team on  From evominute.blogspot.com
Transcript of today's show:The Discovery Institute has been reporting unfair and erroneous Wikipedia entries on intelligent design that are biased against the theory. They claim that some statements incorrectly associate intelligent design theory with religious belief, and that in other instances, statements supporting intelligent design have been repeatedly removed. They also contend that critics dominate the Wikipedia entry, with as many as 50% or more of the references containing citations...Read Full Story

Intelligent design: The biochemical challenge to Darwinian evolution?

By samkadya on  From heiscalling.com
by Ewan Ward and Marty Hancock"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Romans 1:20, NIV).The question of the origin of life on this planet is a fascinating one. Did life begin on the surface of a cooling planet amidst the havoc of a restless environment racked by violent lightning flashes and volcanic activity? Did life flourish on Earth...Read Full Story

Darwin under fire in Poland

By Evo Minute News Team on  From evominute.blogspot.com
Transcript of today's show:In a public outburst last fall, Poland's deputy education minister criticized evolution theory as a lie that science has cleverly sought to legitimize. Miroslaw Orzechowski has called for a debate on removing Darwin's theory from schools. To date, there has been no debate, but Polish teachers have grown fearful of repercussions from teaching evolution. Meanwhile, the deputy minister continues to criticize Darwin, whose theory, he says, was merely the ramblings of an...Read Full Story

Conservative Christian takes the helm of the Texas school board

By Evo Minute News Team on  From evominute.blogspot.com
Transcript of today's show:Don McLeroy, the new chair of the Texas state Board of Education, is threatening to throw out high school biology books because they don't list weaknesses in Darwin's theory of evolution. McLeroy’s opponents accuse him of harboring a shocking hostility both to sound science education and religious tolerance. Meanwhile, Texas parents and educators brace themselves for a new round of antievolution activity. [source: National Center for Science Education]Listen to the...Read Full Story

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Dembski and Falk: Is Darwinism Theologically Neutral, the critical issue
I have been posting on an exchange between William Dembski, one of the intellectual pillars of the Intelligent Design movement (ID) and Darrel Falk, President of the BioLogos Foundation, which may be characterized as an Evolutionary Creationist organization. Here is the latest previous post.In the conclusion of his response to Dembski, Falk indicates that he agrees with Dembski about a great many things, and that Darwinism, as usually...  
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Dembski and Falk: Is Darwin Theologically Neutral? Falk's position
There has recently been an exchange of views between some Southern Baptist theologians, and members of the BioLogos Foundation, on the question posed by the title. I have posted on the views of William Dembski, a Southern Baptist theologian, and a prominent member of the Intelligent Design movement (ID), expressed in two posts, which was published on the BioLogos blog, and on responses to those views, from Todd C. Wood, a young-earth...  
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Dembski, Falk and Wood: Is Darwinism Theologically Neutral, part 2
In a previous post, I referred to a debate on origins through posts to the BioLogos Forum's blog. William Dembski, a mathematician, philosopher and theologian, and a proponent of Intelligent Design, wrote a position paper, at the request of the BioLogos Forum. In it, he argued that Darwinism is not theologically neutral. Darrel Falk, an official of that Forum, and probably best classified as an evolutionary creationist, responded. Todd Wood, a...  
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Dembski, Falk and Wood: Wood criticizes Intelligent Design
I have recently posted on an exchange between Darrel Falk, of the BioLogos Foundation, and William Dembski, one of the pillars of the Intelligent Design movement (ID) on the question of whether Darwinism is theologically neutral. This is the latest post in my series.I also posted about what Todd Wood, a Young-Earth Creationist, had to say about the exchange. He has written more about the exchange, and he claims, in this latest post, that ID is...  
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Another creationist list of lies
It's always amusing to see creationists try to explain why Charles Darwin was wrong, especially when they make up lists of reasons "Darwin's theory of evolution does not hold up to scientific scrutiny." These are always people who wouldn't know what scientific scrutiny was if it knocked them immobile with a carefully measured dose of Conus snail toxin, strapped them to an operating table, and pumped high-intensity Science directly into their...  
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Darwin's Evolution Theory and Creationism -- Alien deceptions on human...
In the recently published "Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution", Phys.org conveys a common understanding of our human origins. In a generally reputed sharp contrast, Church hierarchies advocate "Creationism" as ...  
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At A Crossroads With Jesus, Darwin And Altruism
The second of two new books on evolution I posted about in last week’s Book Notes, Christianity in Evolution: An Exploration is quite a departure from previous attempts to reconcile Darwinian theory with Christianity. Jack Mahoney, a professor ...  
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