C.S. Lewis and Public Life Book
Contributing Authors FRED BARNES is Executive Editor at The Weekly Standard and a regular commentator on PBS’s “The McLaughlin Group.” DR. TOM BETHELL is the Washington, D.C. correspondent for The American Spectator and a Fellow at the Hoover Institution. DON BONKER, a former Congressman from Washington state, is President of the International Management and Development Institute in Washington, D.C. HON. Read More ›
C.S. Lewis and Public Life Book
Should the government be viewed as the primary agent for solving social problems? Should it seek to equalize wealth among different groups of citizens? In short, what is the proper role of government? The essays in this chapter seek to answer such questions by examining Lewis’s defense of limited government and his critique of the welfare state. Contributing authors to Read More ›
Teaching the Origins Controversy
One can hardly imagine a more contentious issue in the American culture wars than the debate over how biological origins should be taught in the public schools. On the one hand, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Center for Science Education, and the American Civil Liberties Union have insisted that any departure from a strictly Darwinian approach to the …
Human Genome Map Has Scientists Talking About the Divine:
Aftershocks of the human genome announcement rippled through San Francisco all weekend as the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science brought thousands of thinkers here to mull the surprising fact that humans have only a few more genes than mice. But to my mind, the most memorable moment in these last few weeks of genetic Read More ›
Review of Signs of Intelligence:
Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Design Edited by William A. Dembski and James Kushiner, Brazos, $10.99 Paper(224p) ISBN 1-58743-004-5 (Religion/Science) Citing inspiration from Quintilian’s maxim, “Write not so that you can be understood but so that you cannot be misunderstood,” Dembski and Kushiner have assembled a collection of judicious and eloquent essays representing the often misunderstood intelligent design movement. Contributors Read More ›
Event honors life of evolutionist:
As part of a growing trend worldwide and nationally, the event known as Darwin Days was celebrated across campus Feb. 12-14. Darwin Days is dedicated to the renowned scientists Charles Darwin, famous for his research and his theories on evolution, on his birthday Feb. 12th and the two following days. Several programs were held for students and faculty in which Read More ›
So far, new genetics leave plenty of room for faith:
The past four centuries have not been especially kind to religious believers. Every time scientists have peered through a microscope or a telescope, their findings have usually challenged popular notions about God. Religious authorities have often fought back. But the latest discoveries about the human genome have produced no such backlash. At least, not yet. This week’s revelations, published in Read More ›
Evolution Outdated
CBN.com–There are thousands of biology books targeted for everyone from toddlers to graduate students. In all their diversity, they have one thing in common. They support Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. But do these biology textbooks support true science or science fiction? Most people think that high school and college biology textbooks reflect the latest and most accurate scientific information. Read More ›
Don’t take God out of the Classroom
On Valentine’s Day, 2001, the Kansas Board of Education voted to change the state’s science teaching standards to emphasize evolution and the Big Bang theory in the teaching of how life began on earth. The current board members have overturned a 1999 set of science standards that were passed by a more conservative board. The conservative board, in an effort Read More ›