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The Center for Science and Culture
September 6, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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William Dembski to Present the Case for Intelligent Design at UT Dallas

The Center for Science and Culture
September 6, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Senior Fellow and long-time design theorist Dr. William Dembski will be speaking at the University of Texas at Dallas on his soon-to-be-published 2nd edition of The Design Inference. His talk is titled Intelligence Metrics: Measuring the Degree of Intelligence in Design, and the event will be hosted by the local Reasonable Faith chapter. “Intelligence comes in degrees,” says Dembski. “Sometimes Read More ›

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kids running school ai generated
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Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education
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Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education
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A few years ago, the hope of providing all families within a state with funding to select the education avenues that would best serve their individual children was considered nearly unimaginable. Read More ›
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Abstract, blur, bokeh background, defocusing - image for the background. The problems of global warming climate.
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Wesley J. Smith
September 5, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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Why We Can’t Trust the Science Journals

Wesley J. Smith
September 5, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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The science and medical journals have become highly ideological on many of the most important and contentious societal issues of the day, ranging from global warming to gender ideology, to critical race theory, to virtually everything woke. Read More ›
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD
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Scott S. Powell
September 4, 2023
Religion and Civic Life
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Labor Day: Celebrating the Vision of Human Flourishing

Scott S. Powell
September 4, 2023
Religion and Civic Life
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For most people, Labor Day is a rather vague holiday without the clarity and meaning typically associated with other holidays. Yet in its most complete context, Labor Day should be recognized as the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people. Read More ›
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young doctor standing with a stethoscope on a white backgro
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Wesley J. Smith
August 29, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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The Problem with Shifting from ‘Evidence-Based’ to ‘Science-Based’ Medicine

Wesley J. Smith
August 29, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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We supposedly live in an era of “evidence-based medicine,” in which medical decisions are guided by the published data. But that approach is now being criticized because the “best evidence” is often in the eye of the beholder. Read More ›
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Homeless man sitting on the street, generative ai
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Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness
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A Christian Approach to Treating Fentanyl Addiction

Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness
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A California rescue mission rehabilitates people through love of God and fellowship. I spent four days and nights last month at the Orange County Rescue Mission, a Christian outfit serving the local homeless. I left with stories from 40 men and women about years of cycling through drug deals, arrests, jail, probation, parole violations, homelessness and prison. Andrew, 36, dropped Read More ›

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A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march
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Wesley J. Smith
August 24, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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Judicial Rationality: Court OKs Law Banning Transgender Puberty Blocking

Wesley J. Smith
August 24, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
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In the end—as with so many of our societal controversies—the legal parameters of what constitutes acceptable treatment of these unfortunate gender-confused children will be another social hot potato decided by the nine justices of the Supreme Court. I’ll bet they can hardly wait. Read More ›