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Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

John G. West
January 18, 2019
On this Martin Luther King Day weekend, I will be visiting Athens, Texas (a town south of Dallas) for a free public screening of my documentary Human Zoos, which explores the sordid legacy of scientific racism and eugenics in America. I’d like to think that the event will be a fitting activity … » Go
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Walt Disney: An American Conservative in Hollywood

John G. West
March 22, 2017
On Wednesday, March 22, you are invited to hear CSC Associate Director John G. West speak on an often overlooked but important chapter in Disney cinematic history: the political and moral themes expressed in Walt Disney’s live-action films and television shows. Although Hollywood today is … » Go
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Walt Disney and Live Action

John G. West
October 16, 2016
In this definitive guide to Walt Disney’s live-action output, Dr. John West explores an often overlooked but important chapter in Disney cinematic history: the live-action films and television shows released by the Disney studio during Walt’s lifetime. From blockbuster movies like 20,000 … » Go
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Scientism in the Age of Obama and Beyond

John G. West
June 3, 2015
Is technocracy about to supplant democracy in the US? Is America entering an era of “totalitarian science”? Join us as political scientist John G. West discusses the expanded paperback edition of his book Darwin Day in America, describing the growing misuse of science during the Obama years … » Go
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Responses to Criticisms of Icons of Evolution

John G. West
March 7, 2014
In 2000, Discovery Institute biologist Jonathan Wells published his book Icons of Evolution, which documented widespread inaccuracies and junk science in the treatment of evolution in many biology textbooks. This pathbreaking book resulted in significant corrections to many textbooks, although many … » Go
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Dissent of Man

John G. West
August 12, 2013
If someone had predicted a year ago that Oxford University Press would publish a book with the subtitle Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False, I might have wondered what alternate universe he was inhabiting. But Oxford did publish it, and the aftershocks … » Go
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Letter to Ball State University Board of Trustees about Prof. Eric Hedin

John G. West
July 1, 2013
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Letter to Ball State University President about Prof. Eric Hedin

John G. West
July 1, 2013
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The Evangelical Voter

John G. West
January 23, 2013
A few weeks before last year’s presidential election, Mitt Romney held a high-profile meeting in North Carolina with the Reverend Billy Graham, patron saint of American Evangelicals. Graham declared, “I’ll do all I can to help you—and you can quote me on that.” Graham’s organization … » Go
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The Magician's Twin

John G. West
November 18, 2012
More than a half century ago, famed writer C.S. Lewis warned about how science (a good thing) could be twisted in order to attack religion, undermine ethics, and limit human freedom. In this documentary, The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism, leading scholars explore … » Go
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Living Amid a Pandemic: Wisdom from C.S. Lewis

John G. West
March 20, 2020
“Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice.” — C.S. Lewis. It’s been a blissfully sunny week in Seattle — the kind of week Seattleites pine for after their gray and soggy winters. The official start of spring isn’t until today, but the cherry blossoms have already … » Go
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Say Happy Birthday to Charles Darwin

John G. West
February 12, 2020
Today, February 12, is Charles Darwin’s birthday. For the past two decades, secularists and atheists have celebrated “Darwin Day” almost like a religious holiday. Tonight, for example, the American Humanist Association will hold an event where they promise you can “Discover how … » Go
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Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

John G. West
January 19, 2020
Editor’s note: This commentary was originally published on January 18, 2019. On this Martin Luther King Day weekend, I will be visiting Athens, Texas (a town south of Dallas) for a free public screening of my documentary Human Zoos, which explores the sordid legacy of scientific racism and … » Go
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Can a Conference Change a Life?

John G. West
December 13, 2019
You never know the impact you will have on someone’s life. I was reminded of that fact earlier this year at our inaugural Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, where nearly 1,000 people filled the auditorium opening night to hear a conversation about faith and science between Eric Metaxas … » Go
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Drive Darwinists Nuts with This One Solution to Fake News

John G. West
November 19, 2019
If you listen to the media, you’d think that science has refuted God, the debate over Darwin is closed, the solution to the origin of life is right around the corner, and humans are no more significant than cockroaches. If you are as sick of this kind of fake news as I am, I have good news. … » Go
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Here Is Something Scarier Than a Halloween Mask

John G. West
October 30, 2019
The hit YouTube series Science Uprising features a host wearing a creepy mask fit for Halloween. The mask is undeniably a bit scary. But here’s something scarier: The dehumanizing worldview of materialism the mask represents.  Falsely claiming support from science, materialism depicts … » Go
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Professor James Tour: A “Liar for Jesus”?

John G. West
May 13, 2019
Renowned scientist James Tour at Rice University is facing the wrath of Internet trolls because of his candid evaluation of origin of life research in a recent public lecture in Dallas. For his frankness, Tour is being vilified by detractors as an attention-grabbing charlatan, an incompetent … » Go
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James Tour Responds to Critics of Dallas Lecture

John G. West
May 13, 2019
In January, Professor James Tour of Rice University delivered a terrific lecture on “The Mystery of the Origin of Life” at a Dallas conference organized by Discovery Institute. The lecture hit a nerve, already attracting 74,000+ views on YouTube. It also provoked a firestorm, with various … » Go
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From Human Zoos, College Students Learn the Consequences of Scientific Racism

John G. West
February 20, 2019
One of the rewarding experiences that go with creating a film is doing live screenings and being able to interact in a personal way with viewers during Q&A. For my film Human Zoos (available now on YouTube), I have been fortunate to participate in over a dozen live screenings in the United … » Go
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Seeking Racial Reconciliation in the Heart of Texas at a Screening of Human Zoos

John G. West
February 18, 2019
On a cold but sunny Sunday afternoon on Martin Luther King Day weekend, I found myself deep in the heart of Texas. I was visiting the town of Athens, 73 miles southeast of Dallas, for a screening of my documentary Human Zoos at First Baptist Church. The film has just been posted to YouTube … » Go
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