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Anti-Death-Penalty Activist Sr. Helen Prejean’s Plea to Spare Life of Nadarkhani

Yesterday, I appeared at a conference in Montana where the famous anti-death-penalty activist, Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, was also speaking. Just before the proceedings were to commence, I had a quick moment to tell her about the pending execution of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Illustrating the terrible job the media has done until now, she had not heard of the Read More ›

Preachers confront ‘last taboo’: Condemning greed amid Great Recession

This article, published by the CNN Belief Blog, quotes Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay W. Richards: Consider the cause of the 2008 economic meltdown. Was it primarily the result of Wall Street greed? Jay W. Richards doesn’t think so. Richards is a senior fellow at the conservative think-tank the Discovery Institute and author of “Money, Greed and God: Why Capitalism Read More ›

Metamorphosis Audio Clips

These audio clips in .mp3 format are designed for use in audio promotion of the documentary film Metamorphosis. To listen within your browser, click the Stream links. To download the clips, choose the Download link and choose save link as or save target as. Be sure you are saving it as an mp3 file. Please direct questions or requests for Read More ›

GOP is Missing Opportunity with Latinos

The most disappointing moment in the televised GOP debate two weeks ago in Tampa came when none of the presidential candidates managed to provide a strong, positive answer to an audience question about how Republicans should build support among Hispanic voters. This feeble response ought to worry all conservatives who hope to defeat Barack Obama in next year’s elections. According to exit polls, received 67% Read More ›

Palestinians at the U.N.: The Cost of Folly

President Obama spoke Wednesday at the United Nations, reiterating his talking points on the Mideast. In his Sept. 23, 2010, speech he had set a goal of an Arab-Israeli final accord and a Palestinian state admitted to full membership at the UN by this session. Instead, the Palestinians will push for a recommendation for full admission from the Security Council, Read More ›

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Overweight and Obesity, Bathroom Scale

Obesity: The New Global Warming?

Obesity is the new global warming, and the battle plan for the crusade against it was published in the August issue of the journal Lancet. Funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and coauthored by nine Ph.D.s, the document is entitled “Changing the Future of Obesity: Read More ›

DNA Trash Talk

Materialists have a longstanding love affair with the notion that life is a poorly constructed kluge. For decades, they have argued that since only about 2 to 3 percent of human DNA codes for proteins, most noncoding DNA is useless genetic junk. As their argument goes, no designer would put such genetic garbage in our genomes, and therefore so-called junk Read More ›

True U: Featuring Dr. Stephen Meyer on Intelligent Design, Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe

Is there evidence for a designed universe? consider:
1. Whatever begins to exist has a cause that is beyond itself.
2. The universe began to exist.
3. Therefore, the universe has a cause that is beyond itself.
Are you ready for these three steps and what is found beyond? Read More ›

FAQ On American Freedom Alliance v. California Science Center Lawsuit

Last updated September 8, 2011 About American Freedom Alliance v. California Science Center Lawsuit Selected Articles with Background Information: California Science Center Pays $110,000 to Settle Intelligent Design Discrimination Lawsuit Evidence Revealed in California Science Center Lawsuit Shows Intolerance and Efforts to Suppress Intelligent Design Series of Costly Case Settlements Warns Darwin’s Bullies: Stop Censoring Intellectual Freedom Key Facts and Read More ›