Click here to learn more about Discovery Institute’s Bioethics program. “NEW STEM CELL METHOD avoids destroying embryos,” the New York Times headline blared. “Stem cell breakthrough may end political logjam,” chimed in the Los Angeles Times. “Embryos spared in stem cell creation,” affirmed USA Today. Reporting the same supposed scientific achievement by Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), the Washington Post quoted Read More ›
Jonathan Wells Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design (Regnery) is surely the best book ever written on the problems of Darwins theory of evolution. I was about to say the best for laymen, but it will also be invaluable for experts. The evidence and arguments deal with such a broad range of topics that few will be conversant Read More ›
The world’s bureaucratic elites, including the United Nations, are demanding that the rich nations spend 0.7 percent of their gross domestic product on development aid. This is more than $300 billion a year, or well over $3 trillion over the next decade. The demand for such huge funds is given as the main rationale for global taxes to be levied Read More ›
Wesley J. Smith discusses embryonic stem cell research with Derek Gilbert, host of The Drive on The Eagle 93.9 FM, Columbia, MO. In this brief clip, Smith outlines how he uncovered “one of the greatest cases in journalistic malpractice in recent years,” exposing the hype that mislead the mainstream media and, through them, the American public. Smith also speaks on Read More ›
This article, published by Citizen Link, quotes Bruce Chapman of Discovery Institute: Bruce Chapman, president of the Discovery Institute, which advocates for intelligent design, said this week’s discussion is really just the beginning of a dialogue. The rest of the article can be found here.
Even though secularists assail the theory of intelligent design and have successfully managed to bar the mention of creation science in public schools, the reality is that evolution is now being taught as dogma all across our educational system. Evolution is the accepted default position and scientific objections to it are silenced and swept under the rug, not only in Read More ›
Original Article THE LOOMING TOWER: AL QAEDA AND THE ROAD TO 9/11 BY LAWRENCE WRIGHT KNOPF, 469 PAGES, $27.95 It may seem impious to nominate Lawrence Wright’s “The Looming Tower” as the perfect 9/11 book, in the same way you might hail a Michael Crichton novel as the perfect summer thriller. But I don’t know of a book that does Read More ›
OAKLAND – Alleged breakthrough research on embryonic stem cell lines is being oversold by the media to fit their ideological agenda, according to an article slated for next week’s Weekly Standard by prominent bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. “The American media too often act as advocates in the embryonic stem cell debate, rather than journalists,” says Smith. “As a result, they Read More ›
Life would be less stressful if we didnt have to make so many tough choices. For example, you love eating pizza, but you also value keeping your arteries unblocked. You must choose—though lots of us refuse to do so, the result being arteriosclerosis. Sometimes the choice is between beliefs. When it comes to Darwinian evolution and the challenge it presents Read More ›
Many in the Washington establishment were shocked Aug. 17, when the Congressional Budget Office reported a surge of “unanticipated tax receipts” that will sharply push down this year’s deficit. Those who had been proclaiming the Bush tax rate cuts would result in a big reduction in tax revenues tried to hide their disappointment. It was tough being proved wrong again Read More ›