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September 8, 2003
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New poll shows overwhelming majority of Texans favor teaching both strengths and weaknesses of Darwin’s theory of evolution

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September 8, 2003
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DALLAS, SEPT. 8 — By nearly a five-to-one margin, 75% of Texas residents say the state board of education should approve biology textbooks that teach both Darwin’s theory of evolution and the scientific evidence against it, according to a statewide poll released today by Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based public policy think-tank.. “This poll is directed to the pivotal issue raised Read More ›

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September 5, 2003
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40 Texas scientists join growing national list of scientists skeptical of Darwin

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September 5, 2003
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 — Forty scientists from across Texas have joined a group of over 250 other scientists from around the world in declaring their skepticism of a central tenet of Darwin’s theory of evolution and urging that “careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged.” The list of signers of this declaration was released today by Read More ›

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September 5, 2003
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Darwinists Eager to Avoid Debate

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September 5, 2003
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Last year, in public comments before the Cobb County Board of Education, I witnessed firsthand the danger that can come when personal opinions and philosophical or religious prejudices are allowed into the science classroom. I was shocked as Cobb County public school teachers stood at the podium and made the absurd claim that evolution is an absolute proven fact that Read More ›

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Ex-Congressman Stunned by Extent of Worldwide Trafficking in Humans

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John Miller wasn’t sure he wanted to accept another assignment in Washington, D.C. But about a year ago, the former Seattle City Council member and three-term Republican congressman from North Seattle read the stories, relayed to him by State Department officials and human-rights workers. And there were so many: kidnapped young boys forced to become jockeys in camel races, girls Read More ›

^{Richard Rahn
September 2, 2003
Economics

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Turn Off Foreign Aid?

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September 2, 2003
Economics

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Why do we give foreign aid? We give aid for humanitarian reasons: that is, we wish to relieve human suffering because of famines or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, etc.; and we give aid for economic development. The crisis in Iraq has again raised the issue of how much aid and in what forms is appropriate for the U.S. Read More ›

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September 1, 2003
Foreign Policy, Technology

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Info-War Invades Iraq

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September 1, 2003
Foreign Policy, Technology

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On a single horrific night in March 1945, more than 300 B-29 Superfortress bombers saturated Tokyo with napalm and incendiary explosives. The resulting firestorm devoured a quarter of the city, leaving at least one hundred thousand civilians dead and countless others hideously wounded. Read More ›

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September 1, 2003
Technology

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Making Broadband Bloom

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September 1, 2003
Technology

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Content, some say, is king. Well, I am discontent. At the moment, struggling with RealPlayer and RealOne, I conclude that streaming video does not work. What passes for broadband in the United States — 200 to 800 kilobits per second — simply cannot handle video. The paucity of video education and entertainment on the Net thwarts the “life after television” Read More ›

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September 1, 2003
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Science & Faith

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September 1, 2003
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Many Christians worry that science undermines the Christian faith. Instead of fearing scientific discovery, Jack Collins believes that people of faith should study the natural world. Collins first explains that science is controversially defined, but that it is best viewed as "a discipline in which one studies features of the world around us, and tries to describe his observations systematically and critically." (pg. 34) In his definition of faith, Collins lauds a statement by C. S. Lewis who said, "Faith - is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods. For moods will change, whatever view your reason takes." (Quoting C.S. Lewis, pg. 38) Read More ›

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August 29, 2003
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Discovery Board Member to Appear on CNNfn show

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August 29, 2003
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Robert Cihak, a longtime member of Discovery’s board of directors, will appear on the CNN Financial (CNNfn) program “Market Call” on September 4. Cihak is a former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He wrote a joint column with fellow physician Michael Glueck for Scripps Howard on the dangers of drug reimportation, which is the subject of Read More ›

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August 27, 2003
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PBS stations in Colorado to air documentary explaining scientific challenges to Darwinian evolution

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August 27, 2003
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Unlocking The Mystery of Life” will air August 31 at 6pm on KRMA, KTSC and KRMJ DENVER, August 27, 2003 — “Unlocking the Mystery of Life”, a 58-minute program exploring what DNA and the inner workings of the cell reveal about the origin of life, will air on KRMA in Denver, KTSC in Colorado Springs Pueblo, and KRMJ Read More ›