Re: BreakPoint: Two Heavenly Subjects, 07/14/2003

From: Jay Willingham (jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 11:58:26 EDT

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    From: "Hauslein, Patricia L. " <hauslein@stcloudstate.edu>
    To: <asa@calvin.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:35 PM
    Subject: RE: BreakPoint: Two Heavenly Subjects, 07/14/2003

    > Hi folks - I heard Colson's "Breakpoint" all about the ASA meeting the =
    > other day. It distrubs me however that he can extoll the sciences of =
    > cosmology and astrology as such good science in line with his "Christian =
    > World View", yet denouce the same sciecne that supports human evolution =
    > by natural selection. That kind of thinking is the same which picks and =
    > chooses which parts of the Bible to use to support one opinion while =
    > ignoring parts which refute it.
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    > I encourage you to listen to it from the website (see below). =20
    > =20
    > Pat
    > =20
    > Patricia Hauslein, Ph.D. =
    > Hauslein@StCloudState.edu
    > Assoc. Prof. Biology 320.255.3005
    > Saint Cloud State University
    > =20
    > =20
    >
    > -----Original Message-----=20
    > From: Don Munro [mailto:don@asa3.org]=20
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    > Subject: Fw: BreakPoint: Two Heavenly Subjects, 07/14/2003
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    > List serve:
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    > I thought that many of you might like to see ASA's second recognition =
    > in Breakpoint which just came out this morning. The thanks for this are =
    > to David Fisher. It should be a great meeting.
    > =20
    > Don Munro, Executive Director
    > =20
    > ----- Original Message -----=20
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    > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:03 AM
    > Subject: BreakPoint: Two Heavenly Subjects, 07/14/2003
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    > BreakPoint with Charles Colson
    > Commentary #030714 - 07/14/2003
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    > Two Heavenly Subjects
    > Linking Science and Faith
    >
    > To hear some people tell it, the world has two mutually exclusive groups =
    > of people=97Christians and scientists. Christians are allegedly too =
    > closed-minded to embrace science, and scientists are far too smart to =
    > become Christians.=20
    >
    > That false impression deters some scientists from seriously considering =
    > the Christian faith, and it discourages many Christians from entering =
    > scientific professions. It also discourages Christians who are =
    > scientists from being vocal about their faith.=20
    >
    > If you have this kind of intellectual conflict, you can advance to =
    > "higher ground" this summer. Colorado Christian University will host =
    > hundreds of scientifically knowledgeable Christians the last weekend of =
    > July at the American Scientific Affiliation's annual meeting. Plenary =
    > sessions will orbit around astronomy and exalt God as Creator.=20
    >
    > Leadoff speaker Deborah Haarsma will project visuals from the Hubble =
    > Deep Space Telescope. With a Ph.D. from M.I.T., she says even =
    > non-Christians see wonder and awe in the astronomical universe, but =
    > "Christians know the source."=20
    >
    > Several speakers understand from first-hand experience where many =
    > listeners may stand. As an undergraduate, Dr. William Keel says he was =
    > "a practicing agnostic." After substantial study of the subject, =
    > however, he realized that numerous intricacies in nature fit together so =
    > harmoniously that "it all fairly screams [of] an overarching design."=20
    >
    > Dr. Alan Stockton remembers the research that convinced him "that one =
    > could be a Christian without having to keep agonizing that one was on =
    > the verge of intellectual suicide." He found reading C. S. Lewis and N. =
    > T. Wright especially helpful.=20
    >
    > The late Nobel laureate Paul Dirac agreed, stating, "God used beautiful =
    > mathematics in creating the world." Contemporary astronomer Allan =
    > Sandage, Edwin Hubble's successor at Mt. Wilson and Mt. Palomar =
    > observatories, asked why the world was describable in terms of =
    > differential equations. And he told the New York Times, "I find it quite =
    > improbable that such order came out of chaos. There has to be some =
    > organizing principle. God, to me, =85 is the explanation of the miracle =
    > of existence, why there is something instead of nothing." On another =
    > occasion, Sandage said, "If God did not exist, science would have to =
    > invent Him to explain what it is discovering at its core."
    >
    > Astronomy isn't all you'll find at the conference next month. Sessions =
    > include discussions of biblical perspectives on genetic engineering and =
    > other bioethics issues, the relationship between Scripture and =
    > discovery, and whether or not Earth is the only inhabited planet.=20
    >
    > One man who has attended most of these meetings for over half a century =
    > noted that for him the great thrill is "to worship and argue with peers =
    > for whom I have the utmost respect; to subject my ideas to criticism in =
    > an atmosphere of trust; and just to have fun with a crowd of joyfully =
    > serious followers of Jesus. There's nothing quite like it."
    >
    > If you and a friend want to be encouraged by biblical truth and science =
    > reinforced in an atmosphere that respects mind and spirit, call us here =
    > at BreakPoint (1-877-3-CALLBP) for more information about the conference =
    > or how you can obtain materials that will be available afterwards. This =
    > summer you can meet hundreds of scientists who are solid =
    > Christians=97men and women who are integrating modern scientific =
    > discovery with a biblical worldview.
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    > * Learn more about the American Scientific Affiliation =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/> .=20
    > * "Astronomical Stars Converge on Colorado =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/newsletter/mayjun03.pdf> ," Newsletter of the =
    > American Scientific Affiliation 45, no. 3 (May/June 2003). (Adobe =
    > Acrobat Reader <http://www.adobe.com/> required.)=20
    > * See the 2003 ASA annual meeting brochure =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/meetings/CCU2003/CCU_brochure.pdf> and meeting =
    > schedule =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/meetings/CCU2003/CCU_tentative_schedule.pdf> . =
    > (Adobe Acrobat Reader <http://www.adobe.com/> required.)=20
    > * Read highlights of last year's Annual Meeting =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/newsletter/SEPOCT02.htm> from the Newsletter =
    > of the American Scientific Affiliation.=20
    > * See samples from last year's Annual Meeting, "Christians Pioneers in =
    > Science": Photos and audio from selected sessions =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/meetings/Pepperdine2002/> and abstracts from =
    > the 2002 Annual Meeting =
    > <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/meetings/Pepperdine2002/pepperdine-abstracts.pdf=
    > > (Adobe Acrobat Reader <http://www.adobe.com/> required).=20
    > * Deborah Haarsma, "The Heavens Declare the Immensity of God =
    > <http://www.calvin.edu/~dhaarsma/chapel.00Nov.htm> ," Calvin College, 16 =
    > November 2000.=20
    > * William R. Shea, "Reading God's Two Books =
    > <http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2003/002/14.30.html> ," Books & =
    > Culture, March/April 2003.=20
    > * See this review <http://www.asa3.org/ASA/whatsnew/Hearn =
    > Advt/index.html> of Walter R. Hearn's book Being a Christian in =
    > Science.=20
    > * Al Dobras, "It's All about Luck =
    > <http://www.breakpoint.org/Breakpoint/ChannelRoot/FeaturesGroup/OnlineFea=
    > tures/Its+All+about+Luck.htm> ," BreakPoint Online, 7 April 2003.=20
    > * William A. Dembski, "Skepticism's Prospects for Unseating Intelligent =
    > Design =
    > <http://www.breakpoint.org/Breakpoint/ChannelRoot/FeaturesGroup/OnlineFea=
    > tures/Skepticisms+Prospects+for+Unseating+Intelligent+Design.htm> ," =
    > BreakPoint Online, 24 June 2002.=20
    > * Robert Newman, "From One Heavenly Subject to Another,"
    > chapter in Eric =
    > C. Barrett and David Fisher, Scientists Who Believe =
    > <https://www.pfmonline.net/str_donation.taf?Site=3DBP_Item&Item_Code=3DBK=
    > SWB> (Chicago: Moody Press, 1984).=20
    > * Fred Heeren, Show Me God: What the Message from Space Is Telling Us =
    > about God =
    > <http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=3D17-1885849524-0> =
    > (Daystar Productions, 1997).=20
    > * BreakPoint Commentary No. 020626, "The Malibu Antidote: Christianity =
    > and Science at the Beach =
    > <http://www.breakpoint.org/Breakpoint/ChannelRoot/FeaturesGroup/BreakPoin=
    > tCommentaries/The+Malibu+Antidote.htm> ."=20
    > * BreakPoint Commentary No. 020830, "Wagging the Dog: The Invented War =
    > between Science and Christianity =
    > <http://www.breakpoint.org/Breakpoint/ChannelRoot/FeaturesGroup/BreakPoin=
    > tCommentaries/Wagging+the+Dog.htm> ."=20
    > * John Noble Wilford, "Sizing Up the Cosmos: An Astronomer's Quest," =
    > (interview with Allan R. Sandage), New York Times, 12 March 1991, B5-9.=20
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