Re: ICR for may

Another use of the absurd tactic I've noted before: Morris cites Provine as
a theological expert.

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

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From: <burgytwo@juno.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: ICR for may

> Here is your monthly YEC fix:
>
> ICR "Acts & Facts" - May 2006
>
> John Morris's cover letter quotes Will Provine as writing: "Belief in
> modern evolution makes atheists of people. One can have a religious view
> that is compatible with evolution only if that religious view is
> indistinguishable from atheism."
>
> John says that quote makes his blood boil.
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> For a completed digital copy of Acts and Facts, see
> http://www.icr.org/pdf/af/af0605.pdf
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> PRESIDENT'S COLUMN: Building on a Firm Foundation
>
> "The February 25 homegoing of my father, Dr. Henry Morris, was not
> unexpected, but neither were we ready to let him go. At 87, his vigor and
> battle readiness had waned somewhat, as he succumbed to the relentless
> onslaught of entropy, but the last few days before he died, as he realized
> he would never regain everything his two recent strokes had taken, he
> wanted to go. His eyes were as firmly fixed on heaven's gates as they had
> always been on the goal of restoring Scripture and creation thinking to
> their rightful place in men's minds."
>
> John continues with tributes to his father. A "Henry Morris Center" is
> planned. The memorial service was attended by John Whitcomb and Tim LaHaye
> and, by recording, by James Kennedy. A DVD of the service is available.
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> Sidebar: A Masters degree in Science Education begins. On March 20, 2006,
> the course "Advanced Educational Psychology" was started. Sort of reminds
> me of Rush Limbaugh's "Advanced Conservative Thinking." About the same
> credibility.
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> ORIGINS: Spiral Wonder of the Spider Web. By Frank Sherwin.
>
> "Here's an easy recipe: take food, metabolically convert it into sticky
> glue. Then, allow air to contact it while rapidly stretching it into an
> impossibly narrow, nimble thread as strong as steel. There you have it --
> spider silk. We tend to take for granted the incredible detail and beauty
> of a typical spider web. The Creator designed most species of spider to
> secrete a special thread (web) that scientists have long appreciated and
> have attempted to emulate. They have found that web strands are comparable
> in strength to fused quartz fibers."
>
> Frank goes on to argue the case for fiat creation of the spider.
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> IMPACT # 395: The History and Impact of the Book, "The Genesis Flood"
>
> It is hard to believe that there have been 395 separate editions of this
> series, one a month since -- 32 years and 11 months! This one is authored
> by John Whitcomb.
>
> "The Genesis Flood has been a life-changing experience for its authors,
> even
> since 1961 when our book was published. My highly esteemed and long-time
> friend, Henry M. Morris, co-author of The Genesis Flood, joins me in
> giving
> praise to God for allowing our 550-page book to be published and I quote:
> "The publication of The Genesis Flood made a tremendous difference in my
> life, culminating in a change from engineering to full-time concentration
> on creationism and Christian evidences."
>
> John writes four pages. He disses the ID movement; he appeals to scripture
> for the YEC view.
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> BACK TO GENESIS: ICR, Prophecy, and the International Gospel
>
> This is the last article by Henry Morris. He writes:
> "There was an amazing prophecy left by the Lord Jesus Christ as He spoke
> on
> the Mount of Olives shortly before His arrest and crucifixion. In response
> to His disciples' question: "When shall these things be?" concerning the
> end of the age, the Lord's reply included these words: "And this gospel of
> the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all
> nations; and then shall the end come" (Matthew 24:3,14)."
>
> He writes of the "diluted gospel" (acceptance of geological ages) being
> preached. He writes
> of the 125+ creationist books by ICR writers, and how many have been
> translated into other languages.
> He writes of 300 radio stations carrying the ICR message in foreign
> countries. He writes of the Muslim world -- how the Koran teaches 6
> literal days -- but their "deceiver god" is Allah, not the true God.
>
> John Morris says he has some of Henry's unfinished manuscripts; he expects
> to publish
> them in due time.
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> DR. JOHN'S QUESTION: When is a day not a day?
>
> "Those Christians who hold to an extremely old Earth acknowledge that both
> Scripture and history teach Abraham lived just a few thousand years ago.
> Furthermore, chronologies in Scripture identify the time between Abraham
> and Noah, and the time between Noah and Adam as a total only of a few
> thousand years."
>
> John Morris here argues the YEC case on the basis of the word "yom."
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> ICR RESEARCH. Larry Vardiman answers questions on the RATE project.
> Challenging the three assumptions of initial composition, later
> contamination and half-life consistency leads one to interpret the days as
> closely in agreement with YEC.
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> STEWARDSHIP: Teaching the Teachers
>
> ICR has recently completed an intensive evaluation of its strategic focus
> for the next few years and has just released an "Expectation" of the
> Lord's
> supply to meet those goals. The article details four "key strategies."
>
> 1. Web based programs
> 2. A Creation Center in Dallas
> 3. A Christian school network
> 4. A mentorship program
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> A new book by Gary and Mary Parker, THE FOSSIL BOOK, is being published.
> The
> theme -- fossils prove the young earth.
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> Upcoming RATE conferences:
> Sat May 20 at the First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia
> Sept 9 in Lancaster, Pa
> Sept 30 in Dallas, Tx
>
> Der Floss Spode (aka Burgy)
>
> (Sometimes wrong; never in doubt)
>
>
>
Received on Fri May 5 12:14:07 2006