CSE Seminar Notebook - Free Bible Resources

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Battle PlanPractical Steps to Fight EvolutionMany thinkingpeoplewillagreethatthetheoryofevolutionisdangerousandshouldhavenoplaceintheclassroom.Whatshouldwedotocounterandcombatthisfalseteachingthatispermeatingandruiningoursocietyviaourtax-supportedinstitutions?“Education is thus amostpowerful ally of humanism.What can atheistic Sundayschool’s meeting for an houronce aweek and teachingonly afraction of the children,do to stem the tide of the fivedayprogram of humanisticteaching?”—Humanism: ANewReligion, 1930“It may not be long beforethe practice of religion mustbe regarded as anti-science.”—John Maddox, editor ofNature ( American Spectator,July,1994)Good News:One-third of Americans readtheir Bible at least once aweek.Bad News:54% can’t name the authors ofthe four gospels.63% don’t know what aGospelis.58% can’t name 5of the 10commandments.10% Think Joan of Arc wasNoah’s wife.NewYorkTimes, 12/7/97UnderstandtheImportanceoftheConflict.Thetheoryofevolution, whichistaughtasafactin our publicschool textbooks, tax-supported parks, museums, and publictelevisionprograms,isactuallynotaharmlesstheorybutadangerousreligiousbelief.Ihavededicatedmylifetohelppeoplelearnthetruthneededtoexposeevolutionismasbeinglargelyresponsibleformolding the thinking of hosts of people like Adolph Hitler, JosephStalin, Pol Pot of the Khmer in Cambodia, Margaret Sanger, andKarl Marx, who have caused untold suffering in our world.Evolutionasitisbeingtaughtisdangerousforseveralreasons.(Seeseminarpart5)1234At stake is the credibility of Jesus. Hesaid the creationof Adam was “the beginning” (Matthew 19:4). Evolutionand creation represent worldviews that are polar opposites—oneofthemiswrong!Alsoatstakearethemoralsofourchildren,becauseifevolutionistrue,therearenomoralabsolutes and only the strongest have aright to survive. Ifevolution is true, abortion, euthanasia, pornography,genocide, homosexuality, adultery, incest, etc., are allpermissible.Evolution is positively anti-science. Science deals withthings that are testable, observable, and demonstrable, andevolution has none of those qualities. To call evolution“science”istoconfusefairytaleswithfacts.True,evolutionhas been mixed with science for the last thirty years, butthat does not mean that it is the same as science. Beer isoftenadvertisedduringsportingeventsbutthetwosubjectshavenologicalconnection,andevolutionhasnomoretodowithsciencethanbeerhastodowithsports.Real science, not evolution, should be taught in thescienceclasses.Teachingthepaganreligionofevolutionismisawasteofvaluableclasstimeandtextbookspace.ItisalsooneofthereasonsAmericankidsdon’ttestaswellinscienceaskidsinotherpartsoftheworld.Governmentshouldnotsponsorreligion. Teachingthetheoryofevolutionasfactintax-supportedschoolsviolatesthe establishment clause of the First Amendment. WhyshouldalltaxpayerssupportonereligionoverallothersinDr. Kent Hovind • office (850) 479-DINO (3466) •Fax 479-8562 20

The Blind Men andthe Atheists (1990)TwoblindmenarguedintothenightAboutthegreatquestion:“Istherereallysight?”Saidonetotheother(andquitefervently),“Therecannotbecolorsorelsewecouldsee!Sotakeredandgreenandblueoffthelist.IfIcannotseethem,theymustnotexist.Acrazymantoldmetheskyisbrightblue.Ilistenedintently,butIcaughtnoclueOfanythingouttheretoaltermymind.I’mnotdeafyouknow;Ihearperfectlyfine.Bequietandlisten,andthenyouwillknowThatcolorsaren’treal—Howdaretheysayso!TheytellmethatgrassissomesortofgreenItlooksliketherestoftheworldthatI’veseen!Ittastesalotdifferentthanjellyorcheese.IfIsmellittoolong,itsuremakesmesneeze.Buttosaythatit’sgreen?I’dhavetosaynoIwillnotbelieveituntilIhaveseen.Thereisn’tadifference‘twixtred,blue,orgreen!Andsothemenarguedwithalloftheirmight,AndIcouldn’tshowthemthattheywerenotright.Theycannotseecolorsbecausetheyareblind!SoIcouldn’tgetthetruthintheirminds.Until they are given the great giftofsight,Never,not ever will they “see thelight.”our schools? Efforts must be made on all fronts to informpeople that evolution is only a religion and that taxsupportedinstitutionsshouldnotteachitasfact.LiveforGod!All our efforts to stem the tide of moral decay in our land arefutileunlessGodleadsandsupportsourcause.Themostimportantthing anyone can do to help fix the problem is to obey2Chronicles 7:14 —“If my people, which are called by my name,shallhumblethemselves,andpray,andseekmyface,andturnfromtheir wicked ways; then will Ihear from heaven, and will forgivetheirsin,andwillhealtheirland.”2Pray for Wisdom. Mostimportantly,askGodto giveyouwisdom (James 1:5) and direction about what He wouldhaveyoudoinHisservice.Jesustoldusthatwearetobethe“salt of the earth.” Salt preserves from corruption. One ofour jobs is topreservethis world from corruption; if wedonotpreserve,weareworthless(seeMatthew5:13).Win Souls! God called us to win souls, not causes. Thegreat commission (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:l5, andActs1:8)commandsustopreach,baptize,andteachpeoplewhat Jesus taught His disciples. While there is nothingwrong with working for a cause (1 Samuel 17:29),Christianshavea strongtendencytomajoronminorsandminor on majors; we need to keep priorities in order. ThebattleragingforthemindsofmenisabattlebetweenGodand the Devil. The people who (knowingly or unknowingly)are working for the Devil are not the real enemy.There is atendency among Christians to not keep the sinseparate from the sinner. However, we can still use theadvicegivenbyAbrahamLincoln:“Thebestwaytogetridof an enemy is to make him your friend.” When dealingwith evolutionists, our job is to love them and to keep asweetspiritwhiletryingtoinfluencethem tobesaved. AswewinpeopletoChrist,theywillbeginto havetheirmindrenewed and will see that God’s Word is true. Our bestoffensiveweaponissoulwinning—convertedevolutionistsmake great creationists! Most of the active creation scientistsareformerevolutionists.IfweobeyChristand“preachthegospeltoeverycreature,”wewillseegreatresults.TospreadtheWord,toedifythebelievers,ortoevangelizethelost,orderorcopyextrasetsofmytapestoloan,giveasgifts,ordonatetolibrariesatschools,churches,oreventhepubliclibrary.Thesetapesareregularlyupdatedtoimprovequalityandtoaddnewresearchandartwork.21Creation Science Evangelism •29 Cummings Road •Pensacola, Florida 32503

Battle PlanPractical Steps to Fight EvolutionMany thinkingpeoplewillagreethatthetheoryofevolutionisdangerousandshouldhavenoplaceintheclassroom.Whatshouldwedotocounterandcombatthisfalseteachingthatispermeatingandruiningoursocietyviaourtax-supportedinstitutions?“Education is thus amostpowerful ally of humanism.What can atheistic Sundayschool’s meeting for an houronce aweek and teachingonly afraction of the children,do to stem the tide of the fivedayprogram of humanisticteaching?”—Humanism: ANewReligion, 1930“It may not be long beforethe practice of religion mustbe regarded as anti-science.”—John Maddox, editor ofNature ( American Spectator,July,1994)Good News:One-third of Americans readtheir <strong>Bible</strong> at least once aweek.Bad News:54% can’t name the authors ofthe four gospels.63% don’t know what aGospelis.58% can’t name 5of the 10commandments.10% Think Joan of Arc wasNoah’s wife.NewYorkTimes, 12/7/97UnderstandtheImportanceoftheConflict.Thetheoryofevolution, whichistaughtasafactin our publicschool textbooks, tax-supported parks, museums, and publictelevisionprograms,isactuallynotaharmlesstheorybutadangerousreligiousbelief.Ihavededicatedmylifetohelppeoplelearnthetruthneededtoexposeevolutionismasbeinglargelyresponsibleformolding the thinking of hosts of people like Adolph Hitler, JosephStalin, Pol Pot of the Khmer in Cambodia, Margaret Sanger, andKarl Marx, who have caused untold suffering in our world.Evolutionasitisbeingtaughtisdangerousforseveralreasons.(Seeseminarpart5)1234At stake is the credibility of Jesus. Hesaid the creationof Adam was “the beginning” (Matthew 19:4). Evolutionand creation represent worldviews that are polar opposites—oneofthemiswrong!Alsoatstakearethemoralsofourchildren,becauseifevolutionistrue,therearenomoralabsolutes and only the strongest have aright to survive. Ifevolution is true, abortion, euthanasia, pornography,genocide, homosexuality, adultery, incest, etc., are allpermissible.Evolution is positively anti-science. Science deals withthings that are testable, observable, and demonstrable, andevolution has none of those qualities. To call evolution“science”istoconfusefairytaleswithfacts.True,evolutionhas been mixed with science for the last thirty years, butthat does not mean that it is the same as science. Beer isoftenadvertisedduringsportingeventsbutthetwosubjectshavenologicalconnection,andevolutionhasnomoretodowithsciencethanbeerhastodowithsports.Real science, not evolution, should be taught in thescienceclasses.Teachingthepaganreligionofevolutionismisawasteofvaluableclasstimeandtextbookspace.ItisalsooneofthereasonsAmericankidsdon’ttestaswellinscienceaskidsinotherpartsoftheworld.Governmentshouldnotsponsorreligion. Teachingthetheoryofevolutionasfactintax-supportedschoolsviolatesthe establishment clause of the First Amendment. WhyshouldalltaxpayerssupportonereligionoverallothersinDr. Kent Hovind • office (850) 479-DINO (3466) •Fax 479-8562 20

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