Why Must Biblical Literalism Trump Science?

For three decades I've puzzled about the idea held by Christian Fundamentalists that the Bible must be proven absolutely and literally true in every way, or else Christianity is false. The latter clause being accepted as silly, therefore most science of the 19th and 20th century is patently on the…

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A Case Study in Circular Reasoning: Herman Cummings

I stumbled onto this fellow as a respondent on other blogs or the subject in yet others. Herman Cummings is an active proponent of Biblical truth over Scientific Inquiry. Why don't I just say "Creationism"? Because Herman argues against them, as well. He has nothing good to say about "Intelligent…

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Assassination on Hillary’s mind . . .

David Rees has it about right regarding Hillary's dramatic public display of her overactive id. Hillary Clinton is remarkable for her willingness to make her argument to elect her because, if Barack Obama is elected, he won't be able to stay alive long enough to make it worth our while.…

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Can Nuisance Suits Stop the Insidious Spread of Evolutionary Understanding?

Apparently the Pacific Justice Institute is suing a couple of Berkeley professors for putting up a website that explains evolution. The PJI apparently sues anyone who might constrain Christian evangelism in America, including in public schools. I read about this current suit here, on CitizenLink.org. CitizenLink is a newsletter for…

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More about the Worst President Ever

In my daily scan of Creationism related news, I found this historical analysis of presidential faux pas. Author Wm. C. Shelton explains in detail how Dubya's lowest presidential approval rating in history is not his reason for rating our present leader the "Worst Ever": The measure of a bad presidency,…

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