“Proof” that Dinosaurs romped in Eden

Dinosaurs did co-exist with Adam and Eve, you see.  How do we know this?  Just read the Bible!

All of this is cheerfully explained by creationist Ken Ham (who describes himeself as a former high school biology teacher) in a lecture entitled “Dinosaurs In the Bible.” Actually, you can catch a whole series of lectures by Ken at Answers in Genesis. 

Here’s some more things Ken taught me.  The earth was created in six 24-hour days.  Why should we believe that?  Because “If we don’t believe in six literal days we open the door to the collapse of Christian morality in our nation.”   Furthermore, the numerous scientific methods of dating (such as carbon dating) are hopelessly inaccurate.

There are many lines of evidence that the radiometric dates are not the objective evidence for an old earth that many claim, and that the world is really only thousands of years old. We don’t have all the answers, but we do have the sure testimony of the Word of God to the true history of the world.

Why must people suffer?  Because we’re sinful, says Ken.  God “loves us” when he inflicts us with horrible diseases like AIDS.

Ever notice those huge sharp teeth of T-rex?  What did T-rex eat?  No, not meat.  Look to the Bible (Gen 1:29-30), not to the teeth, says Ken, and you’ll learn with certainty that T-rex was a plant eater (see “Dinosaurs in the Bible – Part I”).

Ken’s lectures contain plenty of bootstrapping.  …

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Belief-O-Matic — Personality quiz about your religious and spiritual beliefs

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This is a plug for Bill Moyers' PBS program 'Faith & Reason.'  The byline for the program reads, "In a world where religion is poison to some and salvation to others, how do we live together?"  It features interviews with renowned authors, scientists and religious leaders, talking about the intersection (and…

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Start the happy music! It’s time for the end of the world!

Yes, these are giddy and unnerving times, but it’s also time to bring out popcorn and balloons.  It’s time to celebrate the end of the world!

You can hear it 24/7 on evangelical radio, (I’ve been listening to radio station KJSL, based in St. Louis).  Each passing month, the voices of those radio preachers are getting faster and higher-pitched. It’s all intensely festive, in a macabre sort of way.  All the signs are there, the preachers proclaim.  This is really “it.” 

Syndicated talk show host Paul McGuire is among the many radio preachers leading the cheers with their own gnashing teeth.  McGuire just wrote a book entitled ARE YOU READY?  WELCOME TO THE END OF THE WORLD.   What’s his new book about?  Check out McGuire’s website:

A NUCLEAR ATTACK ON AMERICA; THE COMING MEXICO, U.S. & CANADIAN MERGER; ISRAEL & THE PALESTINIAN STATE; GLOBAL GOVERNMENT; TERRORISM; HURRICANES, FREAK WEATHER & EPIDEMICS; PREDICTIONS OF THE ANCIENT HEBREW PROPHETS; SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Any time the radical Christ crowd gets this excited (excited enough to use the Caps Lock key so extensively), it’s worth checking out.  Just because they’ve been wrong about the end of the world so often before doesn’t mean that they aren’t on target this time. 

But there’s this other thing on my mind—why have those evangelicals gotten so enamored about protecting their very very very good friend, Israel?  It turns out that these two things—the end of the world and the existence of Israel–are connected.

Remember Pat

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