Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist

This is a blog detailing the creation/evolution/ID controversy and assorted palaeontological news. I will post news here with running commentary.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Oldest Complex Fossil Found in Newfoundland

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CNN is reporting that a 560 million year-old fossil with muscular tissue has been found in Newfoundland.  I can't embed the video so her...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

AU Opposes Tax Incentives for Ark Encounter

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The organization Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has written a letter to Steve Beshear, the governor of Kentucky, ur...

General Distrust for Common Core

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Here is an article on the views of the public in general about the Common Core.  The problems identified are a microcosm of federalism as a...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Opposition to Common Core: A New Trojan Horse?

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Despite my general dislike for Common Core and the persistent overreach by the federal government, it seems clear that some groups are using...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Ark Encounter Breaks Ground In Kentucky

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The construction has begun!  WKYT in Kentucky reports this : Workers are clearing land in northern Kentucky to build a long-stalled touris...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

English Education and the Rise of Islamic Radicalism

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The Telegraph is reporting that education secretary Nicky Morgan has stripped kindergarten schools in the United Kingdom that teach creation...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Ark Encounter Shouting Match: ‘It’s called the Constitution’

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Greg Stumbo, a democrat from the city of Prestonburg, Kentucky, in a press conference, has stated that he is opposed to the tax incentives f...
Monday, August 11, 2014

David MacMillan: Understanding Creationism VIII

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David MacMillan continues his series of posts on being a former young-earth creationist.  This part is personal history about his change of ...
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Thursday, July 31, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part VI: The Conclusion

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This concludes my response to David Menton's post on human origins, which has been a chore to read and respond to. Menton's conclusi...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

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Blogger seems to have fixed some things but not others.  I restructured it so it would not bleed over.
Thursday, July 24, 2014

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Blogger seems to be having trouble with its formatting today.  I am not sure what is going on but will try to find out.

Off-Topic: Heaven & Earth: A Second Listen

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I thought it might grow on me.  Nope, not any better the second time around.  The main problem, in my opinion, seems to be that much of the ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part V

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This is part five of the response to David Menton's post on the Answers in Genesis page, on human origins.  It is also a few days late....
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Disappointed

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The fifth part of the response to David Menton will be here shortly.  In the meantime, I am going off topic.  Here is a review of the new Ye...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part IV

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This is the fourth part of my response to David Menton's post on human origins.  Links to the first three appear below this post.  Ment...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part III

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This is the third part of my response to David Menton's post on human origins , cited by Ken Ham in his swipe at BioLogos .  Part One h...
Monday, July 14, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part II

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Point 3: Because of the rarity of fossil hominids, even many of those who specialize in the evolution of man have never actually seen an...
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

BioLogos, Ken Ham and David Menton—A Response, Part I

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I thought that I would respond to Ken Ham's veiled attack on my BioLogos series and subsequent referral to the post on human origins by ...
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Friday, July 04, 2014

Ken Ham, BioLogos and Human Origins

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My BioLogos series on human origins has shown up on Ken Ham's radar.   In a response , he complains that we are misleading the nation...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014

David MacMillan: Understanding creationism, VI: An insider’s guide by a former young-Earth creationist

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Panda's Thumb has the sixth installment by David MacMillan on Understanding Creationism.  This one deals with the correspondence betwee...
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I am a Christian, librarian, palaeoanthropologist, and evolutionary biologist with an all-consuming interest in apologetics and controversies in science and religion.
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