Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Life is *NOT* the outcome of blind purposeless process

Do you believe that the diversity of life on earth is the outcome of a blind purposeless process? That is what evolution teaches.

But we see exquisite features of design all around us in nature. They are not an illusion! To believe in a world without purpose is *self* delusion.

A far better explanation is that the Lord Jesus Christ created each kind of organism with inherent capabilities to diversify, so that they could fill the earth, and give glory to their Creator.

(Randy J. Guliuzza, P.E., M.D, Acts & Facts, December 2010, Institute for Creation Research)



Freedom of Religion is more than Freedom of Worship

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have started using the term “freedom of worship” instead of “freedom of religion.”

That small change has vast implications should those words signal a change in official policy. Freedom of religion implies your freedom to assemble, proselytize, and conduct your personal life in a manner reflective of your religious beliefs. Freedom of worship is and can be limited to mere personal and private expressions of religious beliefs, negating all public demonstrations of what one believes. Worship can be confined to a designated place—or restricted to one’s private thoughts.

Remember Mark Twain’s observation? “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.”

(Henry M. Morris, III, D.Min, Acts & Facts, December 2010, Institute for Creation Research)

Let us not Waver on the Savior and the Creator

Why do so many “Christians” and “churches” waver on the fundamental doctrines of the Bible? How can they deny God the power and might to create the world in six days? Why do they deny the detailed account of a flood that covered the entire world? When will they realize that they are treading on dangerous ground by turning God’s inerrant and inspired Word into a supposedly flawed book of myths mixed with history?

As we think of the birth of Jesus this month, we must remember that the Son of God not only created the world with great purpose, but that He also came to us to fulfill one grand purpose—the salvation of our souls. It’s so clear in Scripture—from Genesis to Revelation.

When “the reason for the season” is torn away from the pages of the Bible, why should we be surprised that Christian teachers—some calling themselves evangelicals—describe God as an evolutionist? May God have mercy on them!

And may God grant us all a renewed determination to take and maintain our stand for the Creator and His holy Word.

(Lawrence E. Ford, Executive Editor, Acts & Facts, December 2010, Institute of Creation Research)



Monday, December 06, 2010

Nebraska Fetal Pain Law Hailed as Successful

Research clearly substantiates the concept of fetal pain in the 2nd trimester. This is the motivation behind Nebraska's new Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which prevents abortions after 20 weeks from fertilization, when substantial medical evidence indicates unborn children feel pain.

The genius behind the legislation was the thinking that it would be challenged in court and the pro-life movement could win a favorable decision from the high court on the heels of the ruling upholding the national partial-birth abortion ban.

This quote is from Mary Balch, Nebraska's legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee.But, with the news that the late-term abortion practitioner LeRoy Carhart is possibly relocating to another state and him saying the fetal pain bill is responsible, Balch says the further genius of the bill is seen.

“This announcement illustrates the importance of having states pass protective laws such as the one passed in Nebraska,” Balch told LifeNews.com. “Now is the time for Right to Lifers to capitalize on the dramatic pro-life gains in state legislative and gubernatorial elections last week and to make it illegal to kill unborn children who are capable of feeling pain.”

For more, see Steven Ertelt's article at LifeNews.

“At twenty weeks into pregnancy, unborn children have pain receptors throughout their bodies connected by nerves to the brain’s thalamus, they recoil from painful stimuli, their stress hormones shoot up, and they are routinely anesthetized when undergoing fetal surgery. While we expect substantial resistance from abortion advocates, we believe most Americans agree in rejecting abortions that cause excruciating pain, and look forward to protective laws being given serious consideration in a significant number of states.”

Saturday, December 04, 2010

The Trinity of North Korea

Juche Flame Tower,
Pyongyang, North Korea.
The North Korean communists tried to build a substitute for God for more than half a century - complete with a father, Kim Il-Sung; a son, Kim Jong-Il; and a Juche flame tower (holy spirit).

The "father" is dead, the "son" is dying, and Juche is a corrupt ideology.

(from Voice of the Martyrs, 2010 Year in Review)