Monthly Archives: April 2007

Return to Fahrenheit 451

Posted on April 13, 2007 by me

A rather humorous (if it wasn’t so scary) story is being played out at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. It seems that the Discovery Institute, a group which promotes Intelligent Design, was scheduled to present a conference entitled “Darwin vs … Continue reading →

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And now for something really, really important

Posted on April 12, 2007 by me

I’ve been talking about Darwinism, faith, atheists and theology for a long time now, so it’s time to get down to something really important: movies. Or, to use a more intellectually acceptable term, film. I have two new favorite movies, … Continue reading →

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Can a Fundamentalist be a good paleontologist?

Posted on April 9, 2007 by me

I came across an interesting NY Times article from a link on Uncommon Descent, one of the more infamous ID blogs, about paleontologist Marcus Ross, currently a professor at Liberty University. Ross received his Ph.D. from the U of Rhode … Continue reading →

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The Absurdity of Easter

Posted on April 8, 2007 by me

Today is Easter, at least the date we celebrate it in our tradition. For Christians, although many don’t really get it, Easter is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor. 15:14-19: … Continue reading →

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