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Inside this issue: Constitution Day Ron Cooper Constitution Day 1 eptember 17 is Constitution and kind and helpful to one an- Creation Evidence Museum 2 Visit S Day. It is being called Citizens other. But though it is natural to Benevolent Violence 3 Day also, but that term is less well begin with all that, if our thinking defined and really depends on about morality stops there, we Bookstore Specials 3 how you treat the Constitution. might just as well not have ARK’s Official Purpose 5 Therefore, I recommend just thought at all. Unless we go on to Statement thinking of it as Constitution Day the second thing – the tidying up La Brea Tar Pits Mystery 6 and gaining all its benefits, not inside each human being – we just one! There is a basis for are only deceiving ourselves. Kroger Rewards Status 6 benefits and a source. Where we What is the good of telling Kids Korner 7 depend on, or look to, changes the ships how to steer so as to ARKY’s Calendar of Events 8 every outcome. Now look back in avoid collisions if, in fact, they are history at three important writings Financial Statement 9 such crazy old tubs that they can- extracted to describe the con- not be steered at all? What is the Membership renewal form 9 cepts - Morality, Law, and Free- and Bookstore info good of drawing up, on paper, dom - and see how they may fit rules for social behavior, if we into Constitution Day! know that, in fact, our greed, cow-

ardice, ill temper, and self-conceit The Moral Dilemma are going to prevent us from from Mere Christianity (1942-44) keeping them? I do not mean for by CS Lewis a moment that we ought not to Morality, then, seems to be think, and think hard, about im- concerned with three things, provements in our social and eco- Firstly, with fair play and harmony nomic system. What I do mean is between individuals. Secondly, that all that thinking will be mere with what might be called tidying moonshine unless we realize that up or harmonizing the things in- nothing but the courage and un- side each individual. Thirdly, with Newsletter Editor selfishness of individual is ever the general purpose of human life Mark Jurkovich going to make any system work as a whole: what man was made properly. It is easy enough to re- for: what course the whole fleet ARK Board Members move the particular kinds of graft ought to be on: what tune the con- Ron Cooper or bullying that go on under the ductor of the band wants to play. Jeannie Day present system: but as long as … James Johnson men are twisters or bullies they Mark Jurkovich Almost all people at all will find some new way of carrying Adrian Rose times have agreed (in theory) that on the old game under the new

human beings ought to be honest (Continued on page 4) VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 2

Creation Evidence Museum Visit human footprint overstepped by the print from By Mark Jurkovich an . his May I had the opportunity to visit the Sadly, although I believe the artifacts are au- T Creation Evidence Museum of , in thentic, very few of them were recovered using Glen Rose TX. Although much smaller than our local , it was packed with lots of and other artifacts supporting a Biblical Flood and young earth. If you ever got to see the “Creation in the 21st Century” series when it aired on TBN, you will recognize many of the artifacts on display. For me, it was a joy to see these items up close that Dr. de- scribed on his show.

Of special in- Dinosaur Eggs terest to me was the amount of hu- accepted archeological practices. So they man evi- cannot be conclusively used as hard evidence dence scat- for the global flood. Hopefully, the better arti- tered through- facts will be documented in a creation science out the entire peer reviewed journal. geologic col- The museum contains many other artifacts umn. The first and exhibits. On one wall are a set of silhou- thing you see ettes of the various claims of missing links upon entering over the years. The exhibit did a good job the museum is showing each one being either fully ape, fully “The Wall of human, or frauds, and even a pig. Truth”, a 2 My favorites are various reproductions of fos- The Wall of Truth story model of silized dino- the geologic saur eggs. column with reproductions of the various arti- One cast facts found in the museum. The wall shows shows the where in the column each artifact was found. eggs in a One fossil was found in Cambrian Rock (the circle, ‘oldest’ fossil bearing strata), of a that probably the had been stepped on by someone wearing way the di- sandals! nosaur Other human related fossils on display include would nor- a hand print and multiple foot prints in many Burial Stone mally lay strata, an iron pot found in Pennsylvanian, and them. A a hammer and fossil human finger (gross!) second was in a circle, but the eggs were suc- found in Jurassic strata. One of the footprints cessively higher around the circle. This called the Alvis Delk Print clearly looks like a (Continued on page 5) VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 3 Benevolent Violence is sort of like each is a “god” in their own eyes part 1 of 2 and all of the followers will reach their reward The Greater Good by their own ways, New Age in action. by Ronnie E. Cooper That leaves only one other possible au- hat can possibly be benevolent thority: the maker of all things: the ancient of about violence for you or me? There days: the one above all things: the God of all W are actually two answers. I like the gods: the lover of my soul: the eternal self- benevolence part when it is given to me, but existent one: the one who made the rules: the violence seems a bit “cave man.” Of course, if I one who judges the people, the one who re- am required to be benevolent, that is me being wards (punishes) the people. This is a perfect forced to do "good" in someone else’s perspec- God who created perfection and allowed it to be tive. And isn’t force implying the potential of corrupted by His own highest creation, man violence against me if I am not “benevolent”? made in his image. Such corruption (missing Such external force would then be a higher God’s high standard is Sin) receives justice – power – government (schools, military, IRS, destruction by banishment to a place reserved etc.), churches, family, or even the “Devil”! for fallen angels (hell). Don’t know where it is, Therefore, “Benevolent Violence” for me must but we don’t want to go there – too many de- be a different higher power that enlists my will- mons. Since we are imperfect, what can we do? ing obedience to do “right” and authorizes and Given it started with ignoring the rule(s) of God, defines what is “right.” probably there is a/(are) rule(s) we can follow. But what is it? Perhaps, for some, the highest earthly power is government at its various levels and This God has all authority, but does He the laws it enacts. After all, did we not author- care about me? Is there hope for me? What is ize or elect those lawmakers and enforcers? If my reward and obligation? Where are the an- this is true, what is not lawful, since at some swers? If we go back to the beginning of Sin, time and place it can be made lawful even as we go back to Genesis in the Bible. The An- an afterthought? The laws of the lawmakers swers are in Genesis. Let’s start with a good and enforcers are therefore the “good book” God, who created a good world. understood by all and complied with willingly. The unwilling are marginalized and removed from active society. Any other “good”, which is therefore defined as “bad”, is destroyed and July 50% Off Special power is consolidated within government’s be- This year we are featuring a section of nevolent umbrella. What could be wrong with this “perfect” government? It is, after all, con- the bookstore at a special 50% off each stantly self-correcting and improving itself for month. the benefit of the people! Or is it? By what authority is government author-  July special section is Science. Any ized - itself? That is illogical! It is not the first book coded SE is 50% off thru July cause. Is it authorized by “evolution”? What 30 (Tuesday). caused it to start and it is by its own definition just random actions without cause. Not a good  Check website each month for Aug candidate for “God” unless there is no other. and Sept 50% off Specials Certainly with all the different “gods” in this world or even the “force” in the universe, one Late Breaking News: 2014 Calendars can be found. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have just arrived. agree with each other or even work together. It VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 4

(Constitution—Continued from page 1) words, individuality, liberty, property -- this system. You cannot make men good by law: is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful and without good men you cannot have a good political leaders, these three gifts from God society. precede all human legislation, and are su- perior to it. 1850 Excerpt from the classic and foundational Life, liberty, and property do not exist article: The Law because men have made laws. On the con- By Frederic Bastiat trary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and The law perverted! And the police pow- property existed beforehand that caused ers of the state perverted along with it! The men to make laws in the first place. law, I say, not only turned from its proper pur- What, then, is law? It is the collective pose but made to follow an entirely contrary organization of the individual right to lawful purpose! The law becomes the weapon of defense. every kind of greed! Instead of checking crime, the law itself guilty of the evils it is supposed to Each of us has a natural right--from God punish! --to defend his person, his lib- erty, and his property. These If this is true, it is a se- are the three basic require- rious fact, and moral duty re- ments of life, and the preser- quires me to call the attention vation of any one of them is of my fellow-citizens to it. completely dependent upon Life Is a Gift from God the preservation of the other two. For what are our faculties We hold from God the but the extension of our indi- gift which includes all others. viduality? And what is property This gift is life -- physical, in- but an extension of our facul- tellectual, and moral life. ties? These three concepts If every person has the right to have a parallel in the image defend -- even by force -- his of God: body, mind (soul), person, his liberty, and his spirit (knowing God or reject- property, then it follows that a ing God). Mankind is nothing Frederic Bastiat group of men have the right to without these gifts of God, organize and support a com- nor can mankind survive without a proper bal- mon force to protect these rights constantly. ance of them! Thus the principle of collective right -- its rea- But life cannot maintain itself alone. The son for existing, its lawfulness -- is based on Creator of life has entrusted us with the re- individual right. sponsibility of preserving, developing, and per- And the common force that protects fecting it. In order that we may accomplish this, this collective right cannot logically have any He has provided us with a collection of marvel- other purpose or any other mission than that ous faculties. And He has put us in the midst for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an of a variety of natural resources. By the appli- individual cannot lawfully use force against the cation of our faculties to these natural re- person, liberty, or property of another individ- sources we convert them into products, and ual, then the common force -- for the same use them. This process is necessary in order reason -- cannot lawfully be used to destroy that life may run its appointed course. the person, liberty, or property of individuals or Life, faculties, production--in other groups. (Continued on page 5) VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 5

(Continued from page 4) separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Such a perversion of force would be, in men are created equal, that they are endowed both cases, contrary to our premise. Force has by their Creator with certain unalienable been given to us to defend our own individual Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and rights. Who will dare to say that force has been the pursuit of Happiness [Property+]. -- That to given to us to destroy the equal rights of our secure these rights, Governments are insti- brothers? Since no individual acting separately tuted among Men, deriving their just powers can lawfully use force to destroy the rights of from the consent of the governed… others, does it not logically follow that the (image credit: http://mises.org/page/1447/ same principle also applies to the common Biography-of-Frederic-Bastiat-18011850 ) force that is nothing more than the organized combination of the individual forces? If this is true, then nothing can be more evident than this: The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defense. It is the substi- ARK's Official Purpose Statement: tution of a common force for individual forces. Teach and promote the public good of his- And this common force is to do only what the torical truth from our ancestors and from individual forces have a natural and lawful right our Creator God of the design and wonder to do: to protect persons, liberties, and proper- ties; to maintain the right of each, and to cause of a godly education on family, church and justice to reign over us all. (read more of “The government. Law” at http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html) The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies (Museum, from page 2) In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 strongly implied the sediment was rapidly The Beginning building up even as the dinosaur was laying the eggs! The third shows the eggs laid in a When in the Course of human events, it be- row, as if the mother was laying them on the comes necessary for one people to dissolve run. the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the pow- My other favorite is a pair of burial stones from ers of the earth, the separate and equal station Peru, dated around 800AD. They show depic- to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's tions of , indicating that the people God entitle them, a decent respect to the opin- had to have seen them. Other examples of ions of mankind requires that they should de- these stones (not at this museum) even have clare the causes which impel them to the depictions of man feeding and even riding di- nosaurs! ARKY’s CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE Some of the other exhibits include an exhibit of Questions about Bible trustworthiness, real dinosaur Israeli artifacts, and a beautiful 25 foot scaled history, flood evidence, where death & suffering started, model of the ark. Space does not permit dis- American history? We have answers! cussing everything there is to see in the mu- seum. So if you ever find yourself in the Fort Books/Bibles/DVDs/CDs/Gifts/Crafts Worth area, take the hour trip to Glen Rose and see the place for yourself. 937-256-2759 <> www.arky.org 2002 S. Smithville Rd {Note: This article appears in place of the “Lies At Wayne Avenue in the Textbook” series, which should return in 1 mi. South of US 35 the next newsletter} VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 6 The La Brea Tar Pits Mystery in rough conical shapes to just a few inches in By John D. Morris, Ph.D, and width. The bones were commonly found as Timothy Clarey, Ph. D. entangled masses packed tightly together, Modern college textbooks still maintain that dismembered, and interlocking with the the famous Rancho La Brea tar pits in south- majority that were damaged in some fash- ern California are evidence of sticky, tar-like ion. Reconstructions of the various mammals material (bitumen) trapping and engulfing ani- on display are often composites of jumbled mals slowly over time. An alternative explana- bones from different animals of the same spe- tion contends that the collection of fossils is cies. the result of catastrophic water transported by The conventional burial story of animals be- episodic flooding events during the Ice Age. coming trapped in the exposed tar and slowly The pits are famous for their rich collection of sinking was initially questioned when the size Pleistocene Epoch or Ice Age fauna initially of the pits and the size of the animals became excavated by the University of California, known. Pit 36 had an opening of 4 feet by 2 Berkeley and the Los Angeles County Mu- feet and was only 11 feet deep, yet it con- seum of Natural History between 1906 and tained six sizable carnivore fossils. Trying to 1915. Over 230 types of vertebrate animals fit whole mastodons and mammoths down are found in the La Brea pits, including saber- similar-sized openings became even more toothed cats, mastodons, bears, wolves, cam- problematic. In addition, scientists discovered els, birds, insects, and evidence in the enclosing sedi- even a few human bones ments around the bones that indi- and artifacts. These fossil cate fluvial (river) conditions. remains are surrounded Test cores revealed four distinct by naturally formed as- layers of floodplain deposits sur- phalt that seeped into the rounding the pits, indicated by pits from underground oil weathered and rounded gravels, reservoirs. as well as sand and clay that are The first to recognize the typical of river deposits else- bones of extinct animals in the tar pits was where. In spite of these apparent William Denton, a geologist prospecting for oil problems with the tar entrapment theory, it is in 1875. Denton wrote a rather obscure report still generally accepted by the scientific com- on a large canine tooth from a saber-toothed munity, and this is what the Page Museum cat. In 1901, Union Oil geologist William Or- still illustrates in its displays today... cutt visited the site and found a complete skull Read the rest of the article in the June 2013 issue of a saber-toothed cat along with numerous of Acts&Facts at http://www.icr.org/article/7521/ other bones. Finally, the Berkeley scientists heard about Orcutt’s finds and began their own excavation. Today, the George C. Page Forgot to renew (or sign up for) Kroger Re- Museum in Los Angeles houses many of the wards program? specimens found over the years. ARKY has received $327.80 so far this year The pits themselves likely formed as methane from the program. You can still help ARKY gas and oil escaped from natural seeps out by signing up. Just register your Kroger through subterranean openings and collected Plus card at “KROGER.COM” and we auto- in small, narrow openings resembling “blow- matically get credited when you use it. Select holes” where most of the bones are found. “The ARK Foundation of Dayton, The major pits average around 15 feet in di- Inc” (organization # 81517) when you register . ameter, tapering downward from about 25 feet VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 7 English! Wait, I just said that they spoke English, Kids Korner the way it was spoken in England. So confusing… Hey, kids, TJ here, with an amazing account of our (Confusion). earliest history in America. Recently, we traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts, to see several very his- Anyway, after taking in the incredible re-creation of toric places that were part of the beginnings of this the Plimoth (It can be spelled either way.) colony at great country we live in. Do you remember the the Plantation, we ventured over to see Plymouth Mayflower and those brave souls who came over Rock. We knew that the Rock was mostly a sym- from England to escape persecution for their bolic representation of where the pilgrims faith? There were 102 pilgrims who rode the May- landed. Oh, and, speaking of Pilgrims, where did flower in cramped quarters and on raging they get that name? It wasn’t until nearly 200 years seas. Many of them became deathly ill and never after their arrival that the name “Pilgrim” became a made it to the shoreline of the New World. After popular term to use when referring to the early set- reaching the rocky (Plymouth Rock) and sandy tlers in America. William Bradford, the Governor of shoreline, they were certainly glad to see Plymouth Colony, used to say of the colonists “they land. However, there were no houses for them to knew they were pilgrims” because of the reference live in. They had to build their own. The native in Hebrews 11:13-16. God’s Word was their guiding Americans had lived on the land and had moved on stick in everything they did. Back to the rock. You from the site that the colonists decided to build on. must know before traveling all the way to the Ply- As I was told by one of the local interpreters, only mouth Bay to see the famous Plymouth Rock, that it 55 colonists survived after is very small. Over many years, well meaning locals the first winter in Amer- allowed visitors to the area ica. Even today, winters can to take a “chip” of the rock be hard along the New Eng- home with them. Obvi- land coast and it was devas- ously, this greatly reduced tating for the pilgrims in the size of the rock and, 1620. They had very little well, was not a good food, relying mostly on the idea. So, they took what men hunting wild game and was left, (by the way, they help from the Wampanoag dropped it while en-route to Indians. Chief Massasoit town from the Bay and had was a great help to the pil- to cement it back together), grims and had befriended and erected a covering to them during their first winter protect it from the weather in Plymouth. The Wam- and from the people. You panoag tribe is still living in can still see part of the the Mashpee area of Cape Rock and hear a funny Cod. I was able to take a story about it as told by the tour through a Wampanoag village set up at the local National Monument staff. No matter what you Plimoth Plantation. It was interesting to see the think about, it’s a piece (much smaller piece, I might handmade tools that were used back in the earlier add) of history. time of the 1620’s. I can’t even wrap my mind One last thing, kids, is that I would go back again around that year -1620! Times were so different and take it all in, adding a whale watching sailing then. There were no restaurants (yep, no Mickey excursion on the Mayflower II. It was out getting D’s), no public restrooms (there were a lot of trees repairs, so we couldn’t even take a picture of it. The to go behind), and really, no comfy place to lay your pictures of it at the places we visited was enough to head at night. We sure do have it easy today, capture my interest in seeing it face to face. The kids. At the Plantation site, there were “locals” National Monument to Our Forefathers was fabu- dressed in the garb (clothing) of the 1620’s, and lous. Very much a standout on the landscape of a they spoke the English language that was common Plymouth neighborhood. It’s amazing that it has to Englanders. They didn’t say “yes” and “no,” they endured hard winters for over 200 years. What a said “yay” and “nay.” The role players took their treasure to American Christians & Patriots! Until parts very serious and never once spoke the lan- next time, kiddies! C-ya! TJ, signing out! guage we commonly use today- good ‘ole American VOLUME 19, #2 ARKY’S NEWS PAGE 8 ARKY’s Calendar of Events ternational with Regional Conferences . See link (as of 7/5/13) for details, Indianapolis, IN. See more details and complete list at Aug 4-8: All day. 2013 International Confer- http://www.arky.org/current/index.htm ence on with 45 International Speakers at Doubletree by Hilton, 101 Doubletree *Jul 8: 7:00 pm until 8:35 pm. DVD: DRAMA, Dr, Pittsburgh, PA. Ph: (800) 273-0378. Registra- The Box & Evolution Solution with 7th tion starting at $155. Lodging and meals are extra. Street Theater at ARKY's House. Creation vs 45 paper presentations during day. Additional 2013 Evolution double feature: Evolution Solution (21 ICC Evening Speakers are: min): Travis meets up with an old classmate who  Mark Horstemeyer, "Creation State of Affairs: is now an atheist and evolutionist. The classmate Simulating Genesis" says he is coming to this week's show for a "Good  Steve Taylor, "Fight the good fight - strategy Laugh". matters" The Box (27 min): The cast comes to work one  Paul Nelson, "Whatever Happened to Darwin's day and there is a small mysterious box sitting on Tree of LIfe? “ the table. None of them know who the box be-  Steve Austin, "The Crucifixion Earthquake of longs to or how it got there. Eventually, they are 33 AD: Evidence in the Dead Sea Sediment" surprised to find out the purpose for the box. For more information on the conference go to : Jul 9, 12:00 pm until July 12, 8:35 pm. NACC http://www.creationicc.org/ (North American Christian Convention) with *Aug 12: 7:00 pm until 8:35 pm. Review of Many speakers at International Conven- 2013 International Conference on Creation- tion C, Louisville, KY. Ph: (614) 898-9361. ARK Exhibiting. ism with Topics TBD at ARKY's House. 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(Events: Continued from page 8) computer operating system that far exceeds anything created by humans to date. New Sept 17: am until pm. Constitution Day with revelations about how it works have surprised Speakers at USA, Your Town, US. Constitu- us, and the complexity of the code is nothing tion Day (or Citizenship Day) is pan American short of astounding. The genome, perhaps federal observance that recognizes the ratifica- more than anything else, defies naturalistic tion of the Constitution and evolutionary theory. those who have become U.S. citizens. It is ob- served on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitu- tion in 1787. For more information see: http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/page/905 Sep 28: 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Chocolate Festival with Performers & Chocolate at Mont- gomery County Fairgrounds, Dayton, OH. Ph: (937) 256-ARKY. Lots of Chocolate. ARK Ex- hibiting. *Oct 14: 7:00 pm until 8:35 pm. DVD: The High Tech Cell with Dr Robert Carter at ARKY's House. The human genome is any- thing but simple. In fact, it is a super complex