The First Thing a Christian Needs to Know About the Evolution Controversy Is That a Large

both groups hope to harmonize the about 90% of all media people are also and macro. Microevolution is actually Evolution 101 Bible with geology and astronomy. evolutionists, one cannot expect help observed, for example, as variation Lesson 1 They bear major responsibility for los- from that source. within a species such as the many ing the battle for the “free exercise of kinds of dogs. No one disputes that The first thing a Christian needs Evolution is Built Upon Lies! religion” in our public schools. Also, dogs have descended from an original to know about the evolution contro- they are flirting with blasphemy. Every so-called scientific fact in versy is that a large majority of scien- pair of dogs. But evolutionists de- support of the general theory of evolu- ceitfully pull the bait and switch tists are atheists, most of whom prefer Next, the Christian must never for- tion from such scientists is not testable- to call themselves humanists. It is un- get that the atheists and their fellow game. “If you believe in microevolu- repeatable. Weigh what they say with tion,” they say, “you must also be- clear whether some are atheists first travelers in the ACLU (aka the Anti- the dictionary definition of a fact: (1) A Christian Liberties Union), the PAW lieve in macro-evolution.” and evolutionists second or became real occurrence, an event (2) Something atheists after becoming evolutionists. and others stand against God and Chris- having a real demonstrable existence. One must realize that each of the Both groups are adamant that God tianity. By reading their publications specialized dogs has been selected ar- must be excised from the public mind one can learn what they really think of The famous evolutionist, Richard and that evolution is the perfect Christians. For instance, ponder this Lewontin had this to say about lying: weapon to do the job. While only a scurrilous little gem from the cover of “Scientists, like others, sometimes tell small minority of the population at American Atheist of August 1982: deliberate lies because they believe large, the atheists dominate the scien- “American religious fundamental- that small lies can serve big truths.” tific community in our schools, uni- ism is not only an increasingly malig- The reader is asked to test every state- versities and govern-ment research nant threat to human dignity, intellect, ment they read from an atheist about projects. and reason, but also one of the most evolution with one or more laws briefly There is a large group of profess- calculated campaigns of demagoguery, explained in later lessons. If it violates ing Christians who contend that evo- hate, cruelty, greed, ignorance, perse- one of them, they are lying. Ignorance is lution was God’s method of creating. cution, intolerance, oppression, in- no excuse. tificially by man for certain traits They are known as theistic evolution- jus-tice, exploitation, and pseu- “Creation is unscientific and evo- ists, an oxymoron or contradiction in such as size. It will have less genetic do-Christian barbarity that has existed lution is science.” Variation of this lie terms. Since evolution and creation information and is less complex than within the borders of a civilized na- abounds in the rhetoric of the evolution- by God are mutually exclusive con- tion.” the original pair. As such it is poten- cepts, the words of George Orwell are ists. Creation by God supports every tially less able to survive in nature appropriate to describe them as en- This effrontery is exceeded only by one of the laws and principles of sci- than the original pair. Does this sound gaging in “doublethink, the power of their arrogance. They think your child ence cited later. Evolution violates ev- like “survival of the fit?” More, not holding two contradictory beliefs in may have suffered abuse if taught at ery one of them. Evolutionists are natu- less, genetic information is required your church about the negative evi- one’s mind simultaneously, and ac- ralists and insist that the present natural for particles-to-people evolution. Mi- dences against evolution as cited later. cepting both of them.” These people laws of chemistry and physics can ex- croevolution is thus a dead end for the essentially are calling God a liar Read the words of two Auburn Uni- plain the origin of the universe in defi- ver-sity professors: macro-evolutionists. Indeed, when He speaks in Exodus 20:11, a ance of the present laws. Creationists macroevolution means that the origi- portion of the Fourth Commandment, “Should it now become possible to accept the present laws as valid for nal pair of dogs descended from some “For in six days the Lord made succeed in court with wrongful educa- present operations and contend that other kind of creature, which arose heaven and earth, the seas and all tion suits when the gravity of what is these laws predict a Transcendent Pow- eventually from nonliving chemicals. that in them is and rested the sev- alleged is tantamount to child abuse? er that used creative processes, not enth day.” This extrapolation from what is actu- This brings Christians face to face with present noncreative processes, to bring ally observed is in dispute by vast Another group of professing the toughest of all commandments to about the origin of the universe, life and numbers of highly trained scientists, Christians are known as progressive obey, “Love your enemies.” One must man. not just Bible believers. This kind of weigh the consequences of enjoying a creationists. They believe that a gap Two Kinds of Evolution evolution has never been observed brief therapeutic rush of adrenaline by of billions of years followed Genesis and disputes many basic laws of sci- 1:1. Then God supposedly destroyed hating back. In any case, these an- The next thing to remember about ence as well. Since evolution cannot the original creation and started over ti-Christian bigots remain your enemies the evolution-creation debate is that be seen but only imagined, scientists again with Genesis 1:2. Pastors of and someone must engage them. Since evolution comes in two flavors, micro know nothing certain about evolution. Jolly F. Griggs, Ventura College http://www.creationism.org/griggs/