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By James Wickett BeaconOU be used when looking at the budget of an organization? UOSA law says no. There are specific criteria for student budgets, and stance isn’t one judge based on of those. To committee recently finalized their budget for the year and they allocated more money to more student groups than ever before, and while this is good, the process by which the money was divided among the organizations was im- They allocated 4,750 proper. dollars to a well-known campus newspaper— current 150 dollars to another well known, slightly smaller publi- cation— and student or- need money, ganizations deserve fair treat- ment. And this is the crux of the issue: the was not held to the same criteria organizations were held to. Instead of being held to the standard criteria, the OU Ways and Means Committee] cannot fund organizations based on their stance or their lack of stance.” the unfair amounts? I say it is a classic example of religious discrimination. P2

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I could ever list and www concordance and many translations available. struggling with temptations of homosexuality. www your relationship with Christ, or learn more about what or learn more about with Christ, your relationship to turn is the primary source believe? The Bible Christians that may links of mine some favorite internet to. Here are studies. I may not agree with the full help in your personal but they had some awesome free content of the web-sites, would benefit everyone. I know resources that I believe be amazed by the content of that you will Growing Spiritu- Beautiful and Free, Without , 2003 http://www.ou.edu/ th The Undercurrent, September - One criteria specific to the particular category of the organization B. While all these criteria shall be taken into consideration by the committee, the relative weights of the criteria within a category shall be at the discretion, pro- committee’s vided that the relative weights are consistent within each category. 2 17 student/ucurrent/issues/v7/2/ columnists/polyamory.htm . Although the Christmas holiday season CandyCoatedWaterDrops but it is horribly misnamed, forcing me away from the path but it is horribly misnamed, forcing me away of least resistance. greatest hits would include My own vision of Plumb’s album: Here With exactly five incredible tracks from each God-Shaped Hole, and Drugstore Me, Stranded, Lie Low, Jesus from Hold Me, and Real from Cry, Boys Don’t You, Lumps of Coal months, these two commercially lasts only for a couple of with God Plumb albums will help you in your relationship boxing gifts for year-round. I suggest that, while you’re pick up a copy of friends and family this holiday season, Plumb box set. both albums and start making your own , This should take into consideration the number of students affected, the effect on the community outside of campus, and the size of the organizations - The percent of funds used in prior year(s) relative to amount allocated - Quality of budget. This should include the neatness and the reasonability of the budget. Unreasonable request for large sums of money shall count against organizations - Degree to which funding the P/E/As request organization’s will accomplish the stated goals of the organization The Best of Plumb udgets, the delicious Budget Cont. from pg.1 Budget Cont. Budgetary Committee shall use the following criteria in determining the amount of money each organization is allocated. Each criterion must be used. Organizations shall be evaluated upon the following criteria: - Degree to which the Pro- grams, Events, and Activities, P/E/As, of the organization provide a unique service to the student commu- university’s nity - Scope which an organization has (including its P/E/As and other non funded activities). FUNDING CRITERIA: Budgetary Procedures Act, Section 5: Funding Criteria A. In evaluating b Plumb and the secular so seamlessly as to make you forget the as to make you forget so seamlessly and the secular do? what we all try to Isn’t that, after all, distinction. bottled Choice flavored addicted to Sam’s Being of candy-coated I’m no stranger to the joys water, forms this the candy that water drops. However, to the pepper- name bears greater resemblance album’s your kitchen counter – beautifully mint candy canes on but with lyrics that are both decorated and packaged, your head find yourself bobbing sweet and tart. You with any number of these tracks. and grinning along surface lies an edgy darkness, and But just below the Plumb is concealing some somewhere in that darkness The album has enough depth of your own sadness. you back again and again. and pop feel to bring the release of Beautiful Lumps of Coal opens with the rest of some angst-filled joy in “Free” and spends the beauty and its playing time regaling listeners with angst. Needs pathos of living with or overcoming that backdrop for – both met and unfulfilled – provide the who are everything else on this disc. Those listeners Coal-filled perfect might feel out of place in Plumb’s any number of world, but the rest of us can relate on in their levels. The songs are catchy and so universal sheepishly sing meaning that even I couldn’t help but should make along to “Real,” a song that superficially guys blush a bit instead. highly for this So which album do I recommend most The group holiday season? Deciding was difficult. has released a greatest hits album, God Bless You. pluck out a verse here and a verse there out of context. The Bible must be read as a whole, it is our of God. There book of life, the Word will be parts of it that we may never That being understand completely. message that said, there is still one is present and perfectly clear The way to throughout the Bible. everlasting life is through Jesus Christ. “For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Ro- mans 10:12-13) It is my hope and prayer that you will come to know Him not only for your salvation but also for the pleasure of living and growing with Him. SMW to anchor their new release, to anchor their new , Plumb has much to offer listen- , Plumb has much to This Christmas is Christmas This You must repent of your sins You There are no “contradictions” in Page 4 Page and who surrender their hearts to God so as to be useful and help- In a verse just pre- ful to others.’ vious to this one, note the very Jesus says in public first thing His very after his temptation, “Repent, for the first teaching: kingdom of heaven is near.” (Matthew 4:17) ”confess with your mouth, and are all poor in Jesus is Lord”. We spirit, we all have a spiritual need. Christ fulfills that need and “I am the way is our way to God. and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6). the Bible. Only our lack of under- standing the scriptures might make it seem so. No one can claim to know or understand every single but one can’t verse in the Bible, ers new to this genre as well as veterans. ers new to this genre albums are tight, melodiously and The songs on both get lost and if the meanings of the messages lyrically, they can intertwine the spiritual sometimes, it is because By Josh Pratt By Josh in your to put some Coal ask Santa This Christmas, too. And some CandyCoatedWaterDrops stocking. much Plumb has received a group called Recently secular and Christian stations radio play on both bellweather albums like With across the nation. CandyCoatedWaterDrops Coal Beautiful Lumps of Letters Cont. from pg. 3 Letters Cont. from

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EVEN ODD Page 5 Page the human race that I would be- race that I would the human the warmth gin to understand every time I looked my body felt upon a cross. his heart, The fool says in They are “There is no God.” are vile; corrupt, their deeds does good. there is no one who down from The LORD looks of men to heaven on the sons who under- see if there are any God. (Psalm stand, any who seek 14:1-2) exist? Or the odds that if the earth was 2-5% further or closer to the sun that life would not exist? And what about the odds that if the size of the earth were bigger or smaller that life would not exist? Furthermore, what are the odds that if the size of the moon were larger or smaller that life could not exist? The odds of a 1% change in sun light, more crust than one moon, the earth’s the oxy- being thicker or thinner, gen/nitrogen ratio being greater or smaller or if the ozone was greater or lesser that life would not exist. Those odds would be astronomical, like predicting the lottery more than 7 times in a row; however it is this kind of so-called knowledge that mis- leads man into spontaneous life. For even the scientist will agree that where a building stands, there is a builder behind it. The same goes for creation, for where science stands there is an all-inclusive creator that places knowledge in the analytical minds of scientist. It is evident this dispute will be endless, but man will never be able to place a boundary upon what is omnipo- tent and omniscient, the Creator. For man may not know what the future holds, but through faith in the Creator they may know Him who holds the future. is beyond rea- a teacher said. 50 The Bible: Scien- Ralph O. Muncaster put a timetable on His Word. put a timetable on His In conclusion, such heated ation. Just because science cannot explain every aspect of the universe, “it is not in itself an (25) ex- for a Creator,” argument when science has claims Asimov, not technology furthered man’s God, separating science from religion. debates about origin recur while neither throughout history, side can truly be satisfied with their opposing claims. Religion claims an all-inclusive God, while science separates concrete fact from unseen, intangible faith. But it is important to look at the heart of the argument itself to determine truth for oneself. For science is claiming man formed spontane- by chance per se. ously, According to tific Insights, (1996, p. 12) says: “From a practi- cal standpoint, scientists have de- termined that anything beyond one chance in 10 It wasn’t until sometime after I It wasn’t until sometime the Savior of opened my heart to After some reading, I carefully After some my copy of the oldest laid down of book, the book living history the out for me by life, spelled I wondered Maker of the universe. when hearing what God thought man more than “Jesus was nothing and was bur- a prophet that died ied a criminal” son… essentially impossible or absurd (Like someone correctly picking the lottery 7 times in a row)…unless he had “special” more stag- knowledge. Odds FAR gering than this describe God’s “fingerprints” in the Bible.” It can be seen seven times out of many that the planet earth itself has the fingerprints of God. For example, what are the odds that if the rotation of the earth were slower or faster that life would not They con- gious person’s belief in a creator, gious person’s places myth above reason by stating, “there has been no evo- lutionary process” (23). Despite this skepticism of the evolution- ary process by creationists, Asimov mentions that there has been no other theory that scientists have so closely examined and dissected than the theory of evolution, proving evolution to be the result of intense research not mere notions. But this raises the question asked by creationists, why would people believe in a unanimous lie of a Creator that is so widely accepted by so many cultures today? In favor of science, this field is one of experi- ment that tests all things and proves that many have believed in a unanimous lie, such as pre- suming the earth to be flat, so just because there is “general con- sent [. . .] proves nothing” (Asimov 25). In opposition to religion, it is the creationist that misses the truth by relying on blind faith, while the scientist ex- cludes the reality of a God when no evidence can be seen or proven. Asimov states that creationists “march in the army of the night” (29) blinded by their so-called belief in God that they cannot see the path of lies they are on, while holding firmly to a faith with no concrete evidence. So if God is truth, one must ask where are the results of His cre- The doctor held my baby by held my baby The doctor covered with blood her ankles as I was counting her and fluid, her toes. He flipped fingers and I watched over and she coughed. first breath in awe as she drew her of air. outdated old “The Bible is an relevance in book that has no world.” today’s cluded. I the “There is no God!” no is “There In contrast to Walt of mankind, where credit to the designing of creation goes to the claim of not science’s Creator, spontaneous formation. Whitman further notes in “Song of Myself,” section 30, that “all truths wait in all things” (49) because God is truth and He waits in the midst of both the heavens and earth and the seen and unseen, surpassing all dimensions in space and the boundaries of time. In reference to science’s claims that all things are made up of unseen building blocks called atoms, Whitman acknowledges that in “Song of The Open Road” road I section 2 by saying, “You enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I believe that much unseen is also here” (125) for God is the unseen truth, giving way to a knowledgeable faith. This knowledgeable faith reveals the not nature of the Creator, bounded by scientific claims of self-creation but housing the whole community of science, a mere piece to a great whole, under one roof. Whitman, Issac Asimov wrote a hundred years later in “Armies Of The Night” that the idea of man having a creator imposes a unani- his under- mous truth; however, lying argument reveals a “unanimous belief in a lie” (25). Asimov argues that creationist, a reli- “Our children need to learn “Our children about evolution!” the truth experts said. that were The family pictures reflected hung with such care, The family. four generations of child, a yel- portrait of a smiling of a man, lowed old photograph the resemblance uncanny. on man.” “God has given up heard proclaimed. our Knowledgeable Faith? Cont. from pg. 1 Faith? Cont. from Knowledgeable Leaves of , written in 1855, portrays Whitman explains that God is In light of an all-inclusive As I listened, a small gray As I listened, a in front of cloud slowly passed moved the sun, its shadow if it had a across the ground as was a faint life of its own. There in the air. smell of honeysuckle the top The slight breeze made back and branches of trees sway waving at forth as if they were the sky. new society cried out. new society BY SMW a no God!” “God is “There is losers and fools.” fantasy for God, Walt Whitman’s Whitman’s God, Walt Grass God, in all things, and the Creator, agrees with scientists that everything in creation is made up of unseen building blocks called atoms, thereby laying a common foundation between science and religion and placing them under Whitman one roof, the Creator’s. relation- gives insight into God’s ship to all things in “Song of Myself” section 48: “I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least, nor do I understand who there can be more wonderful than myself. Why should I wish to see God better than this day? I see something of God each hour of mo- and each the twenty-four, ment then, in the faces of men and women, I see God, and in my own face in the glass. I find letters from God dropt in the street, and every one is sign’d by God’s name” (75). in everything and his statement that nothing can be more wonderful than himself reflects that fingerprints God is in man. God’s can be seen in everything as Whitman says that “letters from God dropt in the streets,” referring to His omnipresence in all things created, both visible and this in mind, God invisible. With is portrayed as being the author Rome call Wayne, .ou.edu/student/xa .ou.edu/student/isf www g [email protected] phone: (405) 325-1377e-mail: http://www

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EVEN ODD The Inde- Icons of Evolu- , and Page 7 Page Countdown to Eternity, .ou.edu/beaconou Ricky Thomas .ou.edu/beaconou Ricky A Nation Adrift, A Nation Adrift, y of Life, www . On our web-site, you can click on the film titles . On our web-site, you can The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled The Messiah: Prophecy s Godly Heritage, Unlocking the Myster Do you want to see the BeaconOU on campus? the BeaconOU see to you want Do Help support printing of the newspaper or volunteer newspaper of the support printing Help The Visual Bible is The Visual school year. Thank you. school year. mit to give $10 per edition. There are eight editions printed per mit to give $10 per edition. A Visual Finally, Bible Study on Campus. a word for word production of the Book of Matthew from the New In- ternational Version of the Bible. It is awesome to see the Scriptures come to life. Servant Life meets on Mondays from 6PM-7PM at Rome XII above to next Papa John’s the dorms. We are seeking 15 faithful financial contributors that will com- are seeking 15 faithful financial contributors We to read reviews or watch film trailers, www.ou.edu/beaconou . film trailers, www.ou.edu/beaconou to read reviews or watch structible Book The Hope, tion , America’ include college showings of spiritually educating films, such as, showings of spiritually include college semester, continue, and extend activities of our organization to activities of our organization continue, and extend semester, with us. are We BeaconOU are volunteers. of the staff All of the our fifth edition for next support in order to print currently raising Let 17 “Study 2 Timothy 2:15 “Never pray a prayer that would surprise you if it were answered.” Ricky Thomas www.biblegateway.com own utter destruction, just as destruction, just own utter and misinterpret] [they distort the Scriptures. the rest of therefore, beloved, me warn you things that knowing these be on beforehand, you should be carried your guard, lest you lawless and away by the error of fall from wicked [persons and] firm your own [present] own condition [your How steadfastness of mind].” is being will you know if what Scripture is spoken about the important to true or not? It is so of God for study the Word yourself. If all Christians and especially teachers would do what Paul commended Timothy to do, the world would be a better place. and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] of Truth”. the Word 16 “And consider that

In our last three editions, we In our last three editions, If you feel that there are feel that there If you and in the Bible contradictions like to know you would at send them to us answers, because [email protected], help people. we really want to www.ou.edu/beaconou anyone truly made this offer to something interested. If you have to ask us that you would like will keep about the Bible, we if you your name anonymous, claim the choose. True Christians of God to be infallible. Word There are many people who have been stumped by accusations of contradictions being in the Bible. 2 Peter 3:15 the long-suffering of our Lord [His slowness in avenging wrongs and judging the world] is salvation (that which is safety), conducive to the soul’s even as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the spiritual insight given him, Speaking of this as he does in all of his letters. There are some things in those [epistles of Paul] that are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist and misconstrue to their God’s Word? God’s JES Explained at 7:30pm . The Gospel of John is now showing in OKC . The Gospel of John is now showing [email protected]

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By Ricky Thomas Specified Information The Gospel of John is in movie format word-for-word with the Good News version of the Bible. I have seen the with the Good News version John is in movie format word-for-word The Gospel of was awesome the NIV Bible and I thought it of Matthew word-for-word with Bible production of the Gospel Visual has surpassed its forerunner in The Gospel of John production come to life before my very eyes. to see the Scriptures with the poetic words of movie format, which keeps your attention and touches your heart It is in a true every way. One of the movie, viewers left the theater with a silent reverential admiration. John, the beloved disciple. At the end at may view the movie trailer on-line movie theaters. Why Chance Cannot Produce Complex, Why Chance Intelligent Design Theory Intelligent Page 8 Page

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