International Academy of Humanism

An amazingly bold statement of faith:
“Humanity’s rich repertoire of thoughts, feelings, aspirations, and hopes seems to arise from electrochemical brain processes, not from an immaterial soul that operates in ways no instrument can discover.” (International Academy of Humanism)
In, The Wall Street Journal,
God vs. Science Isn’t the Issue:
Seldom do we act
as if [...]

Afraid of the Bible?

I hold the Christian Scriptures in highest regard. This is why it grieves me to observe increased efforts to attack the credibility of the Bible. On the popular level, these attacks were aimed primarily at the assumed contradiction between the Bible and science. The misguided notion that the Bible requires a certain age for the [...]

I hope there is no God!

An honest atheist strikes the right chord

Is it possible that most atheists reject God’s existence not because they lack evidence for God but because of a deep revulsion to the thought of answering to such a being? Could atheism be misguided wish-fulfillment? Some atheists would like us to believe that there is simply too much [...]

Presenting the Unknown God Pt. 1

 
Acts 17:16-34
“While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. A group of Epicurean [...]

Most college students believe in a creative force, but…..

Most college students accept that some creative force is behind the existence of the universe. Yet, as Professor Daniel Liechty (Illinois State University) notes, “What is a debated topic is how you move from this rather impersonal force to the beliefs of a particular religious tradition, and especially whether in affirming the truth-reliability of one [...]

Does God control the weather?

By Steve Cornell
When natural disasters strike some people lose their lives; others lose all but their lives; still others are (as we say) miraculously spared. But how does God’s protection relate to natural disaster? When hurricanes pound islands and mainlands–churning out devastating tornadoes and floods, is God in control?
Does God control the weather? Who sends the wind and rain? [...]

How Big is God? How small are you?

 

This is a great message. Worship our amazing God! You will be blessed greatly by taking a few moments and listening to this:
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Fair and Balanced Review of a Controversial Film

I’ve received some heated reaction to my columns on Intelligent Design and more recently on Stein’s film Expelled. Rarely do these responses contain actual engagement on the issues. Mostly I receive verbal jabs with tones of condescension. Why do people resort to labeling and arrogance rather than substantive discussion? Why such angry rhetoric instead of [...]

Expelled: C. S. Lewis saw it coming

Last Thursday evening, I saw Ben Stein’s documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed at one of our local Cinemas. After the film, four professors from Franklin and Marshal College graciously hosted a discussion panel for a sizable crowd. Under the moderation of Dr. Michael Murray (Humanities and Philosophy), each professor took a few minutes to respond [...]

Expelled: Embarrassment to the academy

By Steve Cornell
 

 
 
The harsh criticisms aimed at Ben Stein’s documentary “Expelled” substantiate the concerns raised by the film. Stein “…calls attention to the plight of highly credentialed scholars who have been forced out of prestigious academic positions because they proposed Intelligent Design as a possible alternative to Charles Darwin’s 150-year-old theories about the origins of [...]