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Who Said, “We Need to Promote Death”?

Well, Bill Maher (that blasphemous anti-God TV host) recently made a very honest statement about his agenda. Maher is a stand-up comedian and TV talk show host, and he is also known for his 2008 “documentary” called Religulous. This so-called documentary was filled with vulgar language and blasphemy (even some nudity), and since it was about various religious groups, the Creation Museum and I were featured in it. The film’s main theme was to denigrate Christ and Christianity specifically.

This year, during an interview on a radio show, Maher made a controversial but telling statement:

I’m pro-choice, I’m for assisted suicide, I’m for regular suicide, I’m for whatever gets the freeway moving—that’s what I’m for. . . . It’s too crowded, the planet is too crowded and we need to promote death.

You see, the way Maher is “promoting” death is not too different than the way many evolutionists promote death. The foundation for evolutionary ideas is millions of years. And evolution and millions of years assume that there has been death and suffering from the very beginning. What Maher is saying is absolutely consistent with an evolutionary worldview—humans came about by random processes and has no purpose but to live and die. So death is a natural part of the world, not an enemy.

In another quote, Maher showed his support for abortion, saying, “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. . . .It’s not that hard to create life, it’s teeming everywhere, it’s something a dog can do.”

You know, not only is Maher’s statement about life highly offensive and demeaning, but it also directly mocks God, who values and promotes life. In Psalm 139:13–14, the psalmist praises God:

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.

Maher is a great example of a man, though an atheist, shaking his fist at God. And once again, this is the logical conclusion of an evolutionary, atheistic worldview. You see, in an evolutionary mindset, man is not uniquely created in the image of God. Rather, he is just another animal, no better than a dog. So why should an evolutionist value the life of an unborn baby? The protection of an unborn baby’s life comes from Scripture. Without the Bible as a foundation, biblical morality will be eroded more and more in the culture.

Remember, for the atheist, there’s no objective moral standard. Instead, the atheist must rely on the ever-changing opinions of man. Maher demonstrated this in his film Religulous as he eschewed moral standards while spouting lie after lie about Jesus. Since there is no absolute basis of morality in an atheist’s worldview, why should anyone listen to Maher when he tells us what we “need” to do (i.e., “we need to promote death”)?

Ironically, Maher praises death. This is the opposite of Christianity. We serve Jesus Christ, the Death Conqueror, who stated, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25–26).

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Note: I thank AiG staff member Steve Golden for his assistance in preparing this blog item.

Special Christmas Dinner at the Creation Museum

We have many exciting activities happening next month at the Creation Museum! One of them is a special Christmas Dinner that my wife Mally and I are hosting in the museum’s Legacy Hall on Thursday, December 13.

I encourage you to join us that evening for a delicious dinner and live Christmas music. After dinner, I’ll be giving a brief and encouraging update on our evangelistic Ark Encounter project. You’ll also have an opportunity to see our recently completed full-scale Ark exhibit “bay” (one of 132 that will be built for the Ark) just outside the front of the museum.

More details are here.

Tickets to the dinner will help support the Ark Encounter, and a portion of each ticket will be tax deductible (no general request for donations will be made at the dinner). Guests arriving early can also preview some of the collectibles that will be available to bid on during a silent auction that evening. The auction will feature an original painting by Jon Taylor, a lead designer and illustrator for the Ark Encounter project, along with popular fossil-collector items and AiG gift baskets for all ages.

I hope you can join me for this special dinner as we celebrate the true reason for the season—Jesus Christ, our Creator, Lord, and Savior (Colossians 1). Please RSVP by calling (800) 350-3232 ext. 406 or email advancementevents@answersingenesis.org. The deadline for reservation is December 6.

Also, if you live a distance away, consider staying an extra day or two for one of our free Christmas Town evening events on December 14 and 15. Featuring a free live nativity, tens of thousands of dazzling lights, and live dramas, Christmas Town is becoming an annual tradition for families all across the region. More than 25,000 came last year over eight nights! Here is a photo of only one small part of our heavily decorated museum grounds.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

National Radio Host to Speak at the Creation Museum

Pastor Don Stewart is a best-selling author—having authored or co-authored over seventy books—and national co-host of the Pastor’s Perspective radio program. He authored the best-selling Answers to Tough Questions with Josh McDowell as well as the award-winning book, Family Handbook of Christian Knowledge: The Bible. His writings have been translated into thirty languages and have sold over a million copies.

Don will be a guest speaker at our Creation Museum on Saturday, December 8.

Pastor Stewart has traveled around the world defending the Christian faith. He has also taught both Hebrew and Greek at the undergraduate level (and Greek at the graduate level). He is currently co-hosting the national daily call-in show, Pastor’s Perspective, with Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. They field questions about the Bible and the Christian faith.

That’s December 8 at our museum, and then I invite you to stay through the evening for our wonderful Christmas Town celebration.

A Broadcaster Against a Literal Genesis

While we appreciate broadcasters like Pastor Stewart who take a strong stand on Genesis, I must mention (as I have on my Facebook page) that 700 Club TV host Pat Robertson has once again declared his belief that the earth is very old, and that dinosaurs somehow prove this. Read our major article today by Dr. Tommy Mitchell,  where he examines what Pat Robertson said a few days ago.

Videos Around America!

Our DVDs have been shown in thousands of churches and classrooms around America. We praise God for the many blessings we hear from those people who have been equipped and edified in their Christian faith! Many, such as my good friend Dan E. in Cincinnati, have even come to know the Lord through as a result of His using these resources. I’ll see Dan again in a couple of weeks.

One part of our video ministry is not as well known—our video conference outreach, where we have almost 100 trained volunteers throughout America who show our videos in churches (and other venues). These are churches that might not be able to afford to bring out a speaker from our Cincinnati area. Many of these churches host one of our volunteers to coordinate a video conference, where usually my videos—such as those in the new “Foundations” DVD series—are shown on a large screen. Our videos can be shown to churches of any size. The cost to organize such an event is very low, so if you live in a smaller town or attend a small church and have never thought of holding an AiG program in your church, school, Bible club, etc., this is something to look into. Go to our outreach event request page and select “Video Conference.”

Our video conference ministry coordinator is Dave Brown, and he gave an update on the video program to us at a recent staff meeting. Dave also shared something of his testimony. He was a very worldly 50-year-old man when God touched him, primarily through a lot of reading on biblical apologetics. He became an on-fire Christian, and after being trained by Bob and Jan Thompson of our staff, he now oversees several dozen volunteers. These volunteers are not only showing our videos in various venues across America, but they are also helping in other ways (trying to get our radio program on their local station, donating books to local libraries, writing letters to the editor on topics related to biblical authority, etc.).

Here is a picture of Dave as he shared with our staff recently.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Meals with a Message at the Museum

Since we have a very nice restaurant inside the Creation Museum, called Noah’s Café, and because we offer discounts to our staff members to eat there, we have noticed that many of our staff choose to join museum guests and fellowship with them over a meal.

One museum guest, David C. of Ohio—someone who has been to the museum dozens of times since it opened five years ago (and he lives about two hours away so he’s not exactly close by)—recently brought his young grandson to our museum. Here is what David reported about the conversation he had with a staff member during lunch at the museum, with his four-year-old grandson overhearing it:

He will probably never forget giving you a “high five,” but more importantly, [he will recall] the things he heard. Amazingly, he was thinking about the things he heard us talking about during lunch. On the way home, he was full of questions and comments like: “Grandpa, what did he mean when he said his son got saved?” And “What did he mean when he said his boy was baptized?”

That was the highlight of my day. I was able to give him Scriptural answers. At his age, only God knows how much he really understands. He asked me a lot of questions about God and Jesus, and again about salvation. There were a lot of comments about dinosaurs. It was quite a conversation with a four-year old, and it lasted at least 100 miles of the trip back home.

He had a good time with a number of the museum staff. I gave my grandson a number of DVDs, and when we got home, he would not go to bed until he had viewed all of them.

I had been introduced to the occult at the age of eleven years. I saw a lot of the wickedness and defilement of the world. I was very angry and resentful. I was not a Christian at the time, but fortunately had a good upbringing. By age 18, I chose to follow Christ, on Father’s Day 1974.

It’s encouraging to know that even a four-year-old museum visitor is listening to spiritual things and pondering them later, including watching our videos. That’s a part of the whole museum experience for our guests.

Here’s an idea for you to consider. I hope you’re planning to come to the museum during one of our eight evenings in December when we hold our wonderful Christmas Town events—live Nativity, tens of thousands of spectacular lights, Bible-based dramas, etc. (By the way, over 25,000 visitors turned out last year over eight evenings.) Why not invite a non-Christian friend to join you for a special Christmas dinner at the museum and then see the free attractions on the beautifully decorated museum grounds—and be exposed to the gospel? Enjoy a delicious turkey dinner (with a beverage) in Noah’s Café for only $6.49 during these Christmas Town evenings. Also, museum admission is only $5 after 5 p.m. on those nights.

Find out more about our Christmas Town outreach—including the dates—at http://creationmuseum.org/christmas/.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Back to AiG Roots

I am in Australia visiting family and friends and spending considerable time with our elderly two remaining parents.

While over in Australia this trip, I also agreed to do two speaking engagements. One of these meetings was held this week in the country town of Dalby—about a three hour drive west of the city of Brisbane. The meeting was held at Dalby Baptist church. It was at this church 37 years ago that I gave my first ever presentation on creation apologetics.

In 1975, I began my teaching career as a science teacher at Dalby State High school. At one of the first classes I taught, a student said something like the following:

Mr. Ham, we understand you are a Christian. But how can you be a Christian, because we know the Bible isn’t true?

“How do you know the Bible isn’t true?” I replied.

The student responded, “Because of what we were taught in our textbooks about evolution.”

I’ll never forget that conversation. The Lord used that incident to burden me and put a “fire in my bones” to do something about the influence that evolutionary thinking was having on students and the public as a whole. I realized that generations of young people were being taught evolution and millions of years as fact. This was a real stumbling block to their even listening to the message of Christianity.

When the opportunity arose for me to speak at a meeting associated with Dalby Baptist Church, I put together my first creation apologetics talk. After this, I was asked to give other talks in the town to Bible studies and other churches. This was all a part of the embryonic beginnings of what has become the Answers in Genesis ministry.

In 1977 I was transferred to a school in the city of Brisbane. In that year, another teacher (John Mackay) and I conducted the first ever major creation apologetics conference in Australia (in Brisbane). Out of all this grew a ministry that was established in our house in Brisbane.

In 1987 our family moved to the USA to begin work with the Institute for Creation Research with Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Gish. John Mackay continued with a ministry in Australia called Creation Research.

Then in 1994, Mark Looy, Mike Zovath, and I established the ministry that would be known as Answers in Genesis—for the express purpose of building a Creation Museum and establishing other outreaches. The museum opened in 2007.

Even the Creation Museum had its embryonic beginnings in Australia. While I was teaching, I took my students to zoos and museums, but I was really burdened that the information that was presented to them at these attractions came from an evolutionary, millions of years perspective. So over 30 years ago, a future board member of our ministry (John Thallon) and I knelt down on a piece of property and prayed for a Creation Museum. The Lord answered that prayer, but it was in a different way than we ever thought possible.

During our current visit to Australia, it was great to catch up with John Thallon (he and his wife have remained very close friends of us personally and the ministry of AiG). Here is a photo of John taken on the Gold Coast this week (and yes—he is promoting our Lie photo contest).

At the meeting at Dalby Baptist Church this past Tuesday night, it was a thrill to see many of our old friends from 37 years ago—some of whom were the first supporters of our ministry. Also in the audience were Jim and Kay Kitson. Jim was the pastor of Dalby Baptist church when we first moved to Dalby. They have remained personal friends and friends of the AiG ministry.

I praise the Lord that the current pastor of Dalby Baptist is a very strong supporter of AiG. He has read many AiG resources and is looking at using the new AiG Sunday school curriculum (Answers Bible Curriculum) in their church. Here is a photo of Pastor Pieter Henning as he spoke to the audience last night.

Pastor Henning told the audience that I had an open invitation to speak at Dalby Baptist anytime I am available. I praise the Lord for pastors like Pieter. We need more of them in our churches around the world.

At the meeting Tuesday night were people from many other churches—Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Anglican, Salvation Army, and others. There were also a number of pastors present, and some people drove in from other centers (e.g., Toowoomba, and hour east of Dalby).

Here is a photo of some of the audience from the Dalby meeting.

It was also thrilling to hear many testimonies, such as the following:

A man originally from England said it was after reading AiG resources that he became a Christian. He couldn’t thank me enough for the AiG ministry, and he helped us with getting out the resources to people that night.
A man told me he went to a Bible college that taught evolution as fact, and he had a “crisis of faith.” He said it was AiG resources that brought him back to a solid Christian faith.
Other people told me how they use AiG resources with their children and what a difference it has made in their lives. Others shared how the AiG ministry has so impacted them that they are witnessing more effectively.

I had some of AiG’s best-selling resources shipped over from America for the event, and they were extremely popular. There was not much left at the end of the evening. These resources are not readily available in Australia at the moment, so we will just have to change that!

I have one more speaking engagement during this visit to Australia—Friday night on the Gold Coast (south of Brisbane).

It really was a special time for us in Dalby, as we visited the town that was a part of the beginnings of the Answers in Genesis ministry. And it was such a blessing to see a real hunger for the AiG message and our faith-building resources. I was also greatly encouraged to see a large number of young people in the audience Tuesday night.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

The Age of the Earth … and Smoke Detectors!

Well, children’s TV host Bill Nye’s understanding of science is worse than I thought. A few days ago, Bill Nye was interviewed on CNN about the age of the earth (this topic was a hot one in America because of headline news after Sen. Marco Rubio was asked a question about what he believed concerning the age of the earth).

Bill Nye in this CNN interview actually equated the age of the earth to the invention of smoke detectors. Hard to believe—but he did!

As I have said before in my two YouTube responses to Bill Nye (Ken Ham Responds to Bill Nye “The Humanist Guy” and Ken Ham Responds to Intolerant Bill Nye Defenders), he either doesn’t understand (or doesn’t want others to understand) the difference between operational (observational) science—which builds our technology—and historical science (beliefs about the past).

We publicly challenged Bill Nye to debate AiG scientist Dr. Georgia Purdom, and we also sent an official letter to Bill Nye and another to his agent to challenge him to a public debate. Seven weeks later, we have received no response.

I once again challenge Bill Nye to give us one example of how evolution has anything to do with the development of technology and to explain how smoke detectors have anything to do with the age of the earth—when a detector is actually the result of intelligent observational science and the accumulated information about the properties of matter that enabled inventors to build such technology.

Someone who is a creationist is certainly capable of inventing wonderful technologies. For example, Dr. Raymond Damadian—inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame—invented the MRI, which has saved countless lives. And Bill Nye would lead you to believe that evolutionary thinking somehow enables people to be inventive and productive in society!

When the CNN reporter asked Bill Nye how he knew the earth was billions of years old—he mumbled something about Rubidium Strontium and half lives. But anyone can make such statements. He didn’t explain at all (probably because he himself doesn’t understand) that all dating methods are based on numerous assumptions about the past. He needs to read the many articles on this subject on the AiG website. Actually, by far the majority of dating methods give dates that contradict billions of years.

It is also very telling that when someone like Bill Nye is interviewed on CNN, the media generally give an evolutionist all the time he needs. If they do ask an AiG scientist to be interviewed, the media usually have someone there to oppose the creationist—who is not allowed the time needed to explain things properly and usually cut off.

But that’s typically how it is with secular media that is generally not interested in truth but rather in pushing their very liberal humanistic agenda on the public.

Here is the link to the CNN interview if you really want to waste a few minutes of your time watching his rambling, sometimes incoherent answers to the CNN questions.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Some Fascinating Guests at Our Staff Meeting

Every Tuesday and Thursday (and sometimes other days) the entire AiG staff gathers first thing in the morning for a time of prayer, announcements, and sharing God’s Word. Our speakers usually come from outside the ministry. However, staff member Bill Campbell recently shared some wonderful anecdotes about the property upon which our Creation Museum and AiG headquarters are located.

You see, Bill’s father owned this land back in the 1930s. Bill shared with our staff how he had played here as a child in the 40s and 50s. He was absolutely thrilled several years ago to learn that his family’s land was going to be used for the Creation Museum and future AiG headquarters (his father had sold it several years before). Bill, with a tear or two rolling down his cheek at our staff meeting, said that his late father would have been so happy to know that his land was being used to proclaim the gospel and the full authority of the Bible.

Bill and his wife Mary have been serving at the museum for several years, and he counts it a joy to be here on “his land” and serve our guests.

Here are two photos of a beaming Bill on the museum property. He is happy to know how his family’s former land is being used for ministry.

Another recent speaker had what we jokingly referred to as the “longest business card in the history of the world.” Dr. Adam Greenway wears several hats.

First, he is the chairman of the board of trustees of Lifeway, the large Christian resource group affiliated with the Southern Baptists. Dr. Greenway is also the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention—the association of all the Southern Baptist churches in our home state. And he also teaches evangelism and apologetics at Southern Seminary in Louisville. As if that were not enough, he is also the interim pastor at Hebron Baptist Church in Kentucky (about five miles from our Creation Museum).

Dr. Greenway gave our staff a wonderful devotional on the connection between the book of Genesis and the gospel message, and he did it with a lot of passion for the gospel. Dr. Greenway and his wife Carla visited our museum for the first time, and we were glad to host them.

The SBTS website has a photo and biography of Dr. Greenway on his page.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Creation Vacations in Florida

I wanted to let you know of one of the many “sister” ministries of ours. This one is led by Dr. Gary Parker, who has spoken at dozens of AiG conferences with me since 1994, and in the 1980s spoke alongside me at seminars throughout my native Australia.

Gary and his wife Mary encourage you to explore God’s world “up close and personal” through the special field trips and hands-on programs that they offer—mostly in Florida. Their activities are a great way to build your faith and the faith of your family—especially when the tour leaders like the Parkers are caring and knowledgeable creationists who want to relate God’s world to God’s Word.

See www.CreationAdventuresMuseum.org (and click on “CEV”), where you can read a description of five days of fact-filled family fun—including fossil digs, a fossil-hunting canoe trip, numerous hands on workshops, and a day at the beach—all taught by Dr. and Mrs. Gary Parker at their “home/museum” in Arcadia near the Peace River in beautiful Florida. Groups are limited to 25–35 (perhaps 4–6 families), and the Parkers guarantee lots of fellowship and new friendships—plus plenty of one-on-one Q and A with them. To learn more, check the website above. Spots are still open for the April 1–5 and 21–26 trips.

Dr. Parker has been doing creation seminars with me even back to my Australia days almost 30 years ago. He and I co-presented the “Understanding Genesis” video series that was filmed in Australia in the ‘80s, and people still tell me what a blessing those video talks have been to them. The Parkers also helped in the early stages in the development of our Creation Museum. Here is a photo Gary took with me on a visit to the Creation Museum.

For these April trips led by the Parkers, CEUs are being made available for teachers—who may also bring their spouses and families. Colleges are also welcome to contact the Parkers about offering spring break field trips and summer or winter short courses to augment their curricula in creation science.

See www.CreationAdventuresMuseum.org and click on “CEV.”

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

What Does the Bible Say about Earth’s History? (Part 2)

Well, according to one evolutionist, theology has nothing to say about the earth’s history. Yesterday I wrote a blog on the recent summit hosted by CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference brought together scientists, philosophers, and theologians to discuss the discovery of the Higgs boson—considered to be proof of the theoretical big bang by secularists—and whether science and religion could find “common ground” on the issue of the big bang.

Jerry Coyne, a professor in the department of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, responded to the conference on his blog:

And in the case of this conference, that engagement is useless. What do theologians, or philosophers for that matter, have to say about the origin of the universe that’s of any value to scientists?

Of course, as I made clear in my other blog article, any attempt to find “common ground” between the Bible and evolutionary concepts will ultimately fail. You see, if we accept a view that contradicts the Bible, then we are relying on man’s authority over the Word of God—and we’re really saying the Bible isn’t trustworthy.

Coyne’s comment raises a couple of issues that are common with secularists, and I thought it would be good to address them. First, he confuses observational (or operational) science and historical (or origins) science. By claiming that only scientists can determine the origin of the universe, he is implying that it can be discovered through repeatable, testable methods—but it cannot.

Historical science is really just the process of trying to figure out what really happened in the past based on evidence existing in the present—or based on primary source of information. And you know, the best place to start is with an eyewitness account, or our assumptions may lead us in the wrong direction. Coyne’s assumptions are evolutionary, and he clearly does not see Genesis—the only record of an eyewitness account of our origin—as authoritative.

Second, Coyne completely dismisses the influence of worldviews in the discussion. It’s each person’s worldview that shapes how he or she interprets scientific evidence. For example, from the biblical worldview, the discovery of the Higgs boson does not eliminate the need for a Creator— Higgs boson is a great contribution to science, and I hope it will help us better understand the universe God created.

Sadly, though, Coyne—like many secularists—has no regard for anyone who dissents from evolutionary ideas. In his mind, there is no other worldview, or at least, no other worldview with value.

As believers, though, we can place our trust in what God tells us about the origin of the universe.

If you are unfamiliar with the differences between observational and historical science, I urge you to read this article on our website: Two Kinds of Science? That way, you’ll be equipped to tell the difference between evolutionary claims that rely on man’s guesses about the past vs. claims that are founded on testable, repeatable science. Because in the biblical worldview, all the evidence we gather from observational science confirms the Genesis account of history.

For more analysis of the news, I encourage you to read our weekly feature News to Note. The most recent edition (Nov. 24) is being posted as this blog is going live.  Look for the item on what the media are saying about Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s comments about the age of the earth.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Note: I thank Steve Golden of our staff for his assistance in writing this blog.

“Common Ground” Between Creation and Evolution? (Part 1)

Is there “common ground” between the Bible and the supposed big bang? Well, at a recent summit in Geneva, Switzerland, a group of scientists and theologians tried to answer that question in light of this year’s discovery of the Higgs boson (“the god particle”) by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Of course, this discovery has led many to claim that our origins can be explained without a Creator.

The summit was called “The Big Bang and the interfaces of knowledge: towards a common language?” But really, the intent of the conference was to find ways for the big bang to be seen as compatible with the various religions of the world, including Christianity. As a result, professing Christian theologians would have another opportunity to promote compromise on Genesis. According to the conference website, the summit “enabled scientists from a range of disciplines to dialogue with philosophers and theologians from the world religions about the nature of the Big Bang Theory.”

Dr. John Lennox, a well-known professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford (England), was invited to speak as a representative of Christianity. Now, during the same week of this summit, I published a review of John Lennox’s book Seven Days that Divide the World. In that review, I indicated that, while Dr. Lennox is a committed evangelical Christian with a position of considerable influence in the UK, his view of Genesis is a low one. You see, Dr. Lennox tries to make room for evolutionary ideas in his view of the creation account.

There isn’t a full report on the conference that I have seen yet, but Dr. Lennox would very likely argue that he believes in the possibility of a big bang—and add that God was behind it.

Of course, whether or not Dr. Lennox believes the big bang is compatible with Genesis, mixing evolution and millions of years with Scripture is the fruit that a summit like this will inevitably produce. You see, by having Dr. Lennox there as a representative of Christianity, his presence and comments will likely result in other evangelicals who esteem him making the same kinds of compromises on Genesis that he does.

From the biblical worldview, the big bang is incompatible with Scripture because we’re told by the One who was there in the beginning—the Creator—that the universe was created supernaturally by the power of His spoken Word and that He created the earth before the sun, moon and stars. (To learn more, read “Does the Big Bang Fit with the Bible?”) When people accept the evolutionary belief, what they’re really saying is that God’s Word can’t be trusted—at least not in Genesis. I encourage you to read Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell’s (AiG–U.S.) article on the summit in News to Note.

The discovery of the Higgs boson is a great contribution to science—one that interests both biblical creationists and secular scientists—but it does not eliminate the need for a Creator, nor does it negate the literal truth of Genesis chapters 1–11. It also doesn’t answer the origins question, for you see, there is no “common ground” between God’s Word and concepts like the big bang and evolution—so summits and conferences that assume God’s Word can’t be trusted won’t be able to provide satisfactory answers to the question of how the universe began.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying, and check back tomorrow for part 2 of our look at this summit.

Ken

Note: I thank Steve Golden of our staff for his assistance in writing this blog.