The various Bible Bee regional competitions will start in August, and the top 100 contestants in each of the three age divisions from across the country will be invited to compete at the National Bible Bee which will be held in Sevierville, Tennessee, in November.

As one of the main boosters of the National Bible Bee, AiG wants you to know that last year’s senior division champion, Sophie Haire, was influenced by our Answers magazine and newsletter in her spiritual growth. Her brother Joseph also competed, and he won at the local level. In a time when the Bible is under attack in America as never before, we wanted to share with you that there are families using AiG resources for this and future generations.

(By the way, last year, over 6,000 young people participated in the regional competitions nationwide. What an amazing opportunity for families to grow together in Christ and become firmly grounded in God’s Word.)

The 2012 Bible Bee marked the third year Sophie has participated in the event. In preparation for the contest, she spent between two and eight hours per day throughout the summer and fall studying and memorizing the necessary passages of Scripture.

Sophie’s father shared with us that the “AiG ministry is enabling our children (the next generation) to stand on the Word of God. May God continue to richly bless AiG.”

Roger Patterson of our staff and his children have been actively involved in the Bible Bee. He told me that a deadline is nearing: “To participate in this year’s program, families need to be registered by May 31, so there is not a lot of time left. Our family will be participating for the fifth year, and every year we are blessed to be learning and growing together. Our kids are excited to receive the study kits and get started on the study the first week of June. As a father, it has really helped me to stay focused on discipling my family, especially during the summer when many seem to take a vacation from God.”

Roger will also be representing AiG and the Creation Museum with a booth at the nationals in November. I hope he will also be there to support one of his children, but if not, his whole family will be volunteering and involved in supporting all of the families there.

As the program for 2013 ramps up, we just mailed thousands of  2-for-1 discount coupons for the Creation Museum to the Bible Bee for distribution to the young people who will participate in this year’s Bee.

More information about the Bible Bee can be found at www.BibleBee.org.

Roger Patterson with Mark McMahan of the National Bible Bee presenting awards to the winners of last year’s primary division.

Families gather for special events including dinners at the national contest.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Dragons, Big Bugs, and Bibles

Creation Museum Expands with Three Stunning Exhibits Opening Memorial Day Weekend

PETERSBURG, KY., May 23, 2013—Three striking new exhibits are opening this Memorial Day weekend at the Creation Museum as part of the popular attraction’s sixth anniversary and expansion.

The following 1:20 video demonstrates that museum officials have determined not to allow their museum to become stagnant. They are encouraging their 1.8 million visitors to make a return visit to see the following world-class exhibits:

• a large and spectacular “Dragon Legends” exhibit that will, among other topics, answer the question, “Were dinosaurs dragons?”
• a high-tech insect display called “Dr. Crawley’s Insectorium” (which rivals the quality of the Smithsonian’s insect collection)
• and the recent placement of over 20 rare Bibles and Bible-related artifacts, a part of the famed Green Collection’s Verbum Domini selection of valuable items.

In addition to a major billboard campaign that has just launched to announce the new dragon exhibit, much more is happening at the Creation Museum this summer.

• The opening of the biggest and best zip line course in the region will occur June 15, with 20 zip lines (12,000 feet total). The zip lines run from near the museum’s entrance, across a lake, and then head into dozens of acres of beautiful forested property.
• An expanded petting zoo with even more animals for young and old to enjoy
• In July, the museum’s popular planetarium will debut its latest production, Fires in the Sky, which will discuss comets (including a major one that will appear in the sky this December).
• The 1,000-seat Legacy Hall will play host to a variety of events. Next door new lab workshops will be held using powerful microscopes, led by Ivy League-educated researcher, Dr. David Menton.

The Creation Museum in northern Kentucky (near the Cincinnati Airport) is an outreach of the apologetics organization of Answers in Genesis. The AnswersInGenesis.org website has been voted “Best Ministry Website” two times, as determined by the National Religious Broadcasters (the site attracts over 1 million web visitors a month). Its Answers magazine has twice picked up the highest award for magazine excellence by the Evangelical Press Association. AiG will soon be building a full-size Noah’s Ark; see www.ArkEncounter.com. The museum site is www.CreationMuseum.org.

All three exhibits are offered at no extra charge for ticket holders.

To read a longer piece about what’s new at the Creation Museum starting this Memorial Day weekend, go to our main web article today. You’ll also see photos of these one-of-a-kind exhibits that glorify the Lord and His Word the Bible.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Well, Answers in Genesis offered its support to the school in the midst of these attacks. We donated significant resources (books and DVDs) to the school’s library. I was even able to visit the academy on my way to speak at a conference. In fact, many people—including several AiG supporters—offered prayers, encouraging letters, and even donations to Blue Ridge Christian Academy. The school has been incredibly grateful for such support!

Today, I’ve written a follow-up article on the school. But I decided it was time to urge Christian families to take action in a particular way. As part of AiG’s theme for 2013–14 of “Standing Our Ground, Rescuing Our Kids,” I want to encourage you to read today’s lead article on our website and to take advantage of the special resources included. And I also ask you to think about taking the dinosaur quiz that has enraged so many atheists. Below are the introductory paragraphs from the article:

Families: Let’s Use the Recent Atheist Attack to Teach More Kids the Truth!

I’m encouraging families across the nation (homeschool families as well as other Christian families) to join us in taking what some atheists have meant for evil and instead using it for good. We want to get the truth of God’s Word to as many kids as possible (Genesis 50:20). The effort involves a quiz on dinosaurs (which uses AiG teachings based on God’s Word in Genesis) that has become an internet sensation.

• Free streaming video and download: Dinosaurs, Genesis, and the Gospel (See the instructions below.)
• Free science quiz download
• Free dinosaur booklet download

I urge you to read the full web article and take the dinosaur quiz yourself.

Christian parents, we must capture the hearts and minds of our children before the secular world does. We can do that by teaching them the truth of God’s Word beginning in Genesis.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

Apparently, the SAM removed the human evolution display five years ago to make way for another exhibit, and it was never reinstalled. Why is this? He writes, “We may never know the truth. And as long as there’s nothing on human evolution in our museum, neither will the hundreds of thousands of children and adults who visit the place.”

So why is Henschke really this concerned about it? Well, because of biblical creationists, of course:

That brings us to creationist beliefs of Christian fundamentalists. In their world, our journey began a few thousand years ago. So a display in a museum which outlines the four-million-year-old story of human evolution would be blasphemy at worse and science fantasy at best.

Henschke goes on to list statistics on how many people believe in some form of creation, saying that they can’t “let those beliefs override or confuse scientific facts.”

Now, I’ve talked about this problem of confusing the types of sciences many times on this blog elsewhere. Henschke very quickly confuses historical (or origins) science, which deals with how the universe began and cannot be tested or proven, to operational (or observational) science. The latter is the kind of science that leads to advances in technology, medicine, and so on. Good operational science can be performed without holding a belief in evolutionary ideas. In fact, we have a number of PhD-level scientists on staff at Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum who are all biblical creationists. They would all say that evolution has nothing to do with operational science—in fact, it hinders it!

But what does the Creation Museum have to do with SAM? Well, Henschke claims that our Creation Museum is a “vast complex compared to the SA Museum.” Now, it’s true that the Creation Museum is large—we have a planetarium, an observatory, the gardens, the museum’s “walk through history,” a new insectorium, a soon-to-open dragon exhibit, a special effects theater, and much more. Australia is my homeland, and so I’ve been to the SAM. And while the Creation Museum is large, the SA museum is actually much larger. In fact, the SAM has one of the largest aboriginal artifact exhibits in the world, and it receives government (tax) money for funding and so the entrance is free. The Creation Museum is privately funded by donations and entrance fees.

Henschke closes his article by saying he’s concerned that a version of the Creation Museum will be built in Australia. It’s amazing to me that the impact of the Creation Museum is even affecting secularists as far away as South Australia. I praise God that our ministry is having such an impact on people who hold evolutionary ideas.

Isn’t it fascinating to note that there are hundreds of secular museums around the world that present evolution as fact, and evolutionists are concerned about one creation museum in America? Think also of the majority of students in America (and Australia) who are going to public schools and are being taught evolution as fact. Furthermore, most of the secular media presents evolution as fact. Yet secularists are really worried about one privately funded museum near Cincinnati, Ohio!

Yes! God’s message is powerful and the secularists know it—that’s why they fight so hard against it.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

What can we do to fight Ken Ham speaking at this homeschool convention? This shouldn’t be allowed. Ken Ham pushes biblical creation on kids and adults. We can’t have this. We need to protest. We will bus in atheists from other cities. We’ve already scouted out the best places to conduct the protest. We need to confront Ken Ham at the conference.

This situation is intolerable. How dare a Christian organization host Ken Ham? And look at this homeschool group—you can see what they are doing. Their three keynote speakers are Christians. They are obviously pushing Christianity at a homeschool convention. How dare they have Christian speakers at this convention? Who do they think they are?

Christian homeschooling parents are ignorant and illiterate. They can teach their religious junk at home, but when it comes to education, they can’t teach Ken Ham’s stuff to children—this can’t be allowed. We’ve got to stop this. We are angry—we are really angry.

I wrote the lead web article for today about these intolerant atheists, showing various video clips from this atheist chat. I urge you to read this article and then consider taking action to help counter an increasingly anti-Christian climate in America. The church needs to understand the nature of the battle—I believe this article can be used to wake up many Christians as to what is happening.

Go to this link to read about this shocking and very revealing atheist attack.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

BioLogos, an organization that undermines biblical authority and is committed to promoting theistic evolution (or “evolutionary creation,” as they call it), commissioned a poll with the Barna Group to find out pastors’ views of origins. They had four categories of views: young-earth creation, theistic evolution (i.e., God used evolution), progressive creation (i.e., old earth), and uncertain.

In the survey results, BioLogos explains, “The numbers varied widely based on a number of factors. . . . Pastors of mainline churches were most likely to accept Theistic Evolution, while non-Mainline, Charismatic, and Southern Baptist pastors were overwhelmingly Young Earth Creationists. Pastors of larger churches were also more likely to accept Theistic Evolution.”

Now, according to a summary of the study published by the Christian Post, the overall numbers show that a slight majority of pastors are in favor of young-earth creation:

Summarizing the numbers, BioLogos says that a slight majority of pastors, or 54 percent, support Young Earth Creationism, 18 percent agree with Theistic Evolution, and 15 percent accept Progressive Creation.

Certainly in this fallen world, we expect there to be more people who reject the truth than those who do not. For example, with respect to unbelievers, the Bible speaks about the broad gate and the narrow gate:

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.” (Matthew 7:13)

Basically, the idea is that fewer people will believe the truth of the gospel and receive eternal life than those who suppress the truth and experience eternal judgment in hell. And I think we could also say that fewer people in this life will stand for the truth of God’s Word than those who reject it.

Sadly, in this fallen world, we find that there are many people who are (or claim to be) Christians who also do not stand as they should on the truth of God’s Word. Even Christians can compromise in all sorts of ways and hold inconsistent positions.

So 54 percent is in many ways an encouraging number regarding pastors who believe in biblical creation. Millions of books and other media that have been produced by creation-apologetics ministries like Answers in Genesis have been distributed, and millions of people have attended creation conferences and interacted with creation speakers. The results of this survey do seem to indicate that biblical creation ministries are having an impact on the church—we are reaching people with the message that God’s Word is the final authority!

But it’s also very discouraging to know that the other 46 percent are either progressive creationists, theistic evolutionists, or altogether uncertain. These are pastors—shepherds of the church! There should be no question with them about biblical authority, especially about what the authority is on origins. It’s the Word of the One who was there!

I sincerely pray that those pastors who have attempted to mix millions of years and evolution with Scripture would realize they are leading their congregations astray and would come instead to embrace the historical account of creation. I also pray that these pastors who believe in the authority of God’s Word from the beginning (and thus are young-earth creationists) would continue to stand firmly on the authority of God’s Word from the very first verse. And I pray the use of AiG resources will help rescue the current and coming generations from this evil age. (Remember our theme for 2013–14:  “Standing Our Ground, Rescuing Our Kids”—Galatians 1:4.)

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

And with that much help, it may seem like nothing would escape our attention when it comes to the news. But many times there’s so much happening in the world, that we actually do miss big news every so often!

But that’s where you come in. Now, I know we all have different interests, and we all find different news sources and websites we like and trust. But what that means is some of you will come across news that our researchers don’t.

Many of you are probably already aware of my Facebook page. I share numerous stories and articles through Facebook, with some comment, and I want you to share articles and news you’ve come across on my Facebook page.

For example, last week, some scientists were reporting that our understanding of the speed of light might not be as accurate as we thought. And do you know how I first found out about it? Supporters like you posted the articles on my Facebook page—our researchers came across the news item a little later.

Another place where supporters can submit important news items for our researchers is through this spot on our website.

I encourage you to help Answers in Genesis respond to the claims of the secular world by sharing timely and important news with us—we appreciate all the help we can get! So if you haven’t visited  and “liked” my Facebook page, I urge you to do so today.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

But after the conference, an “interesting” blog post appeared on a well-trafficked atheist blog. Two women, both atheists, had attended the conference in an “undercover” manner—with an obvious agenda. Now, at the beginning of their commentary, these women expressed that they were “jumpy” and afraid when they arrived at the Creation Museum. Why? What exactly were they afraid of? I’ll get to that in a moment.

First, part of the ministry of the Creation Museum is to share the gospel with unbelievers, in the hope that they will repent and believe. So we encourage atheists to visit. These two women had no reason to be afraid and to keep it a secret that they are atheists. We  welcome atheists to the conference, assuming they would plan to act appropriately throughout the conference. So it was actually quite humorous to read what these two women wrote about how scared they were—they portrayed their visit almost as if they were undercover agents in a communist country hoping they wouldn’t be discovered for fear of some horrible reprisal.  It was just ridiculous stuff to read.

Sadly, not only were these two atheists unnecessarily afraid of being at the Creation Museum, but they also wrote very stereotypically (as is usual for atheist bloggers) about people who visit our museum. They made fun of the attire of attendees at the conference, indicating that they had to wear skirts and couldn’t wear shorts. But  other women in attendance wore a variety of clothing including skirts and slacks.  And they wrote the usual atheist propaganda against the Creation Museum and the messages presented at the conference.  Where was a true critique of the science content of the museum’s exhibit, for example, amidst all the commentary’s snarky tone? We are so used to such atheist rhetoric, and they could have actually asked me to write their report for them—I think I could have  written what they posted on the blog, as it is the usual atheist propaganda, the typical misrepresentations, the usual negative comments, the typical mocking, the usual inaccuracies and usual lies, etc.  In a sense, they had really written most of their report in their minds before they came to the conference and the Creation Museum.

Let me give you an example of an outright error in the commentary. There aren’t just two full-time AiG staff with doctorates from secular schools, as these writers claimed. We have many full-time staff who hold earned doctorates in science from secular schools, from such places as Brown U., Ohio State, Indiana, Vanderbilt, U. of Sydney (Australia), and a PhD in the history of science (Coventry, UK).

Actually, I believe these atheists were “scared” because they  felt the guilt of why there were really there at the conference.  You see, Romans 1:19 not only tells us that the knowledge of God is on everyone’s heart—these atheists know  that God is—but Romans 2 tells us that each person has a conscience:

for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them. (Romans 2:14–15)

You see, these two women felt their guilt because they had come with an agenda to attack AiG and the Creation Museum—just like a couple of years ago when a couple of men pretending to be a “gay” couple (and who stated they would be acting “flamboyantly” gay) tried to crash AiG’s Valentine’s dinner.

You know, it’s interesting that atheists find our conferences and other meetings important and influential enough that they have to send people to attend to find out what’s going on here. What are the atheists scared of? In a way, such undercover attendance is encouraging—the ministry of Answers in Genesis must be having an impact if these atheists are so concerned about our teaching. Why are they so worried about us?  We are only one organization—with one Creation Museum. Meanwhile, the secularists basically have control of our education system—they have their secular evolutionist museums across the country—they really control much of the media—and yet they are SO worried about AiG!  I believe it’s because they know we have such powerful message. Plus Satan wants to do all he can to try to undermine us.

I encourage you to read Dr. Georgia Purdom’s blog post on the Answers for Women conference.

How refreshing to read such a positive report and hear some of the great feedback from the women who were there for the right reasons: to listen and learn for their edification.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

At the same time, it’s also important to know that God still has a remnant—a powerful, faithful remnant in this nation. There are many godly families and pastors who stand boldly on the authority of the Word of God. Let me just give you an example of two.

I speak at many AiG conferences held in churches across this nation. Recently we held AiG conferences in Blackshear Place Baptist Church in Flowery Branch, Georgia, and also First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida. The senior pastors of these churches wrote to us after the AiG conferences with these words:

Our recent “Answers in Genesis” conference, led by Ken Ham and his team, was one of the best attended and most enthusiastically received seminars in my 21 years here. First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida will not be the same, with many gaining a new trust in the authority of the Word, a stronger belief in the creativity of our universe, and a fresh passion for the glory of God. The use of multi-media, the speakers’ lively sense of humor, and incorporation of up-to-date data allowed Mr. Ham to captivate all ages for an extensive period of time. The resources of Answers in Genesis are practical and very popular with our folks. In Christ – Dr. Hayes Wicker.

Here is another from a church where I first spoke in 1997:

Answers in Genesis continues to be a blessing to Blackshear Place Baptist Church. Our recent Answers in Genesis conference with Ken Ham demonstrated, once again, the hunger people have for biblical truths. We saw thousands gather session after session to hear God’s Word taught. The resources they brought continue to be a blessing to our people. We thank the Lord for this vital ministry. – Pastor Jeff Crook, Sr. Pastor, Blackshear Place Baptist Church www.bpbc.com.

Here is a photograph taken of me with the senior pastor of Blackshear Place Baptist Church, Jeff Crook:

To give you just a little sense of what it’s like to be at these conferences, I’ve included a number of photographs from the AiG conference at Blackshear Place Baptist Church earlier this month. One of the most exciting aspects of these conferences is that we not only reach thousands of adults and young people with the truth of God’s Word beginning in Genesis, but also thousands and thousands of children. What a joy it is to see so many young kids walking out with resources in their hands! Over the years, millions of books, DVDs, and other resources have been distributed across this nation—and they are having a great impact on this generation.

Yes, hundreds of thousands of children and teens have been equipped at our student meetings to stand boldly on God’s Word without compromise and to proclaim the gospel with authority. That’s because they believe the authority from which this message comes—the Word of God.

Make sure you and your pastor request an AiG conference for your church—we have a number of dynamic speakers who can equip adults and kids to defend the Christian faith in today’s world. To request a faith-building conference, go to the outreach section of our website.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away disciples after them.” (Acts 20:28–30)

The article I link to below is an extension of what has been going on at Calvin College in Michigan. In previous blog posts and articles I have quoted professors from Calvin College who no longer believe in a literal Adam and literal Eve—or a literal Fall. Calvin professors have been teaching evolution as fact for years. Now, why would any Christian parent spend thousands of dollars to send their kids to a college that attacks and undermines the authority of God’s Word? Calvin College, by the way, is a college of the Christian Reformed Church of North America.

The Banner is the magazine of the Christian Reformed Church and is also located in Grand Rapids. The article I link to below references a 1991 Agenda for Synod document by the Committee on Creation and Science. This was a response to Howard Van Till’s The Fourth Day (1986) and the teachings of Clarence Mennigna and Davis Young, which kicked open the door all the way (partly opened by others) to accepting theistic evolution in the CRC denomination. (Van Till, Mennigna, and Davis were professors at Calvin College.)

The document actually traces this slide into evolution acceptance! The document is 71 pages long, so it’s not easy to summarize. But in brief, it seems to call for a literal Adam and Eve and a literal Fall, but the authors of the document accept the standard evolutionary timescale and seem to accept human evolution. As we have seen time and time again, once the door of compromise with evolution and millions of years is opened, the slide into unbelief will increase—as is seen in this article written by a retired Christian Reformed pastor.

Just one interesting but sad side note that pertains to this issue: John Loftus, a pastor turned atheist, credits Van Till’s book as turning him away from Christianity. He has written the following:

Howard Van Till wrote the book The Fourth Day, which was one of the books that put me on a course of study that eventually led me away from the Christian faith. On page 79 in a footnote he listed several works on Genesis 1-11 that I proceeded to read. These initial books led me to still others, and others. After reading them I came to deny Genesis 1-11 was historical. I concluded these chapters were mythical. Anyway, Van Till has now been led down the same path as I. He has moved away from his Calvinism, and taken a much more ambiguous position on religion [http://www.freethoughtassociation.org/images/uploads/pdf/ODoRs.pdf ]. That too is where I was for a time in my intellectual journey. But it eventually led me to atheism. (http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2007/02/howard-van-tills-intellectual-journey.html)

I have excerpted sections from this article for you to read and link to the entire article for you. As you read this article, think of the students in colleges and people in churches who will become the John Loftus types in the future because shepherds departed from the truth of God’s Word and exalted the teachings of fallible man.

Sadly, this is the sort of shocking compromise and undermining of God’s Word that is happening to one degree or another at Christian colleges, churches, and other Christian institutions across the nation. This article is a warning on where compromise with man’s religion of evolution and millions of years leads—ultimately a rejection of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith.

Well, here are excerpts from The Banner article:

I suspect that a thousand years from now Christians will look back at the 21st century and say, “How could Christians have let themselves think that?” They’d have in mind our theology—some of the doctrines that are so precious to us and that we consider to be the backbone of Christianity. . . .

So I wouldn’t be surprised if a thousand years from now, or even in 500 years, people look back at our cherished doctrines and exclaim, “How could they believe all that?”

Why do I say this? . . .

It’s an insight that began as a hypothesis in 1859, gradually developed into a scientific theory, and is fast becoming recognized as established fact. I refer to what we have been calling “the theory of evolution.”

Scientists recognize generally that the universe began with an enormous explosion—the “big bang.” They provide various scientific avenues to demonstrate the great age of the universe, perhaps as old as 15 billion years. The varied scientific disciplines provide convincing demonstrations of the continuous development of the universe since its beginning, such as producing over billions of years the vast reaches of space and the seemingly infinite number of stars and planets and galaxies that dot the heavens. . . .

Implications for Theology . . .

Creation: We have traditionally accepted the words of Genesis 1—that God created the world as we know it today in seven literal 24-hour days. . . . But there is no way we can possibly continue to hold that doctrine any more than we can hold the doctrines of a flat earth and a geocentric universe. . . .  So we have to find a better way of understanding Genesis 1, a way that embraces scientific insights. . . .

Adam and Eve: Traditionally we’ve been taught that Adam and Eve were the first human pair, Adam made out of dust and Eve from one of Adam’s ribs. But sustaining this doctrine is extremely difficult when we take seriously the human race as we know it today sharing ancestry with other primates such as chimpanzees. Where in the slow evolution of homo erectus and homo habilis and homo sapiens do Adam and Eve fit? We will have to find a better way of understanding what Genesis tells us about Adam and Eve. . . .

Fall into sin: We have traditionally understood Genesis to show the first human beings, in a state of innocence, living sinlessly in the Garden of Eden. They are then tempted. They yield to temptation and God sends them out of Eden. But if we take the discoveries of historical science seriously, where could we fit that story in? . . . We will have to find a much better way of understanding what sin is, where it comes from, and what its consequences are. . . .

Original sin: According to this doctrine, the fall of Adam and Eve is an actual historical event that plunged the entire human race into sin. . . . But if Adam and Eve are not understood as real historical people, then there can hardly be an inheritance of sinfulness from parent to child all the way back to Adam—in which case the entire doctrine of original sin falls by the wayside. We will have to find a better way of understanding not only what sin is . . .

Salvation: We have traditionally understood the work of Jesus as dealing with the two aspects of original sin: guilt and pollution.  Jesus removes our guilt by dying for our sins on the cross; he removes our pollution by sending us his Holy Spirit. This makes good sense, but if the doctrine of original sin needs to be revisited, theologians need to consider whether our understanding of Jesus also needs to be revised.

After reading this article from a church magazine, I thought, “Is it any wonder that two-thirds of young people are departing the church?” (See my book Already Gone.)

You can read the entire article from The Banner at this link.

I can’t see how any Christian reading this article would not call its beliefs heresy.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken