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Morning glory’s designer label clothing December 31
Whatever the flower colour of your morning glory plant, it did not evolve that way.

Would intelligent aliens falsify the Bible? (further dialogues) December 29
After making it clear to an anticreationist that we are prepared to ‘put it on the line’ concerning clear implications of the Bible’s cosmology, he comes back with more.

Biblical Archaeology: Year 2007 in review December 28
It’s been a big year for biblical archaeology, from the seal of Jezebel to the discovery of Nehemiah’s wall.

Review of the movie The Golden Compass December 27
This fantasy movie, of the Narnia genre, is based on the first part of a trilogy written by an atheist to promote his religion to children.

Christmas and Genesis December 25
How does creation relate to this season? Because the babe in Bethlehem was the Creator of the Universe!

The ‘fish gills’ girl December 24
When a spot on Leanne Burgess’ neck inflamed suddenly, her doctor blamed her fish ancestry. But Leanne knew better.

Christians shaped by experiences rather than the 'Bible first' approach December 22
Can Christians be deceived by supernatural phenomena to the extent that they reinterpret Scripture? Many do, but don’t realise it!

Godwit makes record Pacific flight December 21
Electronic tracking reveals precision navigation and engineering excellence

Does gene duplication provide the engine for evolution? December 20
There are a number of problems with evolution by gene duplication and mutation.

Curved spines and pregnant primates December 19
Researchers highlight one more example of design, but give evolution the credit, as always. So far, ho hum, same old story. But there’s another issue…

Handling the barrage of homosexual half-truths December 18
What strategies are used to make Christians compromise the Word of God, and how can we resist?

Fancy flying from advanced aeronautics December 17
New discoveries about swift flight may help aircraft designers. Swifts also have such a sophisticated navigation system that they can find their way in their sleep.

Quotations in the New Testament: Do they mean that the quoted book is totally authoritative? December 15
One of the strongest arguments for the historicity and authority of Genesis is that Jesus quoted it that way. But what about some of the books that Jude quoted?

And it’s the ‘truth’ that does it (John 8:32) December 14
Is the creation issue having a negative or positive effect on evangelism?

‘Giants’ in the land: an assessment of Gigantopithecus and Meganthropus December 13
Has evidence of ‘bigfoot’ or giant humans been found in the fossil record?

Hibernation, Migration and the Ark December 12
A tiny marsupial that can hibernate for over a year—should we use this to help ‘explain’ the feasibility of a year-long journey by animals on the Ark?

CSI … and CMI December 11
What has a crime scene investigation to do with the creation evolution issue? More than you might think.

Can a cow become a hog? December 10
Cows are marvelously designed to eat grass and turn it into milk. But we often treat them like pigs in what we feed them, with bad consequences.

Is Jesus really God? How important is this teaching for salvation? December 8
Do we really confess Jesus as God? To understand New Testament confessions, it is important to understand the Old Testament basis. Many Old Testament references to God/YHWH/Jehovah are applied to Jesus.

Hadrosaur hi-jinx December 7
A very well preserved fossil hadrosaur challenges ideas about dinosaur morphology. Could it have unfossilised soft tissue as well?

Apoptosis: cell ‘death’ reveals creation December 6
Programmed cell death is an intricately controlled and irreducibly complex process, without which no multicellular life could live.

A great way to spread the news December 5
Inexpensive brochures now available for you to download and print. Use them for local outreach.

Christians, planning your next retreat? How about an advance instead? December 4
Calvin Smith makes a sobering assessment of Christianity in Western society today and issues a clear challenge to action.

Life in a test-tube December 3
Many think that Stanley Miller’s famous 1953 experiment showed that life could arise from non-living chemicals. But real chemistry shows that the chemicals Miller produced would react in the wrong way for life to form.

Why should we disbelieve evolution? And what is the argument for biblical inerrancy? December 1
Is evidence for evolution really evidence for creation? If Genesis is untrue, what does this say about the rest of Scripture?

Critique of the Framework Hypothesis November 30
The ‘Genesis is poetry’ (Framework Hypothesis) idea is thoroughly self-inconsistent and nebulous, but also undermines the gospel at its foundations.

The story of Jericho November 29
Is there any evidence for the Israelite conquest and destruction of Jericho?

Believe it or not—the earth is young! November 28
Evidence mounts that the earth is not millions of years old. What does that mean for me?

Viral motor helps it pack long strand of DNA November 27
A new virus must pack lots of DNA quickly. It is reeled in by a motor that’s stronger for its size than a car engine, and can even change speed.

Islam and worldview: the big picture November 26
Long before 9/11, with the cold war still active, Darrell Furgason was warning that radical Islam, not communism, was the major coming threat to the West.

Where are the post-Flood human fossils? November 24
The lack of fossils of pre-Flood people is understandable, but where are the fossils of post-Flood people—shouldn’t there be lots?

Loving the Bible too much? November 23
Many evangelicals are biblically ‘spot on’—everywhere but Genesis. With the biblical evidence being so clear, what is the barrier for these good folk?

CCR5–delta32: a very beneficial mutation November 22
A mutation in this gene can provide resistance against HIV. Are beneficial mutations like this evidence for evolution?

‘Plugging the back door’ November 21
Church programs and ‘isms’ fail to retain the flock. Why the entertainment factor doesn’t last.

The naturalistic attack on the Virginal Conception and Resurrection November 20
Naturalism, the antibiblical foundation of evolution and ‘long ages’, attacks the very heart of Christianity.

Vision control November 19
The tiny muscles that control your eyeballs are unbelievably designed—precision micro mechanics.

Who designed the Designer? The old ‘Who created God?’ canard revisited November 17
So who made the Maker? Does this argument mean there was no maker at all? What are the implications for Christianity v atheism?

‘Wrongful birth’ lawsuit: Better to be aborted than born with disabilities? November 16
A huge sum was awarded to a couple for having a live child rather than a dead one. This shows how some American courts undermine innocent human life.

The uniformitarian challenge of ultrahigh-pressure minerals November 15
They challenge uniformitarian pictures of continental drift, but what do they mean for creationist models?

The media spin on the creationists November 14
A response to The creationist spin on our origins by the Toronto Star

The early chapters of Genesis and evolution November 13
Why attempts to reconcile Genesis and evolution on the part of Christians result in compromise.

Fossil ant found alive! November 12
Better watch where you walk … lest you tread on an ‘extinct’ ant!

Is there any possible evidence that would prove the Bible false? November 10
Would the discovery of a real live alien falsify the Bible? What’s the Biblical view?

Inside the mind of a killer November 9
The Finnish high school tragedy once again shows that ideas have consequences.

Problem of short-lived radionuclides: design perspective November 8
They are commonly used to argue against a young earth, but what role did accelerated decay rates and abundances play?

Fantastic voyage November 7
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of an article from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Promiscuity is NOT in our genes November 6
When anthropologists get ancient man’s history wrong, it unfortunately affects modern man—men and women—too.

Raymond Dart and the ‘missing link’ November 5
Famous for promoting evolution through a fossil ‘ape man’, Raymond Dart wanted to be a medical missionary in his youth. What happened?

‘In Peleg’s days, the earth was divided’: What does this mean? November 3
What exactly was divided in Peleg’s day, and how? How should we understand the meaning of words in Scripture?

Accelerated nuclear decay extinguishes ‘extinct nuclides’ argument November 2
Old claims for an old earth are overturned by new evidence and new concepts

A tutorial in baraminology November 1
How do we go about determining the original biblical ‘kinds’?

Al Gore’s inconvenient errors October 31
There are similarities between the debate over global warming and the mandatory teaching of evolution in schools.

Good design in miniature October 30
When William Eberhard studied the orb web-building abilities of the tiniest of tiny spiders, he was in for a big surprise.

Answering life’s big questions October 29
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of the editorial from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Corals and sponges and ur-complexity October 27
Secular scientists are continually expressing astonishment at the complexity they find in creatures they presume to be primitive, and at the fact that they contain a proportion of DNA sequences identical to those in humans.

Massive graveyard of parrot-beaked dinosaurs in Mongolia October 26
Paleontologists puzzle about the cause of death but miss the obvious clue.

The design of tears: an example of irreducible complexity October 25
Tears perform an amazing variety of functions to help us see and feel.

Beware the bubble’s burst October 24
Increased knowledge about cavitation highlights the destructive power of fast-flowing water.

Godless girls’ god October 23
Why the generational shift in outlook evident in today’s young women?

Out of this world! October 22
You might be surprised at who believes in UFOs.

Serpents and dust; Christians and salt October 20
Do snakes really ‘eat dust’ as the Bible says? And can salt really lose its saltiness, as Jesus said?

Natural Selection: Superpower? ... or Kryptonite! October 19
Evolution needs a ‘Superman’, but neither Richard Dawkins nor Natural Selection can supply one.

Dawkins’ eye revisited October 18
Ophthalmologist dismantles Dawkins’ arguments for the evolution of the eye.

Appendix: a bacterial ‘safe house’ October 17
New research suggests function for appendix in maintaining good digestive bacteria populations.

Cats from Shinar, not Egypt October 16
The domestic cat ancestors of Cleopatra’s cat (assuming she had one) lived near two famous rivers.

Colourful creature coats October 15
Mutations cause variety in the coat colours of animals. These mutations are all ‘downhill’, in the wrong direction for mutations to make microbes-to-man evolution feasible.

Selfish Genes: is the idea anti-biblical? What should Christians think of it? October 13
The ‘selfish gene’ idea is being used to teach evolution. But surely a mindless gene can’t really exhibit selfishness, so what does it mean, and does it really support evolution?

UK Government petitioned over origins teaching in schools October 12
The British Government has acknowledged that ‘There is scope for pupils to discuss the origins of the Earth and living things in religious education lessons’.

The riddle of paleokarst solved October 11
Are there ancient buried landscapes, and how do they fit into a biblical model?

A gorge in three days! October 10
How does a gorge form so quickly?

Building blocks … or stumbling blocks? October 9
When constructing a building, the foundation is the key to stabilizing the structure.

Amazing armoured armadillos October 8
Once rare in Texas, the armadillo’s ‘conquest’ of that state—and beyond—conveys a strong message.

Did God create man to be an eternal companion for His son Jesus Christ? October 6
Why did God create mankind? Was it that God was lonely, or that He wanted companions for His son Jesus?

Genocide, evolution and the Bible October 5
When asked ‘What is the most important book of all time?’, a popular science magazine gets the initial part of the answer right, but its reasoning is way wrong.

New bacteria show ‘wonder upon wonder’ October 4
Unique chemical reactions in new micro-organisms defy evolution.

Footprint fiasco October 3
If radiometric dating is objective science then why do researchers disagree so widely over the results?

‘Jurassic Park’ feathers? October 2
Does a fossil arm bone from a Velociraptor suggest dinosaurs had feathers?

Colossal Crystals October 1
Visiting a Mexican cavern 300 metres (1000 ft) underground, which is crammed full of monstrous crystals, is said to be ‘like walking into the Land of the Giants.’

Is it legitimate to demand of evolutionists an explanation for the origin of genetic information? September 29
Richard Dawkins, asked for an example of a mutation that can be seen to add information to the genome, failed to answer. A defender claims the question was not legitimate.

Plucking the dinobird September 28
Latest ‘dinobird’ fossil Mahakala omnogovae is a little fossil that means little for dino-to-bird evolution.

The genetics of skin colour in people—something fishy? September 27
What can a fish gene tell us about human ‘races’ and the origin of ‘black’ and ‘white’ skin colour?

More ‘Sleeping Beauty’ bacteria September 26
Once again, bacteria have been revived from Antarctic ice said to be eight million years old.

Disconnected from reality September 25
Why the trend to move away from the solid truth of God’s Word to subjective moods and feelings?

Radiocarbon in diamonds: enemy of billions of years September 24
These brilliant and hard gems are almost pure carbon. Recent research shows they contain some radiocarbon. But since this should have all decayed in under a million years, how could the diamonds be billions of years old as evolutionists believe?

‘Selfish gene’ theory, the ENCODE project and ‘vestigial’ muscles September 22
What is ‘selfish gene’ theory? And is the palmaris longus muscle in the arm ‘vestigial’?

A Christian response to radiometric dating September 21
An evangelical Christian says the science of radioactive dating is reliable, and that Christians should accept that the earth is old. See why this claim is wrong.

The supposed consistency of evolution's long ages September 20
Why do the different dating methods seem to agree?

Submarines with fish fins? September 19
Engineers want their underwater survey vehicles to be able to do what fish can do.

Riddle me this...! September 18
Sometimes puzzles have a serious message.

Earth is ‘too special’? September 17
Evolutionists propose that Earth formed by itself from dust particles colliding together. But astronomers are realizing that this just-so story requires some incredibly unlikely ‘coincidences’.

Froward Fossils and Cyberspace Heaven September 15
Why do new fossils refuse to conform to evolutionists’ expectations? And can personalities be downloaded and updated?

New hominid fossils have ‘completely changed the story’ of human evolution (again) September 14
Evolutionists have been disagreeing about the validity of Homo habilis as a human ancestor. Now it seems they all agree, for different reasons, that it is not.

The origin of bubonic plague September 13
How did a harmless bacterium become a killer?

An eye for detail September 12
Researchers have discovered that when your eye involuntarily ‘jitters’, it’s actually performing a very crucial function.

The slow rise of dinosaurs September 11
New fossil finds cause evolutionists to revise dino evolution theories

Something more or less? September 10
The Manx cat has something missing while the Manx Loughtan sheep has something extra—but neither of these support evolution.

Inaria, Kimberella and ‘primitive’ myths September 8
Be wary of evolutionary indoctrination arriving in your mail box—or stamp collection.

Galloping giants—was T. rex a speedster after all? September 7
Asked how humans could have survived in a world of tyrannosaurs, creationists have cited research indicating they were much slower than thought. But now new research claims otherwise.

Eggceptionally different September 6
More cracks for dino-to-bird belief. Electron microscopy shows dinosaur eggs are unique.

Wild, wild floods September 5
The Brits now think they were separated from mainland Europe by a catastrophic megaflood. When did it happen and what does it mean?

Lunar eclipse, loony offerings September 4
Last week’s lunar eclipse elicited quite a response from some people

Michael Tigges (NASA) interview September 3
Jonathan Sarfati chats with NASA scientist Michael Tigges about outer space and Genesis

Human tails and fairy tales September 1
Have there really been people with functioning tails, and if so, are they vestigial?

‘Glacier Girl’ on a mission August 31
Ice-bound plane flies its original mission.

Meta-information: An impossible conundrum for evolution August 30
Recent discoveries of how the non-protein coding DNA controls the protein-coding part and how cells replicate give evolutionists a seemingly incurable headache.

The good, the bad and the evolutionary August 29
‘Bad design’ arguments of evolutionists are badly designed

The ‘artificial life’ deception August 28
Scientists claim ‘artificial life’ is 3–10 years away. What does this mean for creation?

Prison power August 27
Answering ‘Genesis Questions’ reaches young offenders for Christ.

Vaccines cultured on aborted fetal tissue? August 25
What should Christians think of vaccines? Do they have immoral sources? The response reaffirms our principle of being pro-Bible rather than anti-establishment for its own sake.

Communism and Capitalism both fear Creationism August 24
Former communist countries are much more open to creation than the west, though EU pressure is growing for them to push evolution.

Is the human male nipple vestigial? August 23
Evolutionists often argue that some organs are a throwback to our evolutionary past because they don’t seem to have a function. Is this true of the male nipple?

Brittlestar skeleton is an exquisite microlens array, ‘far beyond current technology’ August 22
Brittlestars have one huge compound eye, made of an array of perfect microlenses, with hardly any optical distortion. Researchers didn’t dream that nature had such advanced optical technology.

Fibre optics in eye demolish atheistic ‘bad design’ argument August 21
Is our eye harmed by ‘backward wiring’? No! Not only is it necessary, but eyes have a fibre optic plate to guide light through the nerve net to receptors.

Stalin’s ape-man superwarriors August 20
The ruthless dictator’s dream of a race of ape-human hybrids to use as ‘cannon fodder’—fantasy or plausible history?

What's the big deal about creation? Why not help the poor instead? August 18
Does it matter what we believe about origins? Isn't helping the poor more important? The response explains why the issue of origins does matter in many ways—including helping the poor.

Beaded ornaments challenge ‘progressive creationists’ August 17
Can you rely on Hugh Ross’s Reasons to Believe teaching concerning your human origins? Not when they keep changing their story to keep up with the evolutionists.

Fossil axe-head? August 16
Has a fossilised axe head been found from a pre-Flood culture?

$1 million prize offered for scientific proof of ‘natural-process’ origin of life August 15
A group is offering a prize of one million dollars for anyone who can demonstrate how the genetic code could come into existence naturally.

A new age of quantum madness August 14
You and I help to create the physical world, including the laws by which it operates? Bizarre mystical notions like this are increasingly being taken seriously by top scientists.

Denied the prize August 13
Frederick Banting and John MacLeod are renowned for having shared the 1923 Nobel Prize as the first to discover insulin. But Romanian creationist professor Nicolae Paulescu had beaten them to it.

How can one deal with UFO believers who won’t accept ‘logic’ or ‘evidence’? August 11
Can Christians co-opt secular psychology’s idea of ‘externalizing anxiety’ to reach UFO believers who resist ‘logic’ and ‘evidence’?

Another evolutionary ‘truth’ now conceded to be myth August 10
Evolutionists abandon the idea of 99% DNA similarity between humans and chimps

Web access now available to Journal of Creation August 9
In-depth creation research to be progressively made more widely available.

Many creatures do amazingly clever things without being taught. This ‘programming’ speaks of a Programmer. August 8
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of an article from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Water inside fire August 7
The Beijing anomaly, deep inside the earth, suggests Earth’s history was much different from what is usually envisaged.

Aping humans August 6
Can chimps really be taught basic human language? An evolutionist researcher debunks some of the wilder claims.

Could Jesus’ body have been stolen before the guards arrived? August 4
Do sceptics of the Resurrection have a loophole? No, their scenario overlooks both the cultural context, and requires such an implausible combination of circumstances that can only be called special pleading.

Is Richard Dawkins weakening? August 3
In a BBC interview, the world’s most renowned atheist lets slip that he ‘respects’ the ‘rather profound idea’ of a ‘cosmic intelligence’ behind the laws of the universe.

Paleokarst—a riddle inside confusion August 2
Uniformitarian ‘ancient buried landscapes’ are not what they are claimed to be, and definitely not a problem for a young earth.

The ‘Great Global Warming Swindle’ debate August 1
A controversial TV documentary screened by Australia’s anticreationist ABC is reviewed, with some interesting points and tie-ins for biblical creation.

New archaeological find affirms Old Testament historicity July 31
The discovery of a tablet with details of one of Nebuchadnezzar’s court officials supports the historicity of the book of Jeremiah.

A lousy story July 30
A louse fossil, so well-preserved that even its last meal is visible in its stomach, is just like lice today. Can the evolution story explain it?

If sheep and goats are the same kind, then were they both on the Ark? July 28
Is all speciation post-Flood, or did some speciation occur pre-Flood? Did people breed sheep and goats before the Flood?

New Zealand Bible college promotes theistic evolutionary conference July 27
A leading New Zealand Bible college, with a fine evangelical Statement of Faith, backs a pro-evolutionary conference that undermines it.

The Cygnus Loop—a spectacular supernova remnant July 26
Age estimates of stellar explosions send shockwaves through cosmological community

What good is Christianity? July 25
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of the editorial from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Warm-climate penguins July 24
Fossil penguin discoveries confuse evolutionists; suggest another possible pre-Flood habitat for semi-aquatic animals.

Wood petrified in spring July 23
Japanese researchers report that, in real life, wood can turn into stone much faster than geologists previously thought.

Are creationists heretics? And is the absence of short-lived isotopes proof against creation? July 21
An anticreationist attacks biblical creation as heresy, although biblical heresy is an oxymoron. The response also refutes a common argument about the absence of short-lived isotopes, beloved of atheists and progressive creationists, and answers some alleged biblical contradictions.

Loch Ness ‘monster’ caught on video? July 20
The ‘finest footage ever taken’ of something moving in Scotland’s ‘most mysterious’ lake has stirred debate once again. Could a plesiosaur be living in the loch’s deep, murky waters?

High-redshift quasars produce more big bang surprises July 19
Big bang cosmology fails to explain high-redshift quasars. But how do we then explain them?

Putting chimpanzees, ‘hominids’, and humans in their proper place July 18
Why the evolving ‘progressive creation’ view of human origins matches neither Scripture nor the fossil evidence.

Evan vs Noah July 17
What are the lessons from the film, and how does it compare with the true history of the world?

Eat your Brussels sprouts July 16
The variety in the cabbage family speaks of how God created plants with a built-in capacity to diversify—within limits.

Atheist Dawkins attacks ID theorist Behe, but comes short July 14
Antitheists argue against any challenge to their materialism, but use many fallacies to do so. Richard Dawkins is a prime example in his recent tirade against Michael Behe.

Correcting the headline: ‘Coelacanth’, yes; ‘ancient’, no July 13
Instead of ignoring news reports with an evolutionary ‘spin’, we can ‘de-evolutionise’ them for powerful use in outreach.

Temporal changes in the ageing of biblical patriarchs July 12
Comparison of biblical life spans with those of modern human populations indicates that the ages of the patriarchs are not exaggerated.

Big birdosaur blues July 11
New fossil find creates problems for dino-to-bird evolution.

Professor at McGill University (Montreal) attacks CMI July 10
Secular humanist sees the teaching of creation as a threat—especially when it’s done outside the churches.

Australia’s amazing Flood evidence July 9
Kata Tjuta, a famous Australian tourist attraction amazes visitors. Visit the Olgas in Central Australia and discover what is so astonishing.

Why wasn’t Methuselah on the Ark? And can rolling in dirt really cure some infections? July 7
Why did God find favour only with Noah if Methuselah was still alive? And if ‘supergerms’ really are super, how could a dosing of ‘dirt-common’ germs defeat them?

What really happened at Roswell? July 6
Hundreds of thousands of ‘true believers’ celebrate the famous ‘Roswell aliens incident’ every year. But what really happened?

Creationist cosmology solves Pioneer anomaly July 5
Groundbreaking research in the latest Journal of Creation explains the anomalous acceleration of the Pioneer spacecraft.

An open letter to the editors of Nature July 4
Don’t you think it odd that you are now using your scientific reputation to push a religious agenda?

More astonishing DNA complexity July 3
The study that has overturned the idea of ‘junk DNA’ has also revealed yet more astonishing complexity.

Noah’s long-distance travelers July 2
Well-rounded quartzite boulders, scattered over mountain tops, speak powerfully of the global Flood.

Leviathan’s identity, and what information is obtainable from fossils June 30
Leviathan has long been a puzzle, but a likely solution is in sight. A major problem was the limits on the information that fossils can provide.

National emergency in Australia June 29
The fruit of forty years of evolutionary policies is shaking a nation

What bones can tell us about Neandertal speech capacity June 28
Some claim Neandertals couldn’t produce modern human vowel sounds. But what can examination of skeletal remains really tell us about speaking ability?

New intelligent design concept applies to all aspects of life June 27
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of an article from the soon-to-be-released Journal of Creation. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed journal’s powerful content and explanatory graphics.

Amazing discovery: Bird wing has ‘leading edge’ technology June 26
Jumbo jets have certain design features enabling safe take-off and landing at slower airspeeds than in mid-flight. It turns out that one of those design features—previously unknown in birds—eagles use brilliantly.

Knowing toil, knowing soil (scientist interview) June 25
Agricultural scientist Dr. Craig Russell is yet another living example of a Bible-believing Ph.D. scientist actively doing cutting-edge research with direct benefits to the community.

A fairly friendly atheist claims that atheism should be the ‘default position’ June 23
Is atheism simply non-belief or an active belief? Who has the ‘burden of proof’: atheists or theists.

Tall tales in the trees June 22
Evolutionists are now saying that man’s ability to walk upright evolved when his ancestors were still in the trees, rather than after having already descended to the ground.

The history of the rise of materialism in Western society June 21
Anti-biblical philosophies from the 17th century paved the way for the acceptance of evolution.

New research debunks ‘junk DNA’ and creates a giant headache for materialists June 20
A major study of human DNA reveals that there is probably no such thing as ‘junk DNA’. This makes the case for creation even more overwhelmingly powerful.

How do I do my assignment about evolution? June 19
Bible-believing students can get top marks in evolution courses—it helps to know more about evolution than the evolutionists want you to know!

Rare Australian fish has fins like hands June 18
‘Walking’ fish such as the Australian handfish are not transitional forms but living testimony of creation.

If nobody comes to the Father but by Jesus, how did Old Testament saints get saved? June 16
How did people who lived prior to Jesus’ time get saved, as they could not have put their faith in him? And how does that apply to Muslims?

Drowned town reappears! June 15
Australia’s drought has exposed places not seen for half a century, stirring painful memories for some old-timers. Did Noah have a similar experience?

Genetic algorithms and robotic folly June 14
Robots designed by genetic algorithms don’t support evolution

Helping the needy—with Creation? June 13
Surprising research facts about who really helps the poor

Darwinian thought police strike again June 12
Pro-ID astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez has been denied tenure at Iowa State University, despite having exceeded by 350% his department’s standard for research excellence in peer-reviewed publications.

Bypassing the cracks June 11
Evolution’s champion Richard Dawkins gave the Tabanus horsefly a starring role in his anti-creationist book The Ancestor’s Tale.

The year of the one-tooth wonders June 9
An enquirer asks about ‘Southwest Colorado Man’. This gives an opportunity to discuss some of the other amazing ‘human evolution’ claims made on the basis of fragmentary evidence.

Who gets the kidney—and lives? June 8
Imagine being able to ‘vote’ by SMS on who lives or dies; a Dutch ‘reality TV’ show turns out to be a hoax, but helps show inconsistencies in evolutionary thinking.

Fast stars challenge big bang origin for dwarf galaxies June 7
Stars in dwarf galaxies move away from each other too fast for big bang billions of years.

Decoding the dogma of DNA similarity June 6
The supposed DNA similarities between chimps and humans are often touted as evidence of common ancestry. But such dogma is disintegrating.

Terrible lizards trapped by terrible Flood. June 5
What happened to the dinosaur struggling to maintain its course in deep flowing water?

The travel bug June 4
Even tourism is pervaded with evolutionary thinking. But alert travelers can demonstrate the truth of the Bible, when they know what to look for.

Answer to philosophy/religion professor on biblical exegesis and the problem of evil June 2
Why is there suffering in the world? And how do we explain some of the ‘harsh’ laws of the Old Testament?

Should apes be given human rights? June 1
Another push to give human rights to great apes reminds us of how evolutionary belief leads to the downgrading of people and the elevation of animals.

Evolutionary professor encourages critical thinking May 31
Admits universities use propaganda tactics to teach evolutionary message.

A sad interview with four archaeologists about scholarship and faith. May 30
The impact of secular ‘scholarship’ on a person’s worldview is a warning for us and our children.

Was my salvation unimportant to you? May 29
A life changed by the truth of creation is now helping to reach others.

Darwin’s ‘yard apes’ May 28
Hurricane Katrina was deadly enough. However, it has exposed an even deadlier philosophy—which can be traced back to Darwin.

If God knew Adam would sin, then isn’t God responsible for sin? May 26
Why did God create us in the first place, if He knew we were going to sin—wouldn’t that make God responsible for sin?

Feathery flight of fancy May 25
Microscopy of the famed Sinosauropteryx ‘dino-bird’ fossil shows the idea of ‘protofeathers’ fails under close scrutiny

Scriptural constraints on the variation of water level during the Genesis Flood May 24
A detailed examination of the biblical chronology sets the hydraulic framework for models of the Flood event.

Letter to an atheist May 23
How do you show someone there’s a Creator? You can simply point to the things around you—in this example, a birdbox and a tree—and ask a few telling questions.

Occam's Razor and creation/evolution May 22
When Occam’s Razor is applied to aspects of the creation/evolution debate, the results are clearly on the side of creation and against evolution.

Seeing a way through the forest May 21
World War II refugee Dr Joe Havel experienced the catastrophic effects of evolutionary philosophy under the Nazis. He eventually escaped to Australia where his scientific research in forest ecology strengthened his conviction that evolution is a ‘destructive and flawed theory’.

Should CMI take a stand on eschatology? May 19
Why disagreements over Revelation are generally qualitatively different to those over Genesis.

Darwin was indeed a ‘Social Darwinist’ May 18
Many evolutionists claim that ‘Social Darwinism’ is a distortion of Darwin’s teaching. Yet he clearly held to many social Darwinist views, and his cousin and son promoted eugenics.

Ecology, biodiversity and Creation May 17
The study of natural relationships in biology has revealed remarkably designed ‘services’, without which life could not survive and thrive on Earth.

Bunchberry bang! May 16
High-speed video cameras have catapulted the bunchberry dogwood plant into the spotlight—and the record books.

Did dinosaurs really rule the earth? May 15
Why the ruling evolutionary paradigm about an ‘age of dinosaurs’ should be deposed.

Off the menu May 14
Carnivorous fish such as the Oriental sweetlip and the coral rock cod placidly allow the cleaner wrasse and cleaner shrimp to crawl in and out of their mouths without harming them—what’s the story?

Should Christians worry over claims of secret global plots? May 12
Was the US Government really behind 9/11? Is destructive weather really being generated by secret ‘scalar interferometry’ weapons? Are such claims true, and what should Christians do about it?

Genesis—the seedbed of all Christian doctrine May 11
A compact, point-by-point demonstration of the oft-stated and important claim that virtually all Christian doctrine is dependent on, or founded in, the history in the book of Genesis.

Is the evolutionary tree changing into a creationist orchard? May 10
Genome sequences of microorganisms create problems for the evolutionary tree but support the biblical ‘kind’ concept.

New planet find has ET hopefuls in a frenzy May 9
Earth-like planet claim increases hope of finding extraterrestrial life. But is this justified?

Birds: fliers from the beginning May 8
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of an article from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Radiohalos—startling evidence of catastrophic geologic processes on a young earth May 7
Tiny features in granite rocks make no sense in an evolutionary framework, but are powerful evidence of biblical creation and the Flood.

Is good what God commands, or does He command what is good? May 5
A reader brings up an ancient dilemma about God and goodness. A biblical understanding grasps both horns of the dilemma.

No more love for Lucy? May 4
For decades, ‘Lucy’ has been anthropology’s favourite ‘pin-up’ example of evolutionary transition from apes to humans. But she’s just been ignominiously dumped.

Only one Lake Missoula Flood May 3
Rapidly deposited rhythmites suggest it’s one of the largest floods in history, and a model for something even bigger.

‘Out of Africa’ theory going out of style? May 2
The skeletal remains of an ‘early’ human found in a cave in China are good news for creationists.

Going batty over evolution May 1
New research shows that bats’ wings in flight are not simply skin-covered paddles flapping up and down—demolishing ideas of evolutionary ancestry.

Evolution of the rhinoceros? Preposterous! April 30
Claims that the rhinoceros is the result of evolution collapse under scrutiny. In contrast, when viewed through the Bible’s account of history, things ‘rhino’ begin to make sense.

Does biological research really need evolution? April 28
Evolution is claimed to be essential for biology, but it is really irrelevant. Common structures and natural selection are NOT evolution.

C.S. Lewis and evolution April 27
Lewis is one of the most popular Christian writers and thinkers of all time. So where did he stand on the question of origins, creation/evolution and the like?

Phoenix Galaxy stars explode stellar evolution theory April 26
Population I stars observed in an unexpected location suggest they didn’t ‘rise from the ashes’.

Is this your first time? April 25
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of the editorial from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Chemists in stew about intelligent design April 24
Another open minded editor finds himself in hot water from the censors.

Creation teaching makes a difference April 23
Students taught only evolution often assume it is correct and don’t bother to question it. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

‘Junk’ DNA, asteroid impacts and supernovas April 21
A supporter asks for help in answering challenges posed by Darwinists.

Squishosaur scepticism squashed April 20
Rigorous testing confirms proteins found in T. rex fossil bone. Is T. rex related to chickens?

Ota Benga: the pygmy put on display in a zoo April 19
Soon after its inception, Darwinism was used to reinforce every possible division by race, sex and nationality

If only the church could name the enemy ... April 18
What is now the religion of the Western world? Amazingly, the church seems unable to answer this question.

The Farmer-Wieland debate April 17
A debate between evolutionist professor, Dr Mark Farmer and creationist medico, Dr Carl Wieland, gives the audience plenty of meat to chew over.

It's plain to see—flat land surfaces are strong evidence for the Genesis Flood April 16
There are many landscapes on the earth that defy conventional (long-age) explanation.

Evaluating an evolutionary science curriculum April 14
How should creationists respond? Should we oppose evolutionary curricula outright?

How our children are being indoctrinated into evolutionary thinking through school text books April 13
Two popular modern biology texts teach evolution in a most unscientific manner, encouraging students to accept evolution without critical analysis—this is indoctrination, not education.

The pre-Flood/Flood boundary at the base of the earth's transition zone April 12
Was Noah’s Flood bigger and more destructive than we have previously imagined?

Turkana Boy-getting past the propaganda April 11
Africa’s evangelicals are understandably upset about an apeman display, but what are the facts about its prime exhibit?

Dinosaurs, humans and the fossil record April 10
Just because we haven’t found bones of humans and dinosaurs in the same strata does not mean they didn’t live together.

Easter’s earliest creed April 8
The Resurrection of Christ, and the powerful historical evidence that supports it, validates Genesis history at the same time.

Darkness at the crucifixion: metaphor or real history? April 6
In defiance of many skeptical claims, there is substantial historical evidence of a non-eclipse darkness in the middle of the day when Jesus died on the Cross.

The Black Sea flood: Definitely not the Flood of Noah April 5
Geologists claim they have found evidence for Noah’s Flood in the Black Sea but there are many unanswered contradictions.

Everyone knows that there is a Creator. See why! April 4
Even those who do not have the Bible have no excuse; the evidence shouts that there is a Creator. There is no excuse.

The Lost Tomb of Jesus: Another 'Titanic' Disaster April 3
Following in the footsteps of the Da Vinci Code, another attempt to cash in on trying to debunk Christianity hits the headlines, and fails miserably.

Encyclopædia Britannica: supporting a young earth! April 2
Before the promotion of uniformitarian (i.e. long-age) ‘science’ by Lyell, Darwin and others in the 19th century, the concept of billions of years for the age of the earth was unknown to science—and the church.

Botanist exercises faith and ignores own data to declare plant a newly evolved species March 31
Exercising faith over fact, botanist Hugo de Vries triumphantly proclaimed a plant he bred to be a newly evolved species. Sadly, a century later some evolutionists still use his discredited example.

Observations of ‘evolution’ point to an ingenious Designer March 30
Does ‘change over time’ equal ‘evolution’? Not in the molecules-to-man sense—leaving evolutionists bereft.

Clear picture—blurry story? March 29
Thirty years of observing a celestial ‘odd couple’ has not resolved questions about one of the fundamental assumptions of astronomy.

How would the witnesses to the Resurrection stand up in a court of law? A chief magistrate explains. March 28
One of Australia’s top legal minds examines the New Testament evidence for the Resurrection. He applies the standard criteria used by courts throughout the Western world to test the reliability of witnesses.

Titanic terror bird March 27
A new dating technique has refocused attention on what we are told is a vicious meat-eating monster bird. But what are the facts?

Pterosaurs flew like modern aeroplanes March 26
New discoveries about a tiny pterosaur bone show that they flew with ‘aerodynamic tricks like those found in modern aircraft’.

Carbon dates into the future? March 24
Carbon–dating sometimes gives negative dates, i.e. dates for events that have not yet happened.

The Queen of Sheba: was Solomon visited by an Egyptian pharaoh? March 23
A fascinating historical option emerges when one takes the Bible’s chronology seriously.

The age and fate of Saturn’s rings March 22
A puzzle for evolutionary chronology began with the Voyager 1 flyby past Saturn’s rings in 1980.

Cloak-and-dagger spy scandal shoots polonium onto world stage March 21
As the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko showed, polonium can be lethal to the body. And also to evolutionary ideas about millions of years.

Global warming might become an ‘alien agenda’ March 20
UFO-believers jump on the global warming bandwagon to promote their beliefs.

Creation in the South Pacific March 19
Missionary and agricultural scientist Maurice Nicholson tells passionately of how Genesis is proving to be the key to overturning the alarming social decay that is occurring in Fiji.

Did Eve lie before the Fall? Plus: Americans glad that Creation magazine is still available March 17
Eve told the Serpent that God commanded no touching the forbidden fruit, when He had simply said don’t eat. Was humanity’s first sin Eve lying?

Amazing Grace, the film: Wilberforce v. Slavery March 16
A review of the cinematic story of one man’s fight against slavery.

The sun is not an average star March 15
Solar evidence is mounting that our earth occupies a special place in the universe.

Adelaide's Human Zoo March 14
First it was London Zoo that exhibited humans in an animal enclosure, and now an Australian Zoo has followed suit. But are we ‘just another animal’?

Practical pouches March 13
Some people use uninformed arguments to reject God, e.g. “Koalas’ pouches are at just the right angle for their babies to fall out and bop themselves on the head”. But the koala/marsupial pouch is no accident.

Immense impacts or big belches? March 12
Long-age evolutionary interpretations of the 'fossil record' result in evolutionists having to explain various 'mass extinctions' (including the demise of the dinosaurs) in the distant past, e.g. via asteroid impacts, or explosive vulcanism. But there's a much more straightforward answer.

Dawkins’ admirers take offence at review of The God Delusion March 10
More atheists on a mission: Dawkins’ fans object to review of The God Delusion

‘Feathered’ dinosaurs and other fossils from Liaoning, China March 9
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview from the soon-to-be-released Journal of Creation. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed journal’s powerful content and explanatory graphics.

Globular clusters and the challenge of blue straggler stars March 8
‘Young’ enigmatic jewels viewed through telescope raise question about the age of their stellar neighbourhood.

Parrot prodigy March 7
A parrot with an amazing capacity for using spoken language astonishes scientists—and defies evolutionary expectations.

Primates spearing primates: It’s no big deal. March 6
New chimp claim creates evolutionary frenzy, but a sober assessment is far less sensational.

Taking back God's universe March 5
Evolutionary views of the universe sprang, not from a biblical understanding of history, but from efforts to explain origins without God or the supernatural. Yet the big bang concept has major flaws which even some evolutionists now recognise are fatal to its validity.

Fast food firms up alien beliefs March 3
Are your children being served a ‘side’ of spiritual falsehood along with their ‘fries and cola?’

Are you stardust? March 2
Despite the floundering on the age of the universe, evolutionary misconceptions dominate the news media.

Stellar evolution and the problem of the ‘first’ stars March 1
Imaginary processes invoked for evolutionary origin of ‘first’ stars.

‘Evolution in action’ or ‘Evolution inaction’? February 28
Evidence for ‘evolution in action’ turns out to be nothing to do with transformation of microbes into mankind, but fits neatly in a biblical creationist view.

Anglican church challenges evolution February 27
David vs Goliath. Little church says, ‘Enough is enough’.

Bizarre birds elude an evolutionary explanation February 26
The unique and intriguing oilbird of Central and South America flies at night, navigates like a bat, lives in caves and defies evolutionary explanation.

Aliens, evolution and the occult February 24
Grateful reader of Alien Intrusion has questions. Descriptions of ‘alien encounters’ often match cultural expectations.

Standing up to evolution in Russia February 23
The Russian Orthodox church supports a student’s legal demand to be able to have alternative origin ideas taught, not just evolution.

Once upon a time … February 22
Why evolutionists have taken modern dating methods too much ‘on faith’.

Lizard losers (and winners) February 21
Contrary to media hype, anole lizards on the Bahamas are not evolving

Anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce: Christian hero February 20
How biblical Christians were at the forefront of the abolition of slavery 200 years ago, while pro-slavers told them to keep their religion out of politics.

The strange case of the ‘humanzee’ February 19
For years, the famous ‘sideshow freak’ Oliver, the alleged ‘ape-human hybrid’, was seen by many as a ‘missing link’ in our ancestry—evidence for evolution. But the facts show otherwise.

More or less information? / Has a recent experiment proved creation? February 17
How does information relate to biology: identifying the different levels. And does a science experiment prove that God spoke things into existence?

Does petrified wood pose a problem for the Bible’s timescale? February 16
Researchers in Japan find hard answers at a hot volcanic spring.

Peperite: more evidence of large-scale watery catastrophe. February 15
Re-evaluation of geological sites shows evidence for catastrophe of biblical proportions.

Playwright just plain wrong February 14
David Williamson’s attacks on Christianity are based on the flawed fanatic Richard Dawkins, and perpetuate his many errors

Extrasolar planets pose more problems for evolutionary theories February 13
Extrasolar planets pose more problems for evolutionary theories.

'Sleeping beauty' bacteria February 12
Researchers have successfully revived Antarctic bacteria said to have been dormant for eight million years. But sceptics say that’s impossible—there must have been contamination. So what’s the answer?

Creationists with doctorates: overwhelmingly genuine February 10
While many sceptics claim that creationist qualifications are fraudulent, in reality CMI’s and almost all other creationist scientists have genuine degrees. Why do old- and young-earth creationists disagree?

New study claims Hobbit was a new species February 9
Yet another salvo of shots has been fired in the ongoing ‘hobbit wars’ with one more new paper claiming it is a new species after all.

David Duke ‘justifies’ racism using evolution February 8
The extensive writings of David Duke, head of the largest white supremacist organization in the world, show the strong influence of evolutionary notions in his racist views.

Analyzing Dawkins’ God Delusion February 7
Richard Dawkins’ evolution-based attack on God is a best-seller—but how do its arguments stack up?

While feminists push abortion, this has resulted in more females being aborted. February 6
Sex-selection abortion has resulted in killing girl babies, leading to a surplus of men. This is a dilemma for today’s abortion-on-demand feminists, who betray the pro-life stance of the feminist founders.

Not a leg to stand on February 5
A five-legged calf may be quite a curiousity, but it has nothing to do with evolution.

Is CMI sidetracked by matters peripheral to the Gospel? Engineer uses Refuting Evolution 2 in outreach February 3
Many claim that Genesis creation is a mere side issue. But without Creation and the Fall, there is no basis for Redemption. Further, as shown, it has demonstrable outreach benefits.

The incredible transformation from tadpole to frog defies evolutionary explanation February 2
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of an article from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

How should we approach the Bible to make sure we understand it properly? February 1
Hermeneutics, the study of how we should interpret the Bible, is foundational to all theology. If we make the correct assumptions about the nature of the Bible, we can be confident at arriving at a proper understanding of what God is saying to us.

The ‘battle’ over Jesus fish symbols shows the importance of evolution in the war on Christianity January 31
Opponents of Christian faith have parodied the ancient symbol of the Christian faith, the ‘Jesus fish’. Their creations underline the significance of evolutionary doctrine to unbelievers, which Christians cannot ignore.

Pokémon®-fantasy evolution in a children’s game craze. January 30
The Pokémon® craze has swept the world. Most people would not connect it with evolution. Grant Williams explores the link.

In the middle of the action! January 29
Recent research strongly suggests that our galaxy, the Milky Way, occupies a central position in the universe—but this is anathema to atheists unwilling to accept the implications of that.

Unsubstantiated atheist allegations v Christian truth and reason January 27
Many atheists barely even attempt a reasoned argument. The response shows that consistent Christianity provides the only logical basis for morality, charity, reason and science.

An Australian atheistic scientist proposes radical population extermination January 26
Evolutionary thinking has serious logical consequences, as shown by this scientist who advocates totalitarian population control measures—and is given free rein on Australia’s ABC radio.

New scholarly book refutes liberal dogma about Genesis authorship January 25
The Documentary Hypothesis claimed that the books of Moses were late concoctions, not written in the time of Moses. This book documents and debunks this false idea that (sadly) even affects the teaching of conservative theological colleges / seminaries.

No-brainer for whales January 24
Special brain cells once thought to be only in apes and humans have now been found where they shouldn’t be—in whales.

Egyptian history and the biblical record: a perfect match? January 23
The historical accounts in Genesis and Exodus are often attacked on the basis of the ‘secure’ Egyptian chronology—but scholars are increasingly discovering that this is itself on shaky ground.

Did God create life? Ask a protein January 22
Stanley Miller’s famous 1953 experiments are anything but evidence for evolution.

What does biblical inerrancy mean? How can we answer alleged errors in Scripture? January 20
Many alleged contradictions in Scripture are solved by pointing out Jewish citation methods, and distinguishing thematic from chronological order.

Hofmeyr man—another African ‘missing link’? January 19
The Hofmeyr skull is being termed a new ‘missing link’, but it’s not exactly the usual claim for man-ape affinity

The Christian foundation for the rule of law in the West January 18
The Bible has been historically recognized as the most important book for the development of both the rule of law and democratic institutions in the Western world

Complaint or compliment? January 17
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of the editorial from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the printed magazine’s powerful content and brilliant graphics.

Rivers, rocks and … Shakespeare January 16
The absence of the polished weathering expected speaks volumes against the ‘slow and gradual’ explanation of how rivers are supposed to have cut canyons.

Off the planet! January 15
A leading evolutionary scientist believes that a cosmic ‘greeting card’ could have been left in our DNA.

Modern reproductive technology and the Bible January 13
Reader asks whether modern fertility methods such as IVF and surrogacy are biblically acceptable.

Dracorex—the dinosaur that looks like a dragon January 12
This discovery looks like something out of a childhood fantasy, but it’s real and strengthens the dragon-dinosaur connection.

Another scheme for harmonizing long ages with Genesis January 11
Gorman Gray’s ‘The Age of the Universe’ promises much … until you check it out.

Where are the emperor’s clothes? January 10
National Geographic continues to tell tall tales about evolution.

New campaign to censor different view of Grand Canyon January 9
Evolutionists shrewdly caricature the issue as ‘science versus religion’ and then call on separation of church and state to silence any view but their own.

Too dry for a fly January 8
When researchers found that a rainforest fly was unable to adapt to drier conditions, it was ‘a complete surprise’. But why?

How Darwinism led to Nazism, and how Christianity demolishes slavery and racism January 6
Reader objects to Darwin–Hitler link, blames Christianity for slavery, racism and the Crusades. We respond, and point out the Christian basis for the abolition of slavery in Britain 200 years ago this year.

The giraffe’s neck: icon of evolution or icon of creation? January 5
The ‘just-so’ evolutionary story of ‘how the giraffe got its long neck’ sounds plausible—until you take a second look.

Genesis 5 and 11 and the fluidity question January 4
Many modern scholars believe that the Genesis genealogies contain gaps and cite fluidity as the reason. What is fluidity and why is it wrong?

Global warming: what is ‘the creationist view’? January 3
Our speakers are often asked for their opinion: Should we be telling people what to believe on this subject? And if so, what? (Give your view in our poll at the end)

The amazing jumping prowess of frogs and froghoppers January 2
How is it that frogs can jump up to 20 times their own body length, while a froghopper’s leap is equivalent to a human jumping over a 210 metre (700 ft) skyscraper?

‘Evolutionary stasis’: double-speak and propaganda January 1
Are scientists guilty of using language that serves to distort or disguise the facts?

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