The inaugural issue of the Lutheran Science Institute Bulletin asks its readers to recommend their favorite creation web sites. There are a great many such web sites on the Internet maintained by both regional and national organizations. Several are among the most popular Christian web sites on the Internet.
A good place to begin is our own LSI web site which has links to three of the most prominent creation web sites. LSI does have the following caveat, however:
“LSI does not necessarily agree with every statement made on the creationist sites listed above but does find that they contain much valuable information.” The following is just a sampling of interesting facts and impressions gleaned from each web site. Readers of this article may want to accept the challenge of the LSI Bulletin and analyze one or more of these sites in greater detail. www.answersingenesis.org
Answers in Genesis maintains the first creation link found on our LSI web site. It is also one of the most popular Christian web sites on the Internet. A few minutes spent exploring the site will show why.
AIG has a wealth of material ranging from technical and semi-technical articles to humorous cartoons. President and founder Ken Ham maintains a blog which he updates daily. The number of interviews, speaking engagements, and miles traveled are not only astonishing, but inspiring as well.
The staff of the new creation museum also maintains a blog which is updated several times a week. Both blogs make frequent use of photographs which in themselves are often worth a visit to the web site.
The Institute of Creation Research, founded in 1970 by Dr. Henry Morris, is one of the oldest creation organizations in existence. As such, its web site contains a treasure trove of technical, semi-technical, and popular articles about the creation-evolution issue. Many of these articles are reprints from Acts and Facts and other ICR publications dating back several decades.
ICR’s web site also offers courses in various areas of science taught from the creationist point of view. The LSI Journal would certainly be interested in the experiences of any readers who may have taken one of these courses.
The Creation Research Society was founded in 1963 as a scientific society governed by scientists. Voting membership is restricted to applicants with a postgraduate degree in a recognized area of science. This is an excellent site to use when confronted with the claim that no true scientists believes in a young earth or six-day creation.
The highly-qualified members of the CRS publish a peer-reviewed scholarly publication called the Creation Research Society Quarterly.
The CRS web site reports that of all the university and metropolitan libraries in Wisconsin, only seven subscribe to its quarterly—and two of these are our own Wisconsin Lutheran College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. The ONLY public or university library in Wisconsin which makes the CRSQ available to its constituents is the Milwaukee Public Library.
One can only wonder if this apparent censorship by the public library system is a major reason why so many evolutionists firmly believe that creationists never publish any scholarly, peer-reviewed materials.
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Before examining the three sites described above, it will certainly be worthwhile to peruse our own LSI web site. One of the main goals of the Lutheran Science Institute is to promote the teaching and enjoyment of science in our WELS schools. Teachers have commented to this reviewer that they have made good use of the News Briefs found in the LSI Journal. These are now available on our web site.
Another feature which is not found on any of the major creation web sites is the collection of public-domain animal pictures which can be down-loaded and used in teaching situations.
Our LSI web site also contains reprints of many LSI Journal articles. Simply click “Complete Index” at the bottom of the purple column on the lefthand side of the home page. The articles are arranged according to topic in alphabetical order, ranging from “abiogenesis” to “water vapor canopy theory.” This allows for quick and easy access equal or superior to more expensive sites.
Exciting things are happening in the world of creation web sites and LSI is privileged to be part of it. LSI
