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Stem Cell Debate Over?
When scientists were able to
make ordinary human skin cells
act like embryonic stem cells, they
may have provided a solution to
the debate over stem cells.
Laboratory teams working
separately in the U.S. and Japan
chose the same day to announce
the breakthroughs that should
allow embryonic-like cells to be
created without the need to
destroy embryos. Scientists
inserted four genes into each skin
cell which turned other genes on
or off to mimic stem cells, but how
the genes did it remains a mystery.
—(Racine) Journal Times
(11/21/07)
Like Creation Message
Creation scientist Dr. Werner Gitt
has found more freedom to
spread the message of
creationism in Kazakhstan, a
Muslim and former Communist
country, than he has in the
countries of western Europe.
Speaking at universities in
Kazakhstan, Gitt had no trouble
dispersing thousands of free
books and tracts to the interested
students. Some students even
committed their lives to Christ.—
Answers (October-December,
2007)
Sweden Says ‘No”
To Creationism and ID
Sweden is planning to forbid the
teaching of both creationism and
intelligent design in the nation’s
schools—even independent ones.
The education minister, Jan
Bjorklund, has said, “Pupils must
be protected from all forms of
fundamentalism.” Bjorklund plans
to double the number of
inspections in the schools and
close those that break the rules.—
Christian News (11/12/07)
When scientists were able to
make ordinary human skin cells
act like embryonic stem cells, they
may have provided a solution to
the debate over stem cells.
Laboratory teams working
separately in the U.S. and Japan
chose the same day to announce
the breakthroughs that should
allow embryonic-like cells to be
created without the need to
destroy embryos. Scientists
inserted four genes into each skin
cell which turned other genes on
or off to mimic stem cells, but how
the genes did it remains a mystery.
—(Racine) Journal Times
(11/21/07)
Like Creation Message
Creation scientist Dr. Werner Gitt
has found more freedom to
spread the message of
creationism in Kazakhstan, a
Muslim and former Communist
country, than he has in the
countries of western Europe.
Speaking at universities in
Kazakhstan, Gitt had no trouble
dispersing thousands of free
books and tracts to the interested
students. Some students even
committed their lives to Christ.—
Answers (October-December,
2007)
Sweden Says ‘No”
To Creationism and ID
Sweden is planning to forbid the
teaching of both creationism and
intelligent design in the nation’s
schools—even independent ones.
The education minister, Jan
Bjorklund, has said, “Pupils must
be protected from all forms of
fundamentalism.” Bjorklund plans
to double the number of
inspections in the schools and
close those that break the rules.—
Christian News (11/12/07)
Stop Christian Couple
From Foster Children
A British couple with an excellent
record of caring for almost 30
vulnerable foster children since
2001 may no longer legally be
able to be foster parents. Their
crime—they have refused to sign
new sexual equality regulations
that would have required them to
promote homosexuality, which is
against their Christian faith. Some
religious campaigners say that
gay rights now are trumping
religious rights In Britain.—
Christian News (11/12/07)
One-Third of Primates Face
Extinction
Up to 1/3 of all primates (apes,
monkeys, etc.) are in danger of
extinction. Blame this situation on
rampant habitat destruction, the
commercial sale of primate meat
and the trade in illegal wildlife, a
report by Conservation
International and a primatological
society in China claims. There are
394 primate species and 114 are
threatened. There is some good
news—nine primates including the
eastern gorilla and the black-
faced lion tamarin were taken off
a similar list produced in 2004.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(10/26/07)
From Foster Children
A British couple with an excellent
record of caring for almost 30
vulnerable foster children since
2001 may no longer legally be
able to be foster parents. Their
crime—they have refused to sign
new sexual equality regulations
that would have required them to
promote homosexuality, which is
against their Christian faith. Some
religious campaigners say that
gay rights now are trumping
religious rights In Britain.—
Christian News (11/12/07)
One-Third of Primates Face
Extinction
Up to 1/3 of all primates (apes,
monkeys, etc.) are in danger of
extinction. Blame this situation on
rampant habitat destruction, the
commercial sale of primate meat
and the trade in illegal wildlife, a
report by Conservation
International and a primatological
society in China claims. There are
394 primate species and 114 are
threatened. There is some good
news—nine primates including the
eastern gorilla and the black-
faced lion tamarin were taken off
a similar list produced in 2004.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(10/26/07)
Intelligence Banned
Says Ben Stein
Ben Stein’s “Expelled: No
Intelligence Allowed” is expected
to be one of 2008’s major box
office releases. Scheduled for
release in 2008, the film
challenges evolutionary thought.
Stein challenges viewers to think
about and not simply accept
evolutionary doctrines. The movie
pictures America as being
victimized by an elite group that
has pushed the theory and
refused to allow dissent.—
cbnnews.com (10/2/07)
So Who’s
The Dodo Bird?
The movie Flock of Dodos: The
Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus
is now available in DVD format.
Some evolutionists are concerned
about the documentary because
filmmaker Randy Olson attacks
some evolutionists just as he does
ID proponents. Because biblical
creationists are not active in the
Intelligent Design movement, they
are largely excluded from the film.
—Answers (October-December,
2007)
Neanderthals May Have
Had Red Hair
Scientists think at least some of
the ancient humans called
Neanderthals could have had fair
skin and red hair. Researchers
studying Neanderthal DNA found
a mutation that can affect skin
and hair pigmentation. European
and American scientists reported
this discovery in an online edition
of the journal Science.—(Racine)
Journal Times (10/26/07)
Says Ben Stein
Ben Stein’s “Expelled: No
Intelligence Allowed” is expected
to be one of 2008’s major box
office releases. Scheduled for
release in 2008, the film
challenges evolutionary thought.
Stein challenges viewers to think
about and not simply accept
evolutionary doctrines. The movie
pictures America as being
victimized by an elite group that
has pushed the theory and
refused to allow dissent.—
cbnnews.com (10/2/07)
So Who’s
The Dodo Bird?
The movie Flock of Dodos: The
Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus
is now available in DVD format.
Some evolutionists are concerned
about the documentary because
filmmaker Randy Olson attacks
some evolutionists just as he does
ID proponents. Because biblical
creationists are not active in the
Intelligent Design movement, they
are largely excluded from the film.
—Answers (October-December,
2007)
Neanderthals May Have
Had Red Hair
Scientists think at least some of
the ancient humans called
Neanderthals could have had fair
skin and red hair. Researchers
studying Neanderthal DNA found
a mutation that can affect skin
and hair pigmentation. European
and American scientists reported
this discovery in an online edition
of the journal Science.—(Racine)
Journal Times (10/26/07)
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