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Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›
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New Book: Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

If you want to understand why many Christian colleges are now producing graduates with views indistinguishable from secular materialists, read my book. Read More ›
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Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›
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This Mountain Is Now a “Person” with “Rights” and Even “Responsibilities”

And what responsibilities can the mountain possibly assume? Can it be sued for an avalanche? Ridiculous! Read More ›
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Former CDC Director: What Worked, What Didn’t, with Covid

Wesley J. Smith interviewed Robert R. Redfield on the public health disasters brought on by Covid and the reasons for the loss of trust in public health. Read More ›
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Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again

The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling. Read More ›
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In Unexpected Attack, Activists Deface Charles Darwin’s Tomb

Activists with Just Stop Oil seem to be attempting to enlist Darwin’s modern-day followers in their environment cause. Read More ›
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Walt Disney’s Views on Science and Its Dangers

Disney’s worldview was an interesting blend of 19th-century morals with a 21st-century vision for science and technology. Read More ›
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Walt Disney’s Views on Evolution

On the Magic Skyway, animatronics were used to tell stories of ages past, from the age of the dinosaurs to the arrival of man. Read More ›

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