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NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., speaks at the 2017 Rare Disease Day at NIH.

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John G. West

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March 10, 2025

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Bioethics
Ethics
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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, censorship, COVID-19, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Evangelical Christians, federal funding, Francis Collins, government, mandates, National Institutes of Health, persecution, progressives, scientific research, secularists, Stand Up for Science, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, United States}

Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

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March 10, 2025

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At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

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March 6, 2025

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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Medicine
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, abortion, body parts, Center for Medical Progress, children, Christianity, Christianity Today, Christians, COVID-19, David Daleiden, embryos, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, gestation, Holy Spirit, infants, jesus, John the Baptist, John West, Judicial Watch, National Institutes of Health, Nicene Creed, Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Sweden, unborn, University of Pittsburgh}

Stockholm Syndrome: Francis Collins and the Unborn

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 6, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Medicine

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Collins is a role model for aspiring young Christians, right? John West says, not so fast. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
February 24, 2025

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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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, Becket Cook, Christianity, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, friendship, Hebrew Bible, interviews, Manhattan, pastors, prestige, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

“Friends with Francis”: How Institutions Devolve

_{David Klinghoffer
February 24, 2025

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Among the temptations we face as humans, friendship — otherwise such a wonderful thing — doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 24, 2025

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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Psychology
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, Boy Scouts, Christianity, conservatives, faith, Francis Collins, genome, National Institutes of Health, secularism, Slate, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christians}

A Useful Christian: John West on Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{David Klinghoffer
February 24, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Psychology

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There are Stockholm syndrome Jews as well — you’ll see them parading with “anti-Zionist” groups on campus and in the street. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
February 21, 2025

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Bioethics
Faith & Science
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, American Humanist Association, C.S. Lewis, Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, debates, Denis Noble, Denyse O'Leary, Francis Collins, Francis Crick, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Mendelian genetics, Michael Egnor, Miracles (book), MIT, Old Testament, qualia, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, Rudder Theatre, Santa Fe, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Jay Gould, Steven Pinker, Steven Weinberg, Stuart Kauffman, Texas A&M University, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Blind Watchmaker, Trotter Prize, Tufts University, violence, Zeitgeist}

Dawkins and Picard Win This Year’s Trotter Prize

_{William A. Dembski
February 21, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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A reflection on the 2025 Trotter Prize Lecture delivered by Oxford's Richard Dawkins and MIT's Rosalind Picard. Read More ›

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Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 12, 2025

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Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
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, “consensus science”, Darwinian evolution, dissent, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith and science, Francis Collins, free speech, intelligent design, John West, National Institutes of Health, prejudices, scientific progress, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

Evangelizing for Darwin: John West Reads from Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 12, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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As Exhibit A of an influential evangelical Christian that has been captivated by scientific materialism, West unpacks the legacy of Dr. Francis Collins. Read More ›

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John G. West

Date
February 10, 2025

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Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, Barack Obama, Biden Administration, Covid vaccines, COVID-19, Discovery Institute Press, entertainment, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, filmmakers, Francis Collins, government, Human Genome Project, journalists, law, National Institutes of Health, Politicians, professors, Research, Science (journal), scientists, Stockholm Syndrome Christian, Time Magazine}

Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 10, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 7, 2025

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Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
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, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Charles Darwin, debate, disagreement, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, Francis Collins, ID the Future, ideology, John West, podcast, scientific enterprise, scientific materialism, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, United States}

How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 7, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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In a nutshell, theistic evolution is the attempt to reconcile belief in God with the standard evolutionary account of life’s origins. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 5, 2025

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Evolution
Faith & Science
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, abortion, creation, Darwinian evolution, Evangelical Christians, Francis Collins, Human Genome Project, ID the Future, John West, National Institutes of Health, race, religious liberty, secularists, sex, sexuality, Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 5, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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John West explains that “Stockholm syndrome” refers to the tendency of a victim to bond with or sympathize with his or her captor. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 4, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Calvin College, childhood, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, elitism, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith and science, Francis Collins, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, physical universe, slippery slope, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christians, theism, theistic Darwinism}

The Slippery Slope of Theistic Darwinism: The Sad Cases of Howard Van Till and Karl Giberson

_{John G. West
February 4, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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After retiring from Calvin, Howard Van Till evolved well beyond Christianity. Indeed, he eventually evolved beyond theism. Read More ›