OBJECTIVES   

To promote objectivity, intellectual integrity, academic freedom and religious neutrality in the teaching of biological and cosmological origins in New Mexico’s public schools.

To inform New Mexicans of the extraordinary design-like features discovered in cosmology and biology that are unexplainable in terms of undirected natural causes.

To inform parents, students, teachers, public school administrators and legislators of the scientific, religious and legal issues associated with the teaching of biological origins in public schools.

Brief essays on Science, Faith and Reason.

Feb 2010: The War Between Science and Religion: A Modern Myth [here]

Mar 2010: Pleasing Epicurus  [here]

Apr 2010: Darwinism as Ideology [here]

May 2010: Eugenics: The Dark Side of Darwinism, Part 1 [here]

June 2010: Eugenics: The Dark Side of Darwinism , Part 2 [here]

July 2010: The Code [here]

August 2010: The New Atheists [here]

Nov 2010: Darwin, Design and America: Part 1 [here]

Jan 2011:The Ghost of Thomas Huxley [here]

ON THEISTIC EVOLUTION

Confused about theistic evolution? 

Go [here] for the best site on the web on this subject. 

Go [here] for critique by Jonathan Wells of Francis Collins' book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.   

CREATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

Check out the excellent articles and resources on Creation Science from Creation Ministries International [here]

KATHLEEN PARKER OP-ED

Syndicated Columnist Kathleen Parker joins Human Genome Project leader Francis Collins in challenging "fundamentalist [Christian] scientists" to accept Darwin and thereby save public education and better civilization.  Read Parker's OP-ED in the Albuquerque Journal, May 27, 2009. 

Response by Joe Renick [here].

LEGISLATION

For information on legislation in New Mexico and other states go to [originseducation.org/].

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ARTICLES AT CONSERVAPEDIA

Atheism [Atheism]

Richard Dawkins [Richard Dawkins]

Intelligent Design [Intelligent Design]

Evolution [Evolution]

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ID RESOURCES

[Books, Audio CDs, DVDs, BLOGS, Articles]

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Readings on [creation]

Readings on [atheism] 

CURRENT EVENTS

Science and Origins Discussion Group

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Please pass the word along to anyone that might be interested in this meeting.

for map go [here].

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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,..."

The Declaration of Independence
In Congress
July 4, 1776

THOMAS JEFFERSON ON INTELLIGENT DESIGN

"I hold (without appeal to revelation) that when we take a view of the Universe, in its parts general or particular, it is impossible for the human mind not to perceive and feel a conviction of design, consummate skill, and indefinite power in every atom of its composition....So irresistible are these evidences of an intelligent and powerful Agent that, of the infinite numbers of men who have existed thro’ all the time, they have believed, in the proportion of a million at least to Unit, in the hypothesis of an eternal pre-existence of a creator, rather than in that of a self-existent Universe."

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He also said...

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”

and...

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.  When the government fears the people, there is liberty".