Walla Walla University: The Collegian Debates Evolution vs. Creation

By Sean Pitman The Collegian, the school paper for Walla Walla University, just published an entire spread on the topic of evolution vs. creation with authors (primarily students) from multiple departments contributing.  An interesting survey was also published primarily reflecting the beliefs of WWU students on the topic of origins (a smaller percentage of faculty, [...]

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Supreme Court Decision on Church Employment Case

From the North American Religious Liberty Association   Today the Supreme Court decided what is likely the most important religious liberty case to come down in the past two decades. In Hosanna-Tabor Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Court sided unanimously with a church sued for firing an employee on religious [...]

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Eugenie Scott’s Letter of Alarm – “Evolution Under Attack”

A letter of alarm from Eugenie C. Scott, Executive Director for the National Center for Science Education: Believe it or not, the teaching of evolution is under attack. Here we are, eight-six years after the Scopes Trial, in which a Tennessee teacher was convicted for teaching evolution, contrary to state law… Read More (links to [...]

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The Origin of the Sabbath and the 7-Day Week

By Sean Pitman . Many, even among those who call themselves Adventists, question the true origin of the Sabbath and of the 7-day weekly cycle.  Of course, the Bible claims that God instituted both during the Creation Week described in Genesis.  However, critics of the biblical account claim that the seven-day week was actually invented [...]

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Why the Bible?

By Sean Pitman . The Bible makes many extraordinary, even magical, claims about the nature of human history and about the nature of reality in general.  Of course, so do many other fairytale books and well-loved moral fables.  What, if anything, makes the miraculous claims of the Bible any different?  Why should anyone believe in [...]

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