October 2006

No Hobbits

October 23, 2006

[ TBC : Discoveries of skeletal remains on an Indonesian island in 2004 have been promoted as a new species, and clear proof of evolution. Time proves to be the enemy of evolutionary theory. More recent study has shown that the earlier (and much publicized) claims are false.] No Hobbits...Read more

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Stem Cells

October 23, 2006

Scientists Make Stem Cells Without Harming Embryos By using single cells plucked from human embryos, scientists have grown human embryonic stem cells, which can turn into any other kind of cell in the body, while leaving the original embryo intact. This new technique could potentially allow researchers to generate human...Read more

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Witchcraft Legal

October 23, 2006

Witchcraft ban ends in Zimbabwe [Excerpts] Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on the practice of witchcraft, repealing legislation dating back to colonial rule. From July the government acknowledges that supernatural powers exist - but prohibits the use of magic to cause someone harm. In 1899, colonial settlers made it a...Read more

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Sodom

October 23, 2006

[TBC: Christians speak of apologetics as though it were a recent development. Yet, as this essay originally published in 1893 demonstrates, there have always been those willing to go toe-to-toe with those denying the historical record of the Scriptures.] The story of the fate of Sodom is not credited by...Read more

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Islam’s Record

October 23, 2006

Intimidating the West [Excerpts] The violence by Muslims responding to comments by the pope fit a pattern that has been building and accelerating since 1989. Six times since then, Westerners did or said something that triggered death threats and violence in the Muslim world. Looking at them in the aggregate...Read more

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How In The World Will The World Unite?

Tom: You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily , a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him. We’re currently discussing Dave...Read more

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Religious Robbers

Gary: Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Sacramento Bee , August 13, 2006 with the headline, “Religion Related Fraud Getting Worse.” The following are excerpts: “Randall W. Harding sang in the...Read more

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Is Worship Just Too Casual?

Gary: Now, Contending for the Faith. In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here’s this week’s question: “Dear Dave and Tom, I know I’m just an old coot, but I think I have a legitimate gripe here. I observe...Read more

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Was Lydia Saved By Baptism?

Gary: Now our final segment, Understanding the Scriptures, and we resume our excursion through the Book of Acts. Here again are Dave and Tom. Tom: This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment. We’re in the Book of Acts, now in Acts:16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the...Read more

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School Days

October 20, 2006

[TBC: The "religious" nature of such beliefs as evolution and humanism have long been pointed out. In seeking to eradicate "religion," (i.e., biblical Christianity) from every facet of university life, so called free-thinkers have created a religious edifice which is already turning against them. The following excerpt from The National...Read more

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