Creation Or Evolution? Part 1

by Winkie Pratney

Over a century and a half ago, an academic controversy swept the world, as a liberal, materialistic philosophy collected data to give Man a new view of his origins. Strong religious reaction began; foolish and unfounded statements were made by uninformed church people. Science and faith quarreled, and for the first time in a great many years, received a virtual divorce. Early viewpoints became clouded, ignored, or discarded; our century has… Continue reading →

Creation Or Evolution? Part 2

by Winkie Pratney

The Men Of Science Who Believed In Creation

The idea that “creation halts human inquiry,” and that a picture of reality starting with God “finishes off any ideas of research,” is a modern fiction. Once again, life-sciences have many Christian researchers like those in the past, such as Linnaeus, the great Swedish botanist, and his predecessor John Ray (whose book The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation … Continue reading →

Creation Or Evolution? Part 3 – The Fossil Record

by Winkie Pratney

Strange as it may seem, Darwin himself said that the fossil record is “one of the most obvious and serious objections which could be urged against the theory,” and “the absence of transitional forms between species… presses hardly on my theory.”

He realized what many people today do not realize: the record of the rocks is more a testimony to EXTINCTION than to evolution. We see… Continue reading →