Last week Christianity Today posted an article discussing clergy and their views on origins. As the article reports, new Barna Group research (commissioned by BioLogos) “shows that a slight majority (54 percent) of Protestant pastors across all regions most likely identify with young-earth creation.” (more…)
Young Earth vs Old Earth
June 22, 2012
Special Delivery from the Kuiper Belt
Posted by Maureen under Astronomy, Solar System, Young Earth vs Old Earth | Tags: asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt, Pluto |[3] Comments
It saddens me that my children will grow up seeing only eight planets on the posters at school, whereas I grew up with nine. As of August 2006, Pluto has been classified as a dwarf planet. RTB astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink isn’t as sentimental as I am about Pluto—he understands and appreciates the reasons for the former planet’s demotion. (more…)
March 16, 2012
Dating Ancient Limestone in Ireland
Posted by Maureen under Age of the Earth, Archaeology, Controversies, Radiometric dating, Young Earth vs Old Earth | Tags: Burren, County Clare, eternal God, Institute for Creation Research, Ireland, limestone, old-Earth creationism, Poulnabrone Dolmen, radiometric dating reliability, RATE project, young-earth creationism |Leave a Comment
In County Clare, Ireland, one of the main sight-seeing destinations is the Burren, a stretch of terrain often described as “lunar” in appearance. The karst landscape features expansive limestone pavements crisscrossed by cracks known as “grikes” (as though raked by a giant attempting to farm) and solemn portal tombs such as the Neolithic Poulnabrone Dolmen. (more…)