2008 Theme: Impacting the culture, one life at a time! volume 15 issue 3

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1 LOTS OF helpful RESOURCES PAGES 5 9 answersupdate 2008 Theme: Impacting the culture, one life at a time! volume 15 issue 3 A monthly newsletter equipping Christians to uphold the authority of the Bible from the very first verse The more we train generations from the earliest age (even 2 years old), the more they ll distinguish truth from error. Two-year old Elijah, playing Creation Museum. So Obvious, Even a Child Gets It! I read an article recently in which an evolutionist bemoaned the fact that biblical creationists are able to come across as very convincing to children. Now, I thought: if you go to Barnes & Noble or another bookstore, you can see a wide range of books on evolution/millions Ken ham Worldrenowned speaker, author, and president of AiG U.S. of years targeted for a young audience designed to indoctrinate children in evolutionary ideas. Of course, public school science texts (and other resources in school libraries) also are geared to teach evolution/millions of years as fact, right from the youngest ages in the government-run education systems. Even with such intense indoctrination, secularists complain that creationists are increasingly successful in countering the evolution/long ages message. They say there s an urgent need for evolutionists to communicate their message more effectively to children. Let s face it. Secular evolutionists/atheists know that if you can indoctrinate at a young age, it paves the way to brainwashing children with a naturalistic (atheistic) worldview. That s why the secularists are moving more and more to protect their ideology through legislation and litigation. They don t even want students to hear the difficulties with evolution or understand the observational evidence that contradicts it (evidence which actually confirms the Bible s account of creation). Sadly, secularists have indoctrinated billions of children in anti-god ideas, and are accelerating their efforts in order to gain an even stronger hold on the public education system. Such people are quick to accuse Christians (especially those believing in biblical creation) of indoctrinating children at a young age. Well, after all, the Bible instructs parents to do so: Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). Evolutionists/atheists thus work hard to kick Christianity out of the public school system (and other public places) and continued on page 2... The ultimate VBS curriculum is available now! From discovering dinosaurs to Noah s Ark and much more, kids will be excited about exploring the 7 C s of History on the Ultimate Trek through Time! See page 6. 3 Museum adventures 4 5 Answers on TV Five pages of special offers 10 Conference savings March2008 New magazine issue Science vs. evolution answersingenesis.org

2 ... continued from page 1 replace it with their own religion the religion of naturalism (atheism). It s a worldview that teaches that the universe and all life have arisen by natural processes and that man is just an animal who has no ultimate meaning and purpose. The New, Aggressive Atheists Atheist Richard Dawkins actually states that Christians who teach their children Christianity are committing child abuse. * Also, the legal director for the group American Atheists, Ed Kagin who protested against the opening of our Creation Museum last May and tries to stir up Are you ready for more in your Christian diet? Join AiG for our Defending Your Faith in a Secular America conference. When: July 15 18, 2008 Where: Branson, MO Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Dr. Voddie Baucham Grace Baptist Family Church Doug Phillips Vision Forum Carl Kerby Answers in Genesis people against AiG whenever we want to do any additional construction such as putting in a new parking lot was quoted as saying the following about creationism in general: We might now be in the Dark Ages [There is a] need to oppose the terrorism of this ignorance, and the child abuse of teaching children that science is wrong and that faith and dogma trump truth. ** Of course, Dawkins and Four days in Branson, Missouri, to grow deeper in the Word and bolder in your witness. Our biggest event of the year Family Conference 08. Your family will walk away spiritually nourished by four of the best apologetics teachers in the world! Get equipped with real answers! Register by April 1, 2008 and SAVE BIG! Register online at or call Kagin are God haters which is why they oppose creationists and want to impose their atheistic dogma on public school students (and society in general). In essence, they want schools to be churches of atheism. Such atheists often get livid when they see the effectiveness of the Creation Museum s communication techniques, especially as they realize that the museum (and AiG s other outreaches) are reaching children with information Dawkins and Kagin don t want them to know. These are children the atheists want to brainwash against the Christian message! A Budding Museum Operator God is doing a great work, and I get so excited when we receive testimonies like this one that involves a very young museum booster: The Creation Museum is not lost on the really young. My 2-year-old son Elijah visited the museum (along with the rest of the family). Months later, he decided that he should pretend he is going to the Creation Museum. He lined up his [toy] dinosaurs, handed out tickets to us, and told us all the [dinosaur] names. Our little boy (having not been to the Creation Museum in many months) described details of the museum the brachiosaurus in the lobby that moves his head like this (as our son demonstrated with his hand), and the planetarium where our seats went back to look at the stars on the ceiling. He loves creation, and especially all the kinds of dinosaurs God made. The more we train generations in the truth right from the earliest age (even at 2), the more they ll easily distinguish truth from error. Yes, the truth that God created as the Bible states is so obvious, even a child gets it! We need such a generation of children to combat false teachings of the children of Dawkins and Kagin. So remember: your children are really never too young to learn something from the Creation Museum (see next page). *Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, p ** American Atheist, September 2007, pp

3 Come Adventure with Us! Does the explorer in you get excited when you hear about great adventures for God and His Word? Would you like to hear about a real-life journey through the frozen past, where heroes were huddled against the aching cold of the Alaskan wilderness to find the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, so that you may know that... the Lord is the God of Israel (Isaiah 45:3)? Come join us this month March 21 & 27 at 1 p.m. at the Creation Museum near Cincinnati to hear AiG s real-life explorer Buddy Davis recount the true story of his quest for God s treasures in Alaska. Locked in a remote, frozen wasteland where man has rarely trekked lie the remains of creatures so mysterious that science can scarcely believe the truth. But this team of scientists and researchers endured some incredible hardships to reach them. Were they successful? Did they really find unfossilized dinosaur bones? What would the implications of such a find be? Join us to find out! Visit org. See you this month! museumupdate Tens of thousands of families have already enjoyed their visit to the Creation Museum. Note the expanded hours below that will make the museum even more accessible. Right: The museum s main hall features high-tech animatronic dinosaurs. Museum Hours Expanded Beginning Friday, March 21, the Creation Museum will stay open until 9 p.m. Can t make it on Friday evening? The museum is now open an hour early (at 9 a.m.) on Saturdays. Spring Hours (until Memorial Day; then resuming Labor Day through Memorial Day 2009) Monday Thursday: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. (3 extra hours!) Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. (1 extra hour!) (Note: Starting September 3, 2008, museum closed on Wednesdays) Summer Hours (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day) Mon. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. (3 extra hours!) Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. (open early) Sunday: Noon 6:00 p.m. (starting May 25) Visit Raving Fans As guests continue to pour into the museum (over 320,000 in 9 months), here is what a few of them are saying about this high-tech evangelistic center: A spectacular visit. A place believers can learn to support the Bible & unbelievers to question what they believe. I am a youth pastor. I can t wait to bring my youth group to this remarkable museum. I left in awe of God. We have set up a special web page to help you make your plans to visit the museum (located near Cincinnati): 3

4 On DirecTV... Every Week! Do you subscribe to DirectTV, the satellite network? If so, now you can tune in to faith-building AiG teaching on the Answers Creation Hour on the NRB channel (number 378) every Tuesday evening, 9:00 10:00 p.m. (EST). This new outreach of AiG launched last month. In response to viewer requests, the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters) approached AiG last fall about such a program. After back-and-forth discussions for several weeks, AiG s VP of Media & Marketing, Dale Mason, presented this NRB opportunity to AiG s communications committee, which strongly endorsed the idea. Most ministries pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for timeslots like this, observed Mason. Due to NRB s strong desire for AiG programming, in the end, we didn t have to incur these kind of expenses. AiG is thrilled at the possibility to reach into as many as 16 million U.S. households (plus over 4 million Latin American and Brazilian homes) every week. Pray for this new channel as it shares the truth of the Bible, beginning with Genesis! It is our hope that millions will view the creation-gospel message this year! For more about Answers Creation Hour, visit www. answersingenesis.org/go/ answerstv Scene from our award-winning TV spot. Museum Wins Special Award Last month, our :30 television commercial advertising the Creation Museum won the Best Television Commercial of the Year award from the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). At the ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee this month, AiG and its advertising agency, Joseph David Advertising, received the award in recognition of a successful TV campaign conducted in 3 states. View the full :30 animated commercial at creationnews Media watching Keeping abreast of creation/evolution issues is rather easy and convenient. Just go to the awardwinning and constantly updated website of www. answersingenesis.org, where you ll find out about the latest Hollywood movies that touch on the origins question, plus rebuttals of the latest claims being made be evolutionists. Encourage your family and church friends (especially teens) to visit prayerpoints Please pray: that the international t r a i n i n g s e m i n a r we re holding next month at the Creation Museum with representatives from five continents will thoroughly equip Christian leaders to bring the creation/gospel message back to their spheres of influence. that many more young people will accompany their parents and grandparents to the Creation Museum and enjoy all its Biblecentered activities. aigprayer.org 4

5 To take advantage of these special prices, enter coupon code 0803 at checkout. Answers magazine. It just keeps getting... better and better and better! This highly anticipated new edition arrives in mailboxes over the next few weeks. Subscribe or renew now to ensure that you get a copy! We normally print thousands extra, but have found that they can sell out quickly (as was the case with last fall s edition). Subscribe to this amazing magazine to get the very best value. ($7 retail per issue). Please check the website for foreign subscriptions. Subscribe for less than 34 x 11 spread $5 per issue! (with 3-year subscription) NEW! This set is among the highest quality resources we ve ever authored! 1-Year $22 ($28 value) 2-Year $39 ($56 value) 3-Year $59 ($84 value) Last issue at this price! Subscribe or renew now! Answers magazine This quarterly publication refutes evolution and provides the answers you need to defend your faith. Features exciting and richly-illustrated articles you won t find anywhere else. Recent issues have covered: dinosaurs, geology, the Ark, stem cell research, the emergent church movement, the state of science education in America, the Reformation, modern animals and insects, astronomy, evangelism tips, and much more. This new issue has a special section about the Tower of Babel and is already being heralded as possibly our most important yet! ( pages per issue) Kids Answers insert Children love this 8-page mini-magazine, and it s included in every issue! Noah s Ark: Thinking Outside the Box book/dvd features Tim Lovett, Dr. john whitcomb, and ken ham Our ground-breaking documentary and this lavishly-illustrated new book reveal the latest findings about the design of the Ark. You ll love the beautiful illustrations, animations, commentary, and images of the Ark that explain the most perplexing of questions. Rest in the authority and inerrancy of God s Word as the Ark, the Flood, and their reality are affirmed from the pages of Scripture and the most recent of research. (Jr. High Adult) Hardcover $15.99 (80 pages) DVD $14.99 (24 min.) For a complete listing of all AiG resources, visit answersbookstore.com 5

6 Hurry! These specials expire April 28, 2008! Prices shown in U.S. dollars and not available at events. Time is running out! Make this VBS your best VBS! Through AiG's popular "7 C's of History," kids learn about dinosaurs, Noah's Flood, and a whole lot more! This summer, take your kids on an Amazon Expedition that explores the 7 C s of history with excitement and fun. From dinosaurs to Noah s Flood and much more, kids and leaders will enjoy their best VBS ever! (See video online) Starter Kit Save $ Retail $99.99 Time is running out! Order before it s too late! This well-equipped starter kit includes everything shown, packaged in a sturdy safari bag. Super-Starter Kit Starter Kit shown Save $ Retail $ $79 99 $ Our Super-Starter Kit includes everything shown here, PLUS message-based music, sample promotional materials and teaching aids. (A total of 80 items!) Visit our special website for the complete list. Visit AnswersVBS.com/0803 for full description, plus sample videos, songs, pages from the leader guides, and more! Enter code 0803 to receive this discounted price! Don't miss the sample videos and music online! Tower of Babel pop-up book jon Taylor, illustrator Why is Babel so important? This fun-format book is a great way to teach kids about the Genesis 11 event and its significance in their lives. A full-color book with entertaining pop-up design, Tower of Babel explains how the different languages and races came about. The impressive Tower of Babel stands at the top of the book as you read through the entire story! A great way to teach biblical history. 24 pages. (Ages 8+) Pop-up Book $14 99 NEW! Sample of open book 6 Call (Extended hours: 9 a.m. 7 p.m., ET) Fax (859)

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9 To take advantage of these special prices, enter coupon code 0803 at checkout. Evolution: Teacher s Manual NEW! Evolution: The Grand Experiment book and teacher s manual Dr. Carl Werner For over 30 years, Dr. Carl Werner has traveled the globe visiting dig sites and museums, conducting interviews with leading experts, and more all to answer a simple question: Can you prove evolution? His discovery, presented in a uniquely compelling format, takes you through both sides of the issue, and then reveals the remarkable and unmistakable truth. Over 500 photos included! Hardcover $29.99 (256 pages) Teacher Manual $16.99 (264 pages) Teacher s Manual Now Available! Answers Academy curriculum Features: Ken Ham, Dr. Terry Mortenson, and Dr. Jason Lisle. Recommended for: Youth groups, Bible study groups, homeschools, Christian schools Endorsed by: Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Dr. Jerry Falwell, and others! 13 DVD SET set only $ SAVE $70 This all-in-one kit includes everything you need! 13 DVDs (approx. 30 min. each) Easy-to-use Leader s Guide (240 pages) with reproducible tests 5 Participant Workbooks (96 pages each) 5 full-color posters (11x17) Reproducible bulletin master Publicity guide Here is a DVD-based curriculum that equips students and adults to view the world through biblical glasses and to answer the stumbling-block questions our culture is asking about the authority and accuracy of the Bible. During the thirteen illustrated lessons that are the foundation of this apologetics power-pack, you will discover why it is vital to provide logical answers to skeptics and how to give those answers with a solid understanding of what the Bible says about the relevance of Genesis, geology, astronomy, and more. Viewers will learn a solid creation-based worldview and the fact that true operational science runs counter to the idea of evolution and millions of years. Features Ken Ham, Dr. Terry Mortensen, and Dr. Jason Lisle. (Ages 13 and up) Curriculum Kit Our newest series for youth! FREE T-shirt when you mention code Features: Ken Ham, Dr. Charles Ware, Carl Kerby, and Bill Jack Includes: 13 DVDs, teacher/student study guides, and inductive Bible study Kit $ For a complete listing of all AiG resources, visit answersbookstore.com 9

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12 Answers Update is published monthly at no charge by Answers in Genesis, a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) evangelistic organization. WHO ARE WE? AiG is the world s largest apologetics ministry. We seek to equip the church to uphold the authority and accuracy of the Bible from the very first verse, thereby enabling it to more effectively present the gospel in our increasingly secular, evolutionary society. PO Box 510, Hebron, KY Bullittsburg Church Rd., Petersburg, KY Phone: (859) Donations & book orders only: (800) Fax...(859) Museum information line: (888) answersingenesis.org President: Ken Ham Editors: Mark Looy & Dale Mason Production: Dan Zordel, Diane King, What do you believe about cloning? Get this HOT TOPIC DVD today! See page 8. PO Box 510 Hebron, KY NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ANSWERS IN GENESIS didyouknow? Evolution-thinking has been detrimental to medical science. Evolution vs. Medicine Did you know that many people including most evolutionist scientists still believe the old story that the appendix is some kind of useless leftover from our ape-like ancestry? It s incredible that this myth continues to be spread. In fact, the 2008 Encyclopedia Britannica article on the appendix states: The appendix does not serve any useful purpose as a digestive organ in humans, and it is believed to be gradually disappearing in the human species over evolutionary time. In our research library, though, we have a medical textbook that presents the known functions of this organ. For example, the appendix has a role to play in our immune system. Many evolutionists continue to cling to outdated and wrong information in their attempt to persuade you that evolution is true. They also claim that there are other so-called useless body parts that are left over from our evolutionary ancestors. By the way, AiG s Dr. David Menton, who taught at the prestigious school of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis for more than 30 years, points out that there are examples of how evolution-thinking has actually been detrimental to medical science. Adapted from the March 18, 2008 broadcast of the Answers with Ken Ham radio program. For a listing of the 900 U.S. stations that carry the program, visit