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Mark Looy of our staff, who’s often combing news reports, websites, blogs, etc. to find out what people are saying about the museum and Answers in Genesis (and sometimes he responds himself), sent me this eye-opening report:

Ken: Here are just a few examples of what secularists are saying about the museum. They are followed by a comment from a Christian who wrote a negative review of one of your videos and does not care much for our ministry, which only underscores our concern that so many Christians are compromising on the authority of the Word of God in favor of accepting the opinions of fallible men.

1. In one instance, I challenged an atheist commentator who sometimes comments on the museum and makes moral pronouncements on his website. For example, he said that we have a “nasty” message, so I responded with the following:

I wanted to ask you about your use of the word “nasty” to describe someone’s actions. You see, your belief system presupposes that we exist in a world that has resulted from chance processes over billions of years; thus there is no meaning or purpose in life. So by what standard can you make moral judgments, including declaring that something is “nasty”? In an evolutionary worldview, there is no basis for something to be morally determined to be good or bad, including something deemed as nasty. You are appealing to an arbitrary kind of authority—your opinion—to judge what is good and what is bad/nasty. Your arbitrary opinion has no moral weight in an arbitrary universe.

Your judgment is wholly inconsistent with an evolutionary worldview in which there is no logical basis for something nasty, bad, or good . . . even your use of the word “wacky” has no moral weight because, again, you have no ultimate standard to make that kind of judgment. Your own opinions create your moral standards and determine your rules for living, and then you suppose to tell others in your columns how they should lead their lives.

I am reminded of the comment that PZ Myers made several months ago, after he toured our Creation Museum with you last year and rode on top of our play dinosaur. When he was chastised for not obeying our clear museum sign that stated that only children could ride the play dinosaur, PZ rationalized his actions by stating: “Some very persnickety people have been demanding that I apologize for riding a fiberglass dinosaur at the Creation ‘Museum,’ because it had a sign saying it was intended only for those under the age of 12. I’ve thought about it. There is that sign, after all, and if I’d looked a little more carefully, I might have noticed it. But then, I realized that I still would have clambered aboard. There isn’t the slightest twinge of repentance in my heart. I’ll even encourage everyone else to jump on .”

Both of you are simply acting in accord with your worldview, in which there is no ultimate standard for morality (including a respect for the private property of others). In that light, your actions are actually quite consistent and understandable in your meaningless and purposeless universe.

If the universe is a mindless product of an accident, why does it display order, including laws of nature? These laws of science only make sense in a Christian worldview, where they are the descriptions of the consistent, logical way that a Creator holds the universe together. If there is no God, how do you account for these laws? How can you explain laws of logic, laws of mathematics, etc. in a naturalistic, materialistic universe?

A few pro-atheist comments followed my response. It was interesting to note, however, that no one yet (as I write this) has been able to give me a straight answer to the question of how an atheist can determine what is good or bad, beautiful or ugly, etc. in a purposeless universe. Instead, many of them skirted around the issue and posed their own questions, and also engaged in name calling and tried to insult our intelligence.

You might have noticed that in this report to you (which you may be posting to your blog) I did not provide a link to the blog post above. I suppose, in the atheist commentator’s arbitrary opinion, this is nasty. But I don’t wish to have you direct people to a site that includes profanity or gives more publicity than what it deserves.

2. Then there was the charge that you, Ken, are in jail. I wrote the atheist who made this false claim to clear your name since the charge was made in a public form. When my correction was posted, the blogger who made the mistake came after me with some new charges. So I responded with:

I find it ironic that as I attempted to correct a terrible mistake (i.e., pointing out that the reputation of a very public person was being harmed in a public forum by the posting of a false charge that he was in jail), you respond with comments that are prejudicial (you claim to know me and my heart) and resort to a form of name-calling. If you really knew me, you would have been aware that I used to unthinkingly follow the evolution herd, until I used my critical-thinking ability and eventually rejected molecules-to-man evolution. You also wrote that you were surprised that I did not call anyone names, but then you stated that by not responding initially, I was acting “very theist” and then you posted a mocking photo and an accompanying caption to ridicule Christians (that “thinking is hard” for us).

– Mark

3. And then, Ken, there’s something that’s been kicking around for more than a year on many websites: that we kicked a young Canadian student out of the museum during a visit by 285 atheists in August of last year. I responded on one blog that: “The young man was NOT kicked out of the museum. In the rare case when someone is asked to leave, one of our safety officers escorts the person to his/her car and that person leaves our private property. In the video, it’s clear that the young man in question is still on-site, playing the martyr. For the real account of what happened, see http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2009/08/08/the-day-285-atheistsagnostics-visited-the-creation-museum/” – Mark Looy, at the Creation Museum

4. Lastly, I responded to a person (who says that he is a supporter of our ministry) who publicly endorsed a harsh review of one of your DVDs. In support of the anti-AiG review, this person wrote (in part):

Though in the past I have been a big supporter of Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis, in the last year or so I’ve begun to rethink his methods, if not his conclusions. At the very least, I’ve realized that interpretation of the biblical creation account is not as cut-and-dry as he makes it sound, and that his speaking is riddled with logical fallacies (which does not by itself mean that he’s wrong about a young Earth). The article linked is the best critical summary of Ham’s teaching methods from a Christian perspective I’ve heard, and deserves your consideration, no matter where you stand on your view of the age of the Earth.

I responded (in part) with:

Greetings. Thank you for your past support. (I could not find your name in our database, though, but maybe our record-keeping is faulty; my assistant looked for a [name withheld] in Tennessee in our records but could not find it.)

I [want to] comment on your support of a negative review of one of Ken Ham’s videos.

In a 45-minute church service, and in a sermon delivered to laypeople (not an academic setting), Ken can’t possibly cover all the views of Genesis in detail. Asking Ken to give a church message to laypeople that is of a technical nature (i.e., essentially an exegesis of Genesis) is not appropriate for that setting. And then also expecting Ken to rigorously refute all possible alternatives is just not reasonable for a Sunday sermon. Not even the most technically trained, exegetical preacher could do that in 45 minutes.

We have other DVDs, several web articles at AnswersInGenesis.org, and books that go into depth; one book is “Coming to Grips with Genesis,” produced by 14 theologically trained scholars.

Of course, when Ken does a multi-hour seminar, he (and any AiG teaching partner) will go into such matters more in depth – and that’s the case as well with some of Ken’s other DVDs.

As someone in California indicated to me last week, the video review you linked to was a “cheap shot.” Respectfully, it could not have been (as you wrote) the “best critical summary” of Ken’s teachings, for Ken could not go in-depth on what we teach.

You stated that Ken’s “speaking is riddled with logical fallacies.” You did not cite one example in your piece. Please do so, and we can address it. While you seemed sympathetic to an author who criticized Ken for not going in depth, we consider it unfortunate that you did not choose to devote even a few words in giving a specific example of where Ken may be wrong.

The internet, of course, can be a wonderful tool to proclaim our creation/gospel message. We have about a million visitors (and millions of “page views” and “hits”) per month, and so it has become a great asset to Answers in Genesis. But as the above examples show, the internet can also be used to spread misinformation and undermine the biblical authority message of the various apologetics ministries like AiG and our Creation Museum.

Footnote

*For example, while most of our opponents who tour the museum and write about it will say that the place is “packed,” you’ll find a person who will come here—perhaps on a very cold day in the middle of the week—and sees 200–300 people and declares the museum not to be a success! In other words, this person arrived at a wrong conclusion about the museum’s popularity after being here only on one day, but the museum has been open more than 1,000 days.

Also, there was the claim made by a blogger that he saw no fossil exhibits in our museum. To correct his terrible reporting, we sent him several photos of some of the world-class fossil specimens we have on display (and at the same time wondering if this person had actually toured the museum). In addition, there was someone who complained—in an apples-and-oranges comparison—that we were not as kid-friendly as a children’s museum; well, this is a science museum (yet with several child-friendly exhibits, kiosks with games, a petting zoo, hands-on children’s workshops, etc.), so to expect a natural history museum to be a children’s museum is quite unfair. And such misrepresentations go on and on . . .

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

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Ever wonder why most folks take off from work on Labor Day? Doesn’t it seem like Labor Day would be the one day in the year that people would labor?

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, “[t]he first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.” U.S. Department of Labor, The History of Labor Day (2007). Not until 1894, however, did Congress make Labor Day a national holiday. Id.

I’m not a fan of unions, which have a nack for increasing worker inefficiency, hiking prices, and creating arbitrary rules that hinder achievement. Here are some interesting facts relating to unions in the film industry:

• George Lucas received a fine from the Screen Actor’s Guild union for not have credits at beginning of his movie The Empire Strikes Back. As anyone who is familiar with the Star Wars movies knows, the films begin with scrolling text in space introducing the story. The feel created by this effect would have been totally ruined by having credits at the beginning of the movie, but SAG didn’t care. Lucas was so outraged by the fine that he dropped out the guild and has never returned.

• Peter Jackson was able to make The Lord of the Rings movies for a fraction of the price he would have paid in the United States because there are no film unions in New Zealand. He was also able to get more flexible labor hours from his crew due to the lack of unions.

• Laos, Nigeria has become a booming movie-production town for Africa, releasing over 2,500 movies in 2004 alone. Nigeria employs some 200,000 film crew workers, none of which belong to a union. The films are popular with Africans and they are making money. Isaac Botkin, Outside Hollywood 213 (Vision Forum, 2007).

Interestingly enough, American unions may literally be a God-send for up-and-coming Christian filmmakers eager to create a replacement industry. By offering flexible work hours, lower costs, and a positive team spirit, independent Christian filmmakers have the potential of out-producing Hollywood. So perhaps we should be thankful for Labor Day and the American unions who brought it about.

In less than three weeks, we will be holding our first-ever national conference for Christian leaders. It will be hosted here in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, September 21–23. I will be one of the speakers.

Answers for Pastors already has over 370 participants registered. It will be held just a few miles from the Creation Museum, so it’s a wonderful opportunity for pastors to (as we recently said in our newsletter) “reaffirm and reignite their passion for the authority of God’s Word as they hear the Bible come alive. They will even enjoy a special VIP visit to the museum.”

With great speakers like Dr. John Whitcomb (co-author of the creationist classic The Genesis Flood), Answers for Pastors is designed to give every pastor a solid biblical defense for the Christian faith, which will ultimately benefit their congregations.

To add to the pastors’ blessing of being with us for edification and refreshment, we are encouraging their wives to attend many of the sessions as well, and enjoy special events designed just for her. The pastor’s wife attends at half price, and also gets free admission to the Creation Museum as part of her already-low conference fee.

Each pastor who attends this Bible-affirming conference will walk away with a new passion for God’s Word and a passion to defend it more effectively. Make sure your pastor doesn’t miss out!

Email this blog post to your pastor and encourage him (and his wife) to attend the conference later this month, and to also tour the Creation Museum. For more information about Answers for Pastors, go to www.AnswersForPastors.org.

Special Veterans with Us

This past week we saw many submariners in the Creation Museum. Several hundred of them were in town for this year’s national convention for submarine veterans (some of them served in World War II). The caps and special vests they wore indicated the submarine on which they served. Later in the day, I saw several of these veterans with their spouses at a local restaurant.

Read this report about their special convention on the website of the Cincinnati Enquirer (this report was also on the front page of the newspaper’s local section).

Georgia Radio

It was good to meet Lillian Cash last Sunday. She’s one of the announcers at the network of Toccoa Falls Radio in Georgia. Lillian toured our Creation Museum that weekend, and then I ran into her on Sunday morning at a church service in our area. Over the years, she has interviewed me for her noontime program; the network also airs our Answers radio program.

Last Tuesday, she took a lot of time on her radio program (she also plays some southern gospel music during her time slot) to rave about her museum visit. She also got a surprise phone call—live and on the air—from Mark Looy of our staff to thank her for her friendship and support over the many years, and to express appreciation for the kind words she had just shared with her listeners about the museum visit. Lillian told her radio audience that she was thrilled to know that the Creation Museum is so evangelistic.

You can find out more about Lillian and the stations in the Toccoa Falls Radio network at this website: http://www.toccoafallsradio.org/onair/round.htm

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

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Three years on, Creation Museum is evolving

By DENNIS O’CONNOR

[Photos from the Creation Museum are available via www.religionnews.com]

c. 2010 Religion News Service

PETERSBURG, Ky. (RNS) Ken Ham, the Australian-born creator of the

Creation Museum, looks around the throng of about a thousand guests on a

hot, August morning and notes that “for a Tuesday, this is not a bad

crowd.”

In fact, more than three years after it opened in this remote corner

of Kentucky, the 70,000-square-foot “walk through the Bible,” consisting

of animatronic displays, video features, theaters and restaurants has

evolved into a thriving enterprise.

“We have consistently surpassed our own forecasts for attendance,”

said Mark Looy, a co-founder of the museum and spokesman for the center.

Last month (August), the Creation Museum counted more than 1.2 million

guests since it opened in 2007, he added.

While Ham and Looy expected attendance to be high for the first year

because of the curiosity factor — there were about 500,000 guests in

the museum’s first year — no one predicted the continuing growth in

attendance. “

Meeting Michael

On Thursday at our ‘meet and greet’ time at the Creation Museum, I met a young man named Michael (11 years old).  He handed me a letter and a special gift.  The letter began:

I wanted to write you to let you know how much I appreciate your work.  I love to hear you speak (and not just because of the accent).  I especially admire your boldness and bravery in standing up for God’s Word.  I love science and have always wanted to be a scientist.  Largely because of your influence and all the things I have learned from Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum, I have decided to be a creation scientist and I hope to someday work at the Creation Museum.  I keep up with the happenings of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum.  We get Answers Magazine and have a bunch of DVD’s and books from Answers in Genesis.  We have traveled from Savannah, Georgia to be able to come to the Creation Museum three times in the last year.  We also traveled to Greenville, South Carolina to hear you speak…I’d also like you to know me so when I am a scientist you will want to hire me to work at the Creation Museum.”

Here is a photograph I had taken with Michael on Thursday when he visited:

Praise the Lord for Michael and many other young boys and girls I meet at the Creation Museum and in my travels, who want to learn to be able to boldly stand on God’s Word and be a witness in this world.

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The famous British physicist Stephen Hawking has written a new book. So, as part of the publicity campaign to sell copies, news items appeared around the world this week. In this new book, Hawking makes it clear that God did not use the so-called “big bang.” Now, that is a statement we would agree with. God certainly didn’t use the big bang; what the Bible clearly teaches in Genesis totally disagrees with it. (See what our staff astrophysicist says in this online book chapter.)

However, that’s where any agreement with Hawking stops! The various news items all make similar statements:

Modern physics leaves no place for God in the creation of the Universe, Stephen Hawking has concluded. Just as Darwinism removed the need for a creator in the sphere of biology, Britain’s most eminent scientist argues that a new series of theories have rendered redundant the role of a creator for the Universe.

AiG’s News to Note (published on the AiG website each Saturday) will reference Hawking’s new book and comment on the content. Here is a link to one of the many typical news items on this topic: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_britain_hawking

By the way, this news item quotes Hawking: “Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist . . .”

One needs to ask Hawking: where did the “law of gravity” come from?

Make sure you check out News to Note tomorrow on www.answersingenesis.org.

From Top To Bottom

Steve Ham, Senior Director of Outreach at AiG, gave a challenging devotion to the staff yesterday morning, entitled, “From Top to Bottom.” He began by talking about a roller coaster ride.

You can hear his 25-minute devotional here:

http://media.answersingenesis.org/Blog/9-2-10_steve-ham.mp3

Here are the passages of Scripture he used when talking about the “roller coaster” ride:

Philippians 2:5–7
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the
form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God but made
Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in
the likeness of men.

Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became
obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:9–11
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is
above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those
in heaven and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God
the Father.

John 3:13
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the
Son of Man who is in heaven.

Psalm 113:6–8
Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high, Who humbles Himself to
behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? He raises the
poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap, That He may
seat him with princes – With the princes of His people.

Luke 14:11
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will
be exalted.

Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that
I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.

1 Tim 2:5–6
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time

Galatians 6:14
But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Devotion

Hold your right hand, saying unto you, Fear not; I will help you

(Isaiah 41:13) For I the LORD your God will hold thy right hand, saying unto you, Fear not; I will help you.

We find great comfort in just telling the Lord Jesus Christ how weak we are and how much we need Him. It is then that we find Him to comfort and help us.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

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“For centuries, Afghan men have taken boys, roughly 9 to 15 years old, as lovers. Some research suggests that half the Pashtun tribal members in Kandahar and other southern towns are bacha baz, the term for an older man with a boy lover. Literally it means "boy player." The men like to boast about it.”

Brinkley’s piece, which is at times very hard to read, uncovers a dark side of Afghanistan’s already seedy culture. We know about the Taliban and the opium trade; we’ve heard the stories about the treatment of women. However, most people were oblivious to this. And we’re not talking about an isolated incident:

“In Kandahar, population about 500,000, and other towns, dance parties are a popular, often weekly, pastime. Young boys dress up as girls, wearing makeup and bells on their feet, and dance for a dozen or more leering middle-aged men who throw money at them and then take them home. A recent State Department report called "dancing boys" a "widespread, culturally sanctioned form of male rape."

Our troops, no matter how successful, will not eradicate this evil. This is not an economic, political, or social problem. This is a sin problem. In a classic example of humanistic assessment of a sin problem, the story continues:

“Sociologists and anthropologists say the problem results from perverse interpretation of Islamic law. Women are simply unapproachable. Afghan men cannot talk to an unrelated woman until after proposing marriage. Before then, they can’t even look at a woman, except perhaps her feet. Otherwise she is covered, head to ankle.”

Were this the case, one would expect pedophilia to be non-existent in the permissive, semi-pornographic west, where women routinely put their bodies on display. However, this is not the case. Homosexuality is an abomination that has existed throughout much of human history (see Gen 19; Lev. 18; Rom 1, etc.), and the Bible makes it clear that it is not the byproduct of modesty (no matter how draconian the form). These men are not deprived; they’re depraved (Rom 1:26–27). This is evidenced by the fact that they continue the practice after marriage:

“Even after marriage, many men keep their boys, suggesting a loveless life at home. A favored Afghan expression goes: "Women are for children, boys are for pleasure." Fundamentalist imams, exaggerating a biblical passage on menstruation, teach that women are "unclean" and therefore distasteful. One married man even asked Cardinalli’s team "how his wife could become pregnant," her report said. When that was explained, he "reacted with disgust" and asked, "How could one feel desire to be with a woman, who God has made unclean?"

While some will merely chalk this up to “strict religion,” I beg to differ. Compare this worldview with that of the Bible. Would this man come away with such an attitude after reading Song of Solomon, for example:

“You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed. Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits, henna with nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices— a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.” (Song of Solomon 4:9–15)

I could quote more, but I think you get the point. Not all religions are created equal. The oppression and exploitation of women is a real problem in the Islamic world, and neither our bombs, bullets, nor our “Democracy” will stem the tide. These issues will not go away with the death of a few “radicals,” or the election of “moderates” who have grown up in this spiritual sewage and learned to turn a blind eye. This is a problem that requires something more powerful. Afghanistan needs the gospel of Jesus Christ!

The real battle in Afghanistan will rage long after hostilities have ceased. As the apostle Paul noted:

“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.” (2 Cor 10:4–6)

The story concludes on a crucial note, “Addressing the loathsome mistreatment of Afghan women remains a primary goal for coalition governments, as it should be…But what about the boys, thousands upon thousands of little boys who are victims of serial rape over many years, destroying their lives – and Afghan society.” The long-term impact of such practices is already clear. This is a culture in bondage to sin. The next generation is being forged in the crucible of war, drugs, and sodomy. Regardless of how many “free elections” they have, Afghanistan’s future is bleak.

Biblical Christianity offers a clear alternative:

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” (Eph 5:25–33)

“Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.” (1 Pet 3:7)

It is no coincidence that predominantly, the worst treatment of women on the planet is taking place in the Islamic World. Unfortunately, the world’s answer is to make attempts to equate Islam and Christianity as though the two are equivalent morally, and to kowtow to Muslims for fear of retribution (see here, for example). As a result, the very important discussion about the way the Bible has transformed civilization for the better has been all but silenced.

Nevertheless, we must continue to proclaim the truth. We must continue to herald the gospel to those in the Muslim world. They must know that Christ offers the forgiveness, hope and transformation they seek but cannot find. The Bible also offers a clear assessment of and answer to the sin of homosexuality. Unfortunately, while America has built an imposing military arsenal, we have decided to disarm when it comes to the spiritual side of this battle. In fact, we have our own Kandahar (i.e., homosexual hotbeds like San Francisco and New York, and organizations like the North American Man/Boy Love Association, etc.).

Remember, ours is the Country where GLSEN founder, Kevin Jennings, promotes and advances this kind of sin, then gets to work in the White House (see here). We’re the Country whose President was the keynote speaker at one of, if not the largest homosexual fundraiser in the world where he apologized for not moving faster to fulfill the promises he made to them on the campaign trail (including gay marriage, repealing don’t ask/don’t tell and DOMA, enacting hate crimes legislation, ENDA, etc.). I say this, not to change the subject, but to demonstrate the great irony. If one rejects God’s word as it relates to homosexuality, on what grounds does he object to the activity in Afghanistan? Moreover, once we have started down that slippery slope, how long will it be before we become so calloused and jaded that we are no longer burdened by stories like this one?

As we continue to pray for our men and women in uniform, let us not forget to pray for those brave souls who love our Lord, and love the Afghan people by fighting the unseen battle there. Pray for the families of missionaries who lost their lives there recently, and others who remain. And “pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Luke 10:2) There is hope for Afghanistan. His name is Jesus; “he will save his people from their sins.” (Matt 1:21)

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