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* Church of Ireland Primate Comments on Gay Marriage in Churches.
A recent media storm has followed Dr Alan Harper's controversial comments that if homosexuality was proved to be genetic, then the Apostle Paul would be proved to have 'got it wrong' and homosexual 'marriage' would have to be allowed in Anglican Churches.
A Caleb spokesman commented:
Dr. Alan Harper must surely have known the effect his recent comments would have both within his own church and across the Christian community in
Of course, God will never be taken by surprise by any scientific discoveries, either now or in the future, and His Word clearly teaches that all sex outside of marriage – including homosexuality – is morally wrong. Bible-believing Christians are content to rest in the all-knowing wisdom of the One who invented sexual attraction in the first place!
* Ulster Revival debate tabled at Assembly
25th April 2008
The Caleb Foundation has welcomed news that a debate has been tabled at the Northern Ireland Assembly calling on the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure to mark the 150th anniversary of the 1859 Revival in Ulster. The motion which has been tabled under the names of David Simpson, Stephen Moutray, Mervyn Storey and Jim Wells refers to the “positive contribution made by the revival to society” and how that positive influence is “still felt today.”
A spokesman for Caleb said:
“We very much welcome the fact that this debate has been tabled for debate at the Assembly. The revival, which was part of a worldwide spiritual movement, brought tremendous benefits to this part of the world. The greatest of these was the conversion of many tens of thousands of souls who were added to the Church.”
“There were other great benefits in terms of levels of criminality, of public morality and of social responsibility. The impact of this can still be felt today.”
“The story of the Revival is of one of the highpoints in our history and deserves to be marked by the state. We very much hope that this motion will make it onto the floor of the Assembly and also that the Minister will find a way of providing a fitting recognition to this important anniversary.”
David McConaghie
Acting Press Officer
* Is Darwin's Evolutionary Theory Racist?
Racism did not begin with Darwinism, but the theories promoted by Darwin did fan the flames of racist thought and ideology.
Ken Ham, the founder of Answers in Genesis, due to Visit Belfast in May, says that in the book 'The Descent of Man,' Charles Darwin applied his evolutionary ideas to humans, saying the Australian aborigines and the dark-skinned people of Africa were more closely related to apes then to Caucasians.
Ham writes, "[In Darwin's eyes] the Caucasians were the highest race. He talks about the lower races ... the savage races, and so it goes on." "So we have to understand that evolution inherently is a racist philosophy. We wanted to highlight this and help people understand that connection -- how evolution was used by Hitler, for instance, to justify what he did to the Jews and gypsies and mentally handicapped and others."
Sin -- not evolution -- is the cause of racism..."Just like evolution is not the cause of abortion or the cause of gay marriage or whatever....But when people are taught that they're just animals and ... evolve from ape-like ancestors, and [that] there's no God and you're the result of natural processes, then why shouldn't you look down on another particular people group?"
The solution to racism, according to Ken Ham, is to get back to the foundational truths of God's Word, which states that there is only one race, with all humans descended from Adam and Eve and all equal before God.
Read more at: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/the-lie/chapter8.asp
* Caleb Meets with the BBC.
Evangelical umbrella group The Caleb Foundation has met with the Religious Affairs Department of BBCNI to discuss programming issues of concern to Evangelical Christians in Northern Ireland. Speaking afterwards Mr David McConaghie, the spokesman for ‘Caleb’ said:
“This was a very useful meeting in which we got the opportunity to discuss a number of areas of concern, including ‘Thought for the Day,’ ‘Talkback,’ the whole issue of how the BBC accommodates different genres of music and some ideas on special programmes around specific subjects and events.”
“For many years Evangelical Christians in the Province have been sceptical of how the BBC and other sections of the media deal with their community and concerns. We have made some suggestions today that the BBC have undertaken to give serious consideration to. We look forward to further such meetings and are hopeful of positive outcomes.”
THE CALEB FOUNDATION,
PO Box 211
NEWTOWNARDS,
Co. DOWN,
BT22 2WZ