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CMI in Hong Kong re ‘ark' matter

Update to supporters: Dr Carl Wieland will be in Hong Kong as this email gets to you, to meet with the local team there (now called Noah's Ark Ministries International or NAMI) who are making news about their announced discovery (complete with photos and video footage) on Mt Ararat of chambers lined with substantial amounts of wood, under ice and rock, and above the treeline, and above the permanent snowline.

If you missed our intermittently updated article on this (it's added to at the bottom of the article as significant things occur—e.g. the 28 May addendum provided links to an Amsterdam conference with NAMI), then see creation.com/is-it-noahs-ark —also accessible from the front page, just under the ‘in the news' box.

Via contacts in Hong Kong, there has been tentative talk of CMI being invited to attend a June forum (and press conference) in Turkey, along with various scientists and archeologists from the Turkish government. We respect NAMI's passion for the gospel, which appears to have led them to more or less take a stance in public that this is the Ark, till proven otherwise (the same stance was taken in Amsterdam by the Turkish archeology academic). NAMI has provided answers to several aspects of earlier claims that a detailed hoax had been played on them. Despite this, however, nothing to date has definitely ruled out a hoax, with some talk now of wood from very old remote buildings having been hauled up there over many months and progressively planted in a cave.

We really appreciate this opportunity to spend private time face-to-face in depth, something very necessary before there could have been any consideration of making a commitment of personnel time/costs—and before lending the ministry's name to the claim, directly or indirectly.  We will be seeking detailed answers to many specifics, with those who were there and took the pictures, etc. We believe that it is on the basis of such further intensive private enquiry that we can perform the appropriate ‘due diligence' on behalf of our supporters. So we are very grateful to NAMI for granting time for CMI in their busy schedule. We are particularly appreciative because we understand that the hoax allegations are especially sensitive and painful issues for them. Carl reports that he has already spent a full day observing large numbers of secular people being exposed to very well-presented truths about not just the Ark and Flood, but about the person and work of the Lord Jesus, through the tireless efforts of the people behind NAMI.

Please pray about the outcome of the liaison in Hong Kong, for sensitivity and wisdom in all things, and that whatever the outcome of this Ararat situation, God will be glorified.

Q: Can creationists be “real” scientists?

A: Although evolutionists interpret the evidence in light of their belief in evolution, science works perfectly well without any connection to evolution. Think about it this way: is a belief in molecules-to-man evolution necessary to understand how planets orbit the sun, how telescopes operate, or how plants and animals function? Has any biological or medical research benefited from a belief in evolution? Not at all.

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Q: Are there gaps in the Genesis genealogies?

A: Because so many Christians and Christian leaders have accepted the secular dates for the origin of man and the universe, they must work out ways that such dates can somehow be incorporated into the Bible's historical account. In other words, they must convince people that the Bible’s genealogical records do not present an unbroken line of chronology. If such an unbroken line exists, then we should be able to calculate dates concerning the creation of man and the universe.

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Cloning, Stem Cells, and the Value of Life...

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Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times.

Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped.

by Don Batten

Some bacteria cultured in a laboratory have gained the ability to use citrate as an energy source. We have had lots of queries about this matter, so this is our weekend feedback to all those who have asked.

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God and the extraterrestrials
Are we alone, or is there life elsewhere in the universe?

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The Blessing of the Fleet 08

After bad weather caused last years service to be postponed until September, this year Superintendent of the Fishermen's Mission, Len Scott was glad to lead the evening of prayer and praise on schedule, at 8pm on Sunday 25th May, under the Old Fish Market.

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Hope 08 in Brixham

Offering coffee, tea and cakes in the Christian Community Centre, Fore St, many talented younger members of the United Reformed Church in Brixham stepped up to perform a wide range of well rehearsed songs, music and dance routines, whilst the quiz was more spontaneous, demanding a broad musical knowledge, as questions from Queen hits to Carmina Burana were fired at the audience.

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Where Does the Ice Age Fit?

If you ask a youngster the question, “Was there really an ice age?” they might say rather quickly that there was. Then they may tell you that there were two of them. Of course, if you listen much longer, they will tell you that they saw both of those movies in the theater.

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Is antibiotic resistance proof of evolution?

It is true that certain bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics. On the surface, this may seem like evidence for evolution. After all, these bacteria seemed to have “gained” something—a resistance which they didn't have before.

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The Bible says regarding the location of Eden:

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.”

Genesis 2 verse 10.

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