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Car thief threatens to call police; Researchers find lungfish genome is 14 times larger than human genome; NY Times recommends spiritual companions; Evodevo biologists intentionally delete part of existing genome in quest to prove accidental origins of all genomes; Planned Parenthood CEO wants to maximize power; Corporate media publish fears over SCOTUS limiting "the right to terminate;" Paleontologists tell stories about Moroccan starfish fossil . . . and other articles reviewed during this January 27, 2021, broadcast of Answers News.

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For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

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Articles:

This car thief realized there was a toddler in the backseat so he went back to return the kid and lecture the mom about leaving kids unattended in cars

https://notthebee.com/article/this-car-thief-realized-there-was-a-toddler-in-the-back-so-he-went-back-to-return-the-kid-and-lecture-the-mom-about-leaving-kids-unattended

The Massive Genome of the Lungfish May Explain How We Made the Leap to Land

https://www.sciencealert.com/lungfish-s-massive-genome-could-explain-how-we-made-our-leap-from-sea-to-land

Can Spiritual Directors Help?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/style/self-care/spiritual-directors-faith-religion.html?auth=login-email&login=email

A single genetic switch can lead to rapid evolution in sea anemones

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/single-genetic-switch-can-lead-rapid-evolution-sea-anemones

Planned Parenthood president: Saying abortion is a small part of what group does is stigmatizing

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/planned-parenthood-president-saying-abortion-is-a-small-part-of-what-group-does-is-stigmatizing/2020/12/18/e85b88f6-2dd1-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html

The Supreme Court hands down its first anti-abortion decision of the Amy Coney Barrett era

https://www.vox.com/22227912/supreme-court-anti-abortion-amy-coney-barrett-era-fda-american-college-sonia-sotomayor-john-roberts

This 480 million-year-old creature is the ancestor of all starfish

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-starfish-ancestor-described.html

AIG cancels insurance of former MLB great and Trump supporter Curt Schilling

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/aig-cancels-insurance-of-former-mlb-great-and-trump-supporter-curt-schilling

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Photo by Mitch Ames

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neoceratodus_forsteri,_2014-09-19.jpg 

Calvin Smith discusses with special guest and pro-life activist Hannah Salamon-Vegh the cultural implications of a society that has abandoned Genesis as it’s foundation and its impact on life and death issues facing the church and culture in Canada.

Toronto blogger records knife-wielding squirrel; The Human Rights Campaign wants Christian colleges to comply; Evolutionists speculate about dinosaur behavior based on burial location; 4,761 Christians known to be martyred in 2020; Conservationists plan to implant embryos in white rhinos; Biologists document sea-grass trapping plastic litter; Researchers pursue genetic engineering . . .  and other stories reviewed during this January 25, 2021, broadcast of Answers News.

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"A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit."

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Articles:

Video: Uhh... that squirrel is holding a knife

https://notthebee.com/article/video-so-toronto-has-knife-wielding-squirrels-now-

New Proposal Could Deny Accreditation to Religious Colleges Based on “Science”

https://evolutionnews.org/2021/01/new-proposal-opens-door-to-denying-accreditation-to-religious-colleges-based-on-science/

Fossilized nest shows some dinosaurs sat on their eggs like birds do

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263675-fossilised-nest-shows-some-dinosaurs-sat-on-their-eggs-like-birds-do/

Report: Killing of Christians increased 60% in 2020, mostly due to Islamic violence in Nigeria

https://disrn.com/news/killing-of-christians-increased-60-in-2020-mostly-due-to-islamic-violence-in-nigeria

Embryos set to be implanted in the last two northern white rhinos

https://newscientist.com/article/2264951-embryos-set-to-be-implanted-in-the-last-two-northern-white-rhinos/ 

Lush meadows of underwater seagrass are removing plastic from the sea

https://newscientist.com/article/2264923-lush-meadows-of-underwater-seagrass-are-removing-plastic-from-the-sea/ 

CRISPR gene-editing urgently needs an off-switch – now we have one

https://newscientist.com/article/mg24933170-800-crispr-gene-editing-urgently-needs-an-off-switch-now-we-have-one/ 

NASA finds there are fewer galaxies than first thought, leaving the possibility we're alone in the universe

https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-finds-fewer-galaxies-than-first-thought

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Photo by Joshua Hoehne

https://unsplash.com/photos/FFn2-TW8pxk 

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The story in secular classrooms and culture says that humans started believing in God because “religion” provided some evolutionary advantage. Using the 7 Checks of Critical Thinking, we can break this message down, define the terms, spot the propaganda, identify the assumptions and arrive at a logical, biblical response.

Some Christians might be concerned that critical thinking is a secular concept, associated with atheistic worldviews. By thinking about where truth comes from in the first place, and which worldview REALLY provides a foundation for logic, we’ll see that Christians have no reason to avoid critical thinking—and every reason to embrace it.

Man trains fish to play soccer; Vegas school suspends senior who objects to being labeled as a oppressor; Evolutionists slice Namacalathus fossils hoping to solve the Cambrian explosion; Museums compare scans of wolf and Tasmanian tiger skulls; NY Times argues lockdowns help reach Paris climate goals; Asian team experiments on tiny jellyfish to test ideas about sleep; Researchers x-ray megalodon vertebrae to count growth rings in fossilized cartilage . . . and other stories reviewed during this January 20, 2021, broadcast of Answers News. 

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[God] blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.

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Articles:

Watch: Apparently you can train goldfish to play soccer?

https://notthebee.com/article/watch-apparently-you-can-train-goldfish-to-play-soccer

The Case of Clark v. State Public Charter School Authority, and Why It Matters

https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-case-of-clark-v-state-public-charter-school-authority-and-why-it-matters/

Fossils' soft tissues helping to solve puzzle that vexed Darwin

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210112110120.htm

Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pups

https://phys.org/news/2021-01-tasmanian-tiger-pups-extraordinary-similar.html

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell more than 10 percent in 2020, reaching their lowest levels in three decades as the coronavirus slowed the economy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/climate/2020-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

Which came first, sleep or the brain?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210108111055.htm

Megalodon shark mamas had human-size babies (because they ate their siblings)

https://www.livescience.com/megalodon-babies-human-size.html

Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2020

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/december/biblical-archaeology-new-discoveries-2020-bible-artifacts.html

Missouri declared the first “abortion-free” state

https://disrn.com/news/missouri-declared-the-first-abortion-free-state

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Photo credit: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/suppl/2020/12/21/7.1.eabf2933.DC1/abf2933_SM.pdf

Many Christian leaders attempt to align themselves with the worlds teaching to seem more credible in the world’s eyes, here's why it will not work long-term.

Unfamiliar creatures from hidden corners of creation; UK activists wants national database of race offenders; University of Florida Anthropology Department excludes students based on skin color; Biologists map a platypus genome, then assume evolution made it; Chemists hope diamidophosphate (DAP) can make life from non-life; NZ PM pushes world’s most extreme abortion law; HiRISE photos of Valles Marineris feed more science fiction; Evolutionists try to explain why crocodiles haven't changed . . . reviewed during this January 18, 2021, broadcast of Answers News.

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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

     Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

         Dress for action like a man;

         I will question you, and 

         You make it known to me.

     Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

         Tell me, if you have understanding.

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Articles:

Murder hornets and monkey cannibals: 10 times nature freaked us out in 2020

https://www.livescience.com/nature-freaked-us-out-2020.html

Activist Calling Herself ‘Black Panther Of Oxford’ Seeks ‘Race Offender’ Registry Similar To Sex Offender Registry 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/activist-calling-herself-black-panther-of-oxford-seeks-race-offender-registry-similar-to-sex-offender-registry

University Department Invites Students To Town Hall Event, But Not White Students

https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-department-invites-students-to-town-hall-event-but-not-white-students

Mapping the platypus genome: How Earth's oddest mammal got to be so bizarre

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210106133034.htm

Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201228095428.htm

NZ PM rushes world’s most extreme abortion legislation into law while country distracted with pandemic

https://righttolife.org.uk/news/nz-pm-rushes-worlds-most-extreme-abortion-law-into-law-while-country-distracted-with-pandemic

Largest canyon in the solar system revealed in stunning new images 

https://www.livescience.com/mars-deepest-canyon-in-solar-system.html

Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210107083751.htm

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Photo by Stefan Heinrich

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schnabeltier_1.jpg 

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Is there really a difference between observational science, which examines facts in the present, and historical science, which draws conclusions about the past? Not everyone thinks so. The answer has major implications for critical thinking, so let’s unpack the definitions for these two types of science and investigate whether the distinction between them is valid. 

A top objection to Christianity is that people who called themselves Christians have done wrong things, even quoting the Bible to try justifying their actions. Does that mean the Bible is false? While wrongdoings are tragic, the fact that professing Christians can do wrong or misapply Scripture is irrelevant to the Bible’s truth. And while Jesus’s claims do not justify wrongs, Darwin’s claims can. Moral judgements also presuppose a Moral Lawgiver.