RC Metcalf to Debate Steven Mahone in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (March 15, 2008, 17:28:00) – Dr. R.C. Metcalf, author of Colliding with Christ: The Science of the Resurrection (2008), will debate Steven Mahone, past president of the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs on Friday, April 4, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The debate was rescheduled from February 28, 2008, due to illness.
The debate will take place at Springs Community Church, which is located on the SW corner of Woodmen and Lexington. The church address is 7290 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. Interim pastor, Larry Burtoft, will moderate the debate.

The debaters will address the question, “Is There Hope Beyond the Grave?” This topic takes on an extra measure of significance due to the recent death of the church’s beloved founding pastor, Steven Robert Brooks, who succumbed to ALS on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the age of 56.

Steven Mahone will argue that while Pastor Steve’s legacy on Earth will help him live on in the hearts and minds of his congregation, family and friends for many years to come, the grave represents our final resting place. While agreeing with Mr. Mahone regarding the legacy we leave behind, Dr. Metcalf will argue for the reality of life beyond the grave.

Mr. Mahone currently sits on the board of directors for Colorado Citizens for Science, a non-partisan group that advances science education in the state. He has debated numerous theists including Jonathan Wells, Kent Hovind and Dr. David Noebel of Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, CO. He was a guest debater on Focus on the Family, where he challenged Dr. Fazale (Fuz) Rana of Reasons to Believe. He has authored several articles published in the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Colorado Springs Independent. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children.

Dr. Metcalf authored the Science & Religion best-seller Letter to a Christian Nation: Counter Point, released in 2007. In his newest book, Colliding with Christ, R.C. Metcalf adds to the textual and historical evidence in favor of the physical resurrection of Jesus by presenting a thought-provoking new model that explains the events of the first Easter scientifically, but at a lay level. A member of American Mensa, the Evangelical Philosophical Association and the American Scientific Affiliation, Dr. Metcalf holds an M.S. in Science Education, a Doctorate in the health professions, and has partially completed a Master’s Degree in Theology. He has held research positions at both the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

For more information visit:
http://thinkagain.us
http://www.rcmetcalf.com
http://www.springscommunitychurch.org

C.S. Lewis's Prince Caspian Coming in May

HOLLYWOOD, CA (March 15, 2008, 14:00:00) – DISNEY SYNOPSIS - The characters of C.S. Lewis's timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

One year after the incredible events of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.

The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia's rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz's tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

Directed once again by veteran director Andrew Adamson, screenplay by Andrew Adamson & Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and produced by Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer, the film reunites the original cast and creative team behind the blockbuster first film in the series.

For more information visit:
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/

This film is scheduled for release on May 16, 2008.

No Intelligence Allowed - Ben Stein is Expelled!

NASHVILLE, TN (March 11, 2008, 15:00:00) – There is a movement on the horizon that has the potential to change the educational system in America and influence generations of children. For decades now, Neo-Darwinism has maintained a stranglehold within public education, suppressing all other theories on the origins of life – especially those that hint of a “designer”. Oxford preofessor Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and author of The God Delusion, states, “Certainly I see the scientific view of the world as incompatible with religion.”

Children are being bombarded with such propaganda throughout their education, despite the fact that MOST Americans do NOT believe we’re the result of “random chance”.

Well, FINALLY help is on the way.

EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed is an upcoming feature film in which host Ben Stein (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) goes on a quest to expose the suppression by science’s anti-theist elite, and unveil new scientific facts that may suggest evidence of intelligent design in the universe.

We can help our audiences understand the academic suppression they’re being subject to, and the new evidence that shows that science and faith are compatible! Release is scheduled for Friday, April, 18, 2008.

For more information visit:
http://www.expelledthemovie.com
http://www.benstein.com
http://www.premisemedia.com

Dinesh D'Souza and Michael Shermer Clash in Nashville

NASHVILLE, TN (March 11, 2008, 12:15:00pm) – With Janet Parshall, host of Janet Parshall’s America moderating, Dinesh D’Souza and Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic Magazine, went head-to-head in a debate that ranged over topics like the intellectual case for Christianity, and whether having faith in God means also have to push the off-button on your brain. Mr. D’Souza, a brilliant debater, is a scholar at the Hoover Institution and the author of the best-selling What’s So Great About Christianity. Mr. Shermer, a social scientist, is a frequent contributor to Scientific American.

For more information visit:
Dinesh D'Souza at http://www.dineshdsouza.com/
Michael Shermer at http://www.skeptic.com/
Janet Parshall at http://www.jpamerica.com/

President George W. Bush Speaks at NRB 2008

NASHVILLE, TN (March 11, 2008, 11:00:00am) – President George W. Bush spoke to an assembly of approximately 500 Christian broadcasters at the 2008 National Religious Broadcaster’s Convention in Nashville today. He expressed his appreciation to God for the liberties we value in this country, emphasizing that “This organization has had many important missions, but none more important than ensuring our airways – America’s airways – stay open to those who preach the Good News.”

“The very first amendment to our Constitution includes the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. Founders believed these unalienable rights were endowed to us by our Creator.”

“I mention this because there's an effort afoot that would jeopardize your right to express your views on public airways. Some members of Congress want to reinstate a regulation that was repealed 20 years ago. It has the Orwellian name called the Fairness Doctrine.”

The Fairness Doctrine would require that equal time be allowed to dissenting viewpoints on talk radio. It is thought by many to be a Liberal response to the overwhelming success of Conservative talk radio, heard in shows such as those hosted by Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Laura Ingraham.

President Bush stated emphatically, “If Congress should ever pass any legislation that stifles your right to express your views, I'm going to veto it.”

The President went on to contrast the freedom we enjoy here in America with the lack of freedom in the Middle East. “It is no coincidence that the region of the world that is the least free is also the most violent and dangerous.”

“September the 11th, 2001, was such a day. We saw firsthand how the lack of freedom and opportunity in the Middle East directly affects our safety here at home. Nineteen men killed nearly 3,000 people because someone convinced them that they were acting in the name of God. Murder of the innocent to achieve political objectives is wrong and must be condemned.”

“These murderers were not instruments of a heavenly power; they were instruments of evil. (Applause.) And we have seen their kind before. It's important not to forget the lessons of history. We must remember the extermination of Jews in Nazi death camps were -- was evil. The crimes of Pol Pot were evil. And the genocide in Rwanda was conducted because people's hearts were hardened. This kind of enemy must be confronted, and this kind of enemy must be defeated.”

“It is the calling of our time. Generations are often called into action for the defense of liberty, and this is such a time. Since 9/11, we're on the offense. My most important duty, and the most important duty of those of us who serve you in government, is to protect the innocent from attack. And so we're on the offense. My view is, is that if we press the enemy, if we bring them to justice, if we defeat them overseas, we won't have to face them here -- is the best strategy to protect America in the short term.”

As he concluded his discussion of the war, President Bush emphasized, “The decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency; it is the right decision at this point in my presidency; and it will forever be the right decision.”

To read the entire body of President Bush’s speech go to:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080311-3.html
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