Darwin Day

I was shocked to learn there’s a call for a new global holiday -- Darwin Day, February 12, 2009.

Next year marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his book, ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. Humanists throughout the world are getting ready for this day, working towards making Darwin Day a big event, hoping it will capture the hearts and minds of the world.

Once again we have a full frontal assault in the spiritual battle raging around us for the souls of men. These Darwinists intend to present evolution as uncontested truth, even though the science they’re pushing hasn’t changed at all. There have been no new discoveries. Even more important, no transitional forms have been uncovered, without which, as even Darwin himself admitted, his theory can’t hold water.

Micro-evolution is one thing. We’ve all seen evidence of this, i.e. the inter-breeding of dog species or new types of corn or wheat. Animals and plants can breed and change and adapt, each within its own species. What there’s no proof for is macro-evolution where fish become amphibians or reptiles evolve into birds.

Support from around the world is pouring in. The British Humanist Association supports Darwin Day. They hope it will end what they call “the privileged position of religion -- and Christianity in particular -- in law, education, broadcasting, and wherever else it occurs.”

The good news is those of us who believe otherwise and those who simply want to be able to raise questions must be doing a good job to raise such a fight against us.

Polls show the number of people who accept the evolutionary model of human origins is actually declining, in spite of all the propaganda. Even the British Humanist Association admits creationism appears to be gaining grounds in British schools.

Here in the U.S., places like the Creation Museum in Kentucky are attracting visitors by the thousands.

The Institute for Humanist Studies thinks Darwin Day will provide us with a new global holiday that transcends separate nationalities and cultures. The holidays we celebrate in America are Christian (Christmas) or strictly American (Thanksgiving). I’m not sure we need a global holiday. We certainly don’t need this one. (Check out Answers in Genesis, the organization behind the Creation Museum, for some of the ways they’re working to counteract this).

When I was growing up, we celebrated February 12th as Lincoln’s birthday. As far as I’m concerned, we got it right the first time.