Lying for Jesus? The Intelligent Design Movement

Introduction

On October 30, 31 2009, Shepherd Project Ministries and Focus on the Family will be sponsoring “The Legacy of Darwin Intelligent Design Conference: Intelligent Design vs. Naturalistic Evolution 150 years after The Origin of Species.”¹ Their presenters include Dr. Stephen Meyer and Dr. David West from the Discovery Institute, an organization whose goal is to replace modern science with “a science consonant with Christian and theistic convictions.”² Critics of the Discovery Institute (DI) call it the “Dishonesty Institute” for what they say are its disingenuous and overt misrepresentations of evolution, and for its censorship. Although the DI claims to promote free speech, multiple sources reveal that they attempted to censor videos on YouTube that were critical of them.³ Another presenter at “The Legacy of Darwin” is Dr. Michael Behe, a professor of biological science from Lehigh University. Dr. Behe incorrectly believes that “irreducibly complex” biochemical systems are evidence for ID (god). Furthermore, Dr. Behe's claim that ID is science is officially rejected by Lehigh University.⁴

Shepherd Project Ministries' goal is to educate people about ID vs. Evolution. In keeping with that goal, I will be writing a series of blog articles regarding this issue. These blogs will likely include:

What is Intelligent Design?

What are the objectives and tactics of the Intelligent Design Movement?

Why does the U.S. have “The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?”

Logical fallacies of the IDM.

Does Darwin matter?