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Ray Comfort

2009-03-27T19:52:44Z

AdrianH: A few minor spelling corrections and a bit about Ray's latest book.

'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[christian]] apologist. He has written large numbers of books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including ''Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups'', and ''How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God''. His latest book, ''You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think'' knocked [[Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins']] book ''The God Delusion'' off the number 1 spot in the atheism category at Amazon.com<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89453</ref>. Since then, atheists have shown their deceit by writing negative reviews of the book, even though most of them have never bought it.

==Banana Incident==
Ray Comfort once reasonably used a [[banana]] and coke can analogy to provide evidence of a creator. Atheists [[liberal deceit|deceitfully]] edited the video to make it appear that Ray believed that the banana was proof of the existence of god. <ref>http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com Ray Comfort's Blog</ref> Since then, Ray Comfort's popularity has skyrocketed.

==References==
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[[category:Authors]]
[[category:Christian Apologists]]

Evolution syndrome

2009-03-27T16:19:24Z

AdrianH:

'''Evolution [[syndrome]]''' is the tendency of some people to insist compulsively that human [[evolution]] from animals ''must'' somehow be true, and to spend nearly all of their time pushing that belief on others. It is reflected on the [[internet]] by people who devote over 90% of their edits and postings to pushing their belief in evolution and insisting on [[censoring]] or demonizing alternative views of the issue. They are particularly against teaching any alternative theories to children in school. A childish insistence on [[last wordism]] is a common characteristic of evolution syndrome.

Characteristics of evolution syndrome include:

*jargon like "[[quote mining]]", "moving the goalposts", and "fundie" (derogatory term for a [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian]])
*easily amused by deceit
*an utter lack of open-mindedness
*a superficiality or pseudo-intellectualism
*a lack of critical thinking
*over-reliance on name-calling
*ruthlessly demanding "provable fact" by the other side while themselves insisting on unproven theories
*utter intolerance for [[Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed|other positions in science and maliciously ruining the lives of those who hold such views]]

Evolution syndrome particularly afflicts people who have some educational background without having the intellectual depth of more accomplished peers.
Evolution syndrome can be seen on [[wiki]]s, [[Usenet]] groups, faculty positions below full professorships, and some less selective doctoral programs.

There is a high incidence of [[atheism]] among this group and indeed, many if not most atheists suffer from evolution syndrome. Whether atheism is a cause of Evolution syndrome or vice-versa is still to be discovered, but the number of [[Theistic_evolution|theistic Evolutionists]] suggest that the link is not absolute.

Keeping an open mind, not obsessing about one's own views and avoiding the insistence that others should share his/her view is the key to avoid suffering from evolution syndrome.

== See Also ==

[[Richard Dawkins]]

[[Evolution]]

[[Atheism]]

[[category: Syndromes]]
[[Category:Conservapedia Terms]]

Ray Comfort

2009-03-27T16:09:31Z

AdrianH:

'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[christian]] apologist. He has written large numbers of books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups, and How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God.

==Banana Incident==
Ray Comfort once reasonably used a [[banana]] and coke can anology to provide evidence of a creator. Athiests [[liberal deceit|deceitfully]] edited the video to make it appear that Ray believed that the banana was proof of the existence of god. <ref>http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com Ray Comfort's Blog</ref> Since then, Ray Comfort's popularity has skyrocketed.

==References==
<references/>

[[category:Authors]]
[[category:Christian Apologists]]

Ray Comfort

2009-03-27T16:08:35Z

AdrianH:

'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[christian]] apologist. He has written large numbers of books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups, and How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God.

==Banana Incident==
Ray Comfort once reasonably used a [[banana]] and coke can anology to provide evidence of a creator. Athiests [[liberal deceit|deceitfully]] edited the video to make it appear that Ray believed that the banana was proof of the existence of god. <ref>http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com</ref> Since then, Ray Comfort's popularity has skyrocketed.

[[category:Authors]]
[[category:Christian Apologists]]

Ray Comfort

2009-03-27T16:06:46Z

AdrianH:

'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[christian]] apologist. He has written large numbers of books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups, and How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God.

==Banana Incident==
Ray Comfort once reasonably used a [[banana]] and coke can anology to provide evidence of a creator. Athiests [[liberal deceit|deceitfully]] edited the video to make it appear that Ray believed that the banana was proof of the existence of god. <ref>[http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com Ray Comfort's Blog]</ref> Since then, Ray Comfort's popularity has skyrocketed.

[[category:Authors]]
[[category:Christian Apologists]]

Evolution syndrome

2009-03-27T15:57:51Z

AdrianH: Added evolutionist's discrimination against ID.

'''Evolution [[syndrome]]''' is the tendency of some people to insist compulsively that human [[evolution]] from animals ''must'' somehow be true, and to spend nearly all of their time pushing that belief on others. It is reflected on the [[internet]] by people who devote over 90% of their edits and postings to pushing their belief in evolution and insisting on [[censoring]] or demonizing alternative views of the issue. They are particularly against teaching any alternative theories to children in school. A childish insistence on [[last wordism]] is a common characteristic of evolution syndrome.

Characteristics of evolution syndrome include:

*jargon like "[[quote mining]]," "moving the goalposts," and "fundie"
*easily amused by deceit
*an utter lack of open-mindedness
*a superficiality or pseudo-intellectualism
*a lack of critical thinking
*over-reliance on name-calling
*ruthlessly demanding "provable fact"
*utter intolerance for [[Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed|other positions in science]]

Evolution syndrome particularly afflicts people who have some educational background without having the intellectual depth of more accomplished peers.
Evolution syndrome can be seen on [[wiki]]s, [[Usenet]] groups, faculty positions below full professorships, and some less selective doctoral programs.

There is a high incidence of [[atheism]] among this group and indeed, many if not most atheists suffer from evolution syndrome. Whether atheism is a cause of Evolution syndrome or vice-versa is still to be discovered, but the number of [[Theistic_evolution|theistic Evolutionists]] suggest that the link is not absolute.

Keeping an open mind, not obsessing about one's own views and avoiding the insistence that others should share his/her view is the key to avoid suffering from evolution syndrome.

== See Also ==

[[Richard Dawkins]]

[[Evolution]]

[[Atheism]]

[[category: Syndromes]]
[[Category:Conservapedia Terms]]

Evolution syndrome

2009-03-27T15:52:39Z

AdrianH:

'''Evolution [[syndrome]]''' is the tendency of some people to insist compulsively that human [[evolution]] from animals ''must'' somehow be true, and to spend nearly all of their time pushing that belief on others. It is reflected on the [[internet]] by people who devote over 90% of their edits and postings to pushing their belief in evolution and insisting on [[censoring]] or demonizing alternative views of the issue. They are particularly against teaching any alternative theories to children in school. A childish insistence on [[last wordism]] is a common characteristic of evolution syndrome.

Characteristics of evolution syndrome include:

*jargon like "[[quote mining]]," "moving the goalposts," and "fundie"
*easily amused by deceit
*an utter lack of open-mindedness
*a superficiality or pseudo-intellectualism
*a lack of critical thinking
*over-reliance on name-calling

Evolution syndrome particularly afflicts people who have some educational background without having the intellectual depth of more accomplished peers.
Evolution syndrome can be seen on [[wiki]]s, [[Usenet]] groups, faculty positions below full professorships, and some less selective doctoral programs.

There is a high incidence of [[atheism]] among this group and indeed, many if not most atheists suffer from evolution syndrome. Whether atheism is a cause of Evolution syndrome or vice-versa is still to be discovered, but the number of [[Theistic_evolution|theistic Evolutionists]] suggest that the link is not absolute.

Keeping an open mind, not obsessing about one's own views and avoiding the insistence that others should share his/her view is the key to avoid suffering from evolution syndrome.

== See Also ==

[[Richard Dawkins]]

[[Evolution]]

[[Atheism]]

[[category: Syndromes]]
[[Category:Conservapedia Terms]]

Tony Blair

2009-03-03T02:20:14Z

AdrianH: spelling correction

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'''Anthony Charles Lynton Blair''', more commonly known as '''Tony Blair''', (born May 6, 1953) is a former [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. The [[Labour Party]]'s longest-serving Prime Minister, he served from May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007, succeeding the Conservative Party's [[John Major]] and preceding [[Gordon Brown]]. Blair is also the only person to have led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories, and the only Labour Prime Minister to serve more than one full consecutive term.

He was elected to the Labour Party leadership in 1994 following the unexpected death of his predecessor, John Smith. As well as being leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, Blair also served as the [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for Sedgefield, a constituency in [[County Durham]] in north-east England.

While the Labour Party is a self-described "democratic, [[socialist]] party"<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/how_we_work Labour: How we work]</ref>, Blair coined the phrases "[[New Labour]]" and "[[The Third Way]]" to distinguish his own pro-[[business]] policies from the more [[collectivist]] platform of his predecessors. He was criticized by some more left-wing members of the Labour Party for "selling out" to conservative thinking, particularly in his support for the [[United States]] in the [[Iraq War]]. On the other hand, Blair's policies were decidedly [[liberal]] by American standards: they have included increases in taxation, increases in government spending (particularly on public schools and Britain's [[National Health Service|public healthcare system]]), the introduction and subsequent increases of a minimum wage, and support for equal rights for gay people.

Following his departure from office, Blair converted to [[Roman Catholicism]]- a conversion he had not previously made for fear of political repercussions

== Personal ==
The son of a barrister and lecturer Leo Blair, Tony Blair was born in [[Edinburgh]], but spent most of his childhood in Durham. At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his education at Fettes College. Blair was known as a cheeky, rebellious, and argumentative schoolboy, and at 17 he was threatened with expulsion for persistently breaking school rules.<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6506365.stm The Tony Blair Story] BBC News 10 May 2007</ref>. After leaving Fettes with three A levels he studied law at [[Oxford University]], and went on to become a barrister (Lincoln's Inn) himself, before entering politics. Blair married his wife, [[Liverpool]]-born Cherie Booth QC a barrister and daughter of the actor Tony Booth, in 1980, and they have four children.

Blair is a competent guitar player and at university was a member of a rock band called Ugly Rumours. His favourite music includes [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Free (band)|Free]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[U2]], [[Coldplay]], [[The Foo Fighters]], and [[Simply Red]].<ref name="bbc" />

While Blair rarely discusses his religious faith in public - and had been advised by his spokesman Alistair Campbell that "We don't do God, Mate" <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/05/05/dl0501.xml A Question of Faith] Daily Telegraph 5 May 2003</ref> - he is a convinced Christian. His wife Cherie is a Catholic and Blair converted to Catholicism in 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7157409.stm Tony Blair joins Catholic Church] BBC News 22 December 2007</ref>

==Blair's political career==

A combination of the Labour Party's new-found moderation, Blair's personal popularity and the deep unpopularity of the Conservatives under [[John Major]] resulted in a landslide victory for Blair and his party in the 1997 general [[election]], ending 18 years of [[Conservative]] government. Labour easily won re-election in 2001 and in 2005, although with losses.

In December 2006, Blair became the first active Prime Minister to be interviewed in a police investigation, <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6292033.stm Honours police quizzed McConnell] BBC News 23 January 2007</ref> and again in January 2007<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6320399.stm Blair interviewed again by police] BBC News 1 February 2007</ref>, over allegations he had illegally ''nominated'' donors to the Labour Party for peerages - the so called "Cash for Honours" scandal. The government stressed that he was being interviewed only as a witness however, and the nominations of the money lenders were rejected by the independent appointments' commission.<ref name="bbc" /> However the allegations were a popular story in the media, and dogged his final months in office. Tony Blair was superseded by [[Gordon Brown]] as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in June 2007.

==Blair's policies==

During Blair's tenure as Prime Minister, the [[Labour party|Labour]] government made the Bank of England independent, allowing them to set the nation's interest rates (which had previously been set by the Chancellor of the Exchequer), and has introduced a national [[minimum wage]], in 1998, which has gradually been increased over time. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have gained their own legislatures, and limited attempts have been made to devolve power to the regions of England (although outside of [[London]] these have not been successful). Blair's government has also banned fox-hunting, cigarette smoking in public places and public demonstrations within 1 kilometre of Parliament, as well as preparing the way for a national identity card and increased the time that suspects can be held in police custody without charge to 28 days. His government was also notable for legislating an equal age of consent for homosexuals, civil partnership laws, and the abolition of Clause 28 (a measure introduced by the previous Conservative administration which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in schools).

One of the most controversial aspects of Blair's premiership was been his commitment to and support of the Iraq war, which strongly divided opinion, both in Parliament and among the British people. His strong support of America and President [[George W. Bush]] in particular have set him apart from most European leaders, especially with the parties of the left, including his own Labour Party, which have shown opposition to America's policies. This came at considerable political cost with his own popularity suffering greatly, and the Government lost considerable support in the 2005 general election as a result.

==Blair and the media==

In the 1990s in particular, Blair was seen as a charismatic leader, with formidable media performing skills. His most famous television appearance was his tribute to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] on the morning after her death in August 1997, in which he described her as "the People's Princess" and "the Queen of Hearts". Blair has, however, acquired a reputation for excessive news management, and even for dishonesty, particularly after the Iraq War.

Blair was criticized by more liberal opponents for his close association with conservative News Corp. owner [[Rupert Murdoch]], and the positive press they believed he received in return.

He is also the only Prime Minister to provide his own voice in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the episode "The Regina Monologues".

== Presidential Medal of Freedom ==
[[Image:Blair MedalOfFreedom2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|President George Bush applauds former Prime Minister Tony Blair at the ceremony honoring Mr. Blair as recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.]]
On January 13, 2009, Blair received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in a [[White House]] ceremony from United States President [[George W. Bush]]. The medal is America's highest civil award. It is given in recognition of exemplary achievement, and to convey the utmost esteem of the people and the President of the [[United States of America]]. The citation read:
{{cquote|'''''Tony Blair has been a powerful force for freedom and for building understanding among nations. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he was instrumental in helping millions of people secure their freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone; forging a new era of peace in Northern Ireland; providing humanitarian assistance around the globe, especially in Africa; and strengthening the special relationship between our two nations. Throughout his career, and in his role as Quartet Representative to the Middle East, he has worked to provide people with opportunities to better their lives. The United States honors Tony Blair for his lifelong dedication to building a more just and peaceful world.'''''}}
 

==See Also==

* [[British politics]]
* [[Labour Party]]

==References==
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