Crosstalk: May 25, 2016

Pat Roy served at the Institute for Creation Research for 12 years and saw the devastating effects of an evolutionary world view on the families of our society. He was the creator of the Jonathan Park Audio Adventures. He has a passion to reach families with the message that we are indeed fearfully made, and now services as Director for Genesis Apologetics and Creation Quest. Pat says that his passion comes from the description in Romans 1 about what happens when people reject the evidence of the creator in the creation all around us; a description of what is taking place around us in society today. When talking to students on college campuses, many admit they were raised in a Christian family, were active in church activities, etc. but who now do not attend church, and many admitted they had lost their faith. When asked how long it took them to reject Christianity after starting college, and the time was often only about six months, and the most common reason was the teaching of evolution. And this amounts to the rejection of God described in Romans, and which has devastating consequences. Now Pat intends to regularly visit college campuses in order to present the evidence that creation is actually more scientific than evolution, when the evidence is examined fairly. But in public schools today, it is not a question of "if" evolution will be taught, but "when" and how strongly it will be presented. The textbooks are full of evolutionary teachings that are being taught without any other viewpoints being acknowledged. Since teachers are authority figures, and the textbooks are presented as the source of the truth, it is much easier to believe them rather than to challenge what is contrary to the Bible. These public school Junior and Senior High level textbooks present evolution in about 12 different areas. Pat and his organization have developed a book to debunk evolution point by point in these 12 areas. They also ordered 120,000 wristbands for teens to wear, with the web URL debunkevolution.com printed on them. They then learned that the CEO of the company that filled the order is dedicated to promoting evolution, and because he had helped a creation project, donated part of the profits to an organization that works to promote evolution in the schools! Despite this unusual development, it has opened the door to tell their story and give out the wristbands.