JERRY THACKER: "When AIDS Comes Home"

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JERRY THACKER, a theologically Reformed Evangelical Christian conference speaker and author of When AIDS Comes Home, will tell the story of how he and his family have dealt with HIV/AIDS contracted as a result of a blood transfusion given to his wife in 1984 after giving birth to their daughter. Jerry, his wife Sue, and their daughter Sarah are all infected with the virus (Sarah was infected as an infant through breast-feeding). The couple also lost their 16-year-old son to pneumoccal meningitis in 1995. He was not HIV infected, but he was affected by what was going on in the family he loved so much.

Jerry is also the founder of Scepter Institute, Inc., a non-profit educational entity incorporated under IRS regulations section 501 (c) (3). The mission of Scepter Institute is to educate people about the dangers of the risk behaviors surrounding drugs, sex, alcohol, violence, and tobacco with a particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS prevention. The organization works both in the United States and abroad to promote healthier choices and lifestyles.

In addition to presenting the family's story, Jerry delivers material on abstinence as the most effective method of stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS. He recommends that those who have done risk activities involving the exchange of bodily fluids get an HIV test. His pro-abstinence (ABC) message has been presented to more than a half million people since 1994 in venues as diverse as churches and pastor's seminars, at private and public school assemblies, for civic groups and on both religious and secular college campuses.

He has appeared on Fox News on the O'Reilly Factor television show as well as on Focus on the Family radio. Recently Jerry was part of a quasi-governmental team that, along with Shepherd Smith, visited Uganda to research the effective HIV/AIDS reduction program going on there. He was a signatory on the report that prompted President Bush to ask for $15MM in aid for Africa in 2003. He also has developed training seminars for missionaries and other field workers around the world.

Originally from West Virginia, Jerry is a graduate of Bob Jones University holding B.A. ('72) and M.A. ('74) degrees. He was a member of the university faculty for 7 years and was honored by the BJU Alumni Association with a special citation for his work in educating communities of faith and others about HIV/AIDS.

PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS: "FREEMASONRY: A DANGEROUS CULT"

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PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS of Westminster Presbyterian Church (RPCUS) in Corpus Christi, Texas, will address the theme of his soon to be published book: FREEMASONRY: A DANGEROUS CULT. This 350-page work is considered to be the most extensively researched and the most comprehensive treatment of Freemasonry by a Christian author.

While Pastor Otis was a member of the Presbyterian Church in America denomination, he spearheaded a PCA General Assembly study committee from 1986-87 that was appointed to determine whether the tenents of Freemasonry violated Scripture. In 1987 the PCA General Assembly agreed with their findings that it was incompatible with the Christian religion.

During this interview Pastor Otis will seek to answer such questions as "What are the historical foundations of Freemasonry?", "Why is it a cult?", "What is the nature of the ghastly oaths required in the Lodge?", "What is the Masonic Secrecy all about?", "Were some American Presidents members of the Lodge?", "Why Jesus Christ is forbidden to be mentioned in the Lodge?", "What should church leaders do with members who are in the Lodge?"...and more!

DR. THOMAS SUTTER & DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON: EVANGELICAL PASTORS IN LIBERAL DENOMINATIONS

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DR. THOMAS SUTTER, pastor of First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Babylon, Long Island, NY and DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON, pastor of Seaford United Methodist Church in Seaford, Long Island, NY will address the theme

"EVANGELICAL PASTORS IN LIBERAL DENOMINATIONS".

Cohosting the broadcast with me is PASTOR JIM CAPO of the Massapequa Church of God, Massapequa, Long Island, NY.

STEVE CAMP: "GIVING THANKS TO GOD IN THE MIDST OF PAIN" and A TRAGIC UPDATE ON THE HANNAH OVERTON CASE

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STEVE CAMP, Grammy Award winning song writer, Christian recording artist, theologically Reformed apologist, controversial Christian blogger and founder of audienceONE Ministries will address "GIVING THANKS TO GOD IN THE MIDST OF PAIN."

Today's broadcast also featured A TRAGIC UPDATE ON THE HANNAH OVERTON CASE FROM PASTOR JOHN OTIS of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. For updates on the legal travesty regarding the HANNAH OVERTON case (see http://www.freehannah.com/). Hannah is a member of Calvary Chapel Coastlands in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Also please refer to past broadcasts of Iron Sharpens Iron found here for more information about the Hannah Overton case.

MIKE GENDRON: "PREPARING CATHOLICS FOR ETERNITY"

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MIKE GENDRON, Director of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministry, will address the theme of his book: PREPARING CATHOLICS FOR ETERNITY.

Mike works through local churches equipping the saints to effectively and faithfully communicate the Gospel of grace. He has taught the students and faculty at The Master’s Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, Moody Bible Institute and Tyndale Theological Seminary. Mike is also the author of Roman Catholicism: Scripture vs. Tradition, along with other resources that make the Gospel clear to those who are trapped in religious deception. Since graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1991, Mike has conducted short-term missions trips and taught in hundreds of churches throughout the world.

PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS :UPDATE on "AN INNOCENT MOTHER FACES LIFE IN PRISON! The Hannah Overton Story"

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PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS: UPDATE on "AN INNOCENT MOTHER FACES LIFE IN PRISON! The Hannah Overton Story".

Today Chris Arnzen and Pastor Claude Stauffer of Calvary Chapel of Hope in North Amityville, Long Island, NY will interview PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas for updates on the legal travesty regarding the HANNAH OVERTON case (see http://www.freehannah.com/). Hannah is a member of Calvary Chapel Coastlands in Corpus Christi, Texas.

A very gentle and loving mother of 5 was sentenced on September 12, 2007, for failing to act or provide medical attention for her son, whom, unknown to her, had ingested something that would ultimately kill him. Nine months of CPS investigation could not find her guilty of child abuse. Ten months of the DA’s investigation and 8 days of testimony could not convince the jury that she purposely poisoned this little boy... Now five children are without a mother... (Excerpted from this website ).

According to our guest, Pastor John M. Otis, "It is my opinion together with a group of local pastors in Corpus Christi that Hannah Overton is the victim of a judicial system gone awry in our city. Various local pastors have expressed great consternation over this jury verdict, and they are determined within a godly framework to bring public awareness to this travesty of justice on a national scale. The consensus of these Bible believing pastors is that this event is revealing some serious problems in our city’s legal system and that Satan is viciously attacking the Christian community. The District Attorney’s office was determined to paint Hannah as some kind of sinister, religious sociopath. For months the local media was being fed slanted information, stirring very negative public sentiments against her. One only had to read the blog site set up by the local newspaper regarding the case to see the public animosity. In many ways, she was tried and convicted in the media, which obviously was not privy to all the facts. Presently, the public is virtually unaware of the facts of the case.

A website, http://www.freehannah.com/, has been created by friends in her church, Calvary Chapel Coastlands, to inform the public of this injustice and to rally national support for an overturning of this verdict in upcoming appellate courts. In the meantime, this Christian mother sits in jail with a life sentence without parole! Sometime in mid January (2008) her husband, Larry Overton, is scheduled to be tried for the same offense, and it is conceivable that he too will be given a life sentence without parole, leaving five young children to be permanently without their parents. Once one learns about some of the details of the case, the godly reaction is one of righteous anger.

Please Pray

THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

This week featuring:




PASTOR TED CHRISTMAN
Heritage Baptist Church, Owensboro, KY
(see www.HBCOwensboro.org & www.MCTSOwensboro.org)

PASTOR DON HOAGLANDER
West Sayville Reformed Bible Church, West Sayville, Long Island, NY


PASTOR THOMAS SUTTER
First Presbyterian Church, Babylon, Long Island, NY

Party Hearty Marty & the Protestors

Now you can finally hear the history of the genesis of the Protestant Reformation in song... Click on the provided links listed below, one at a time, in their appropriate sequence provided, for the full story, sung by that very controversial 16th century "Golden Oldies" musical group "Party Hearty Marty & the Protestors":

Track #1

Track #2

Track #3

Track #4


Click on the links to hear these Reformed mega-hits, or Right click to download as MP3's to share with your family and friends! Listen, and enjoy!

[By the way, the picture above is from the play "Luther" (Written by John Osborne, Directed by Robert Chetwyn. Ian McKellen in the role of Martin Luther, Arts Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk 9 April 1963]

DR. PARKER T. WILLIAMSON "Evangelicals in the PCUSA"

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DR. PARKER T. WILLIAMSON, Executive Editor of The Layman , a publication of the Presbyterian Lay Committee (a Conservative, Reformational & Evangelical voice within Presbyterianism seeking to draw those within the predominantly liberal PCUSA and other denominations currently dominated by liberal ideology & theology back to their Bible-based, Christ-centered, God-honoring roots), will address the theme of his new book: BROKEN COVENANT: SIGNS OF A SHATTERED COMMUNION.

According to its publishers,"The history of the Presbyterian Church between 1926 and 2006 reveals a pattern. In the courtroom, it is called ‘the preponderance of evidence.’ That pattern discloses an ongoing accommodation to the world – the bartering and brokering of a precious gift from the Lord, the church’s moral authority. Broken Covenant: Signs of a Shattered Communion traces the squandering of that moral authority by the Presbyterian Church (USA). The documentation that is cited in this book invites an inevitable conclusion. The denomination has abandoned its constitutive commitment to Christian faith and ethics, thereby forfeiting its claim to be called the Church of Jesus Christ. No rational observer disputes the fact that the Presbyterian Church (USA) is dying. What remains at issue is the question, “Why?” By what alchemy did a denomination’s passion for influencing American culture result in its irrelevance? How did Presbyterians who sought to renew their church accelerate its approaching demise?" Blending archival evidence with the firsthand observations of a churchman, theologian and journalist, Parker T. Williamson offers answers to these questions.

Cohosting today's broadcast will be two Conservative, Evangelical ministers still remaining as a Biblically faithful voice within the PCUSA denomination, PASTOR THOMAS SUTTER of First Presbyterian Church, Babylon, Long Island, NY and PASTOR DAVID ALDRIDGE of Central Presbyterian Church, Huntington, Long Island, NY.

PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS : "AN INNOCENT MOTHER FACES LIFE IN PRISON! The Hannah Overton Story"

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PASTOR JOHN M. OTIS of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas will address the theme: "AN INNOCENT MOTHER FACES LIFE IN PRISON! The Hannah Overton Story".

A very gentle and loving mother of 5 was sentenced on September 12, 2007, for failing to act or provide medical attention for her son, whom, unknown to her, had ingested something that would ultimately kill him. Nine months of CPS investigation could not find her guilty of child abuse. Ten months of the DA’s investigation and 8 days of testimony could not convince the jury that she purposely poisoned this little boy... Now five children are without a mother... (Excerpted from this website ).

According to our guest, Pastor John M. Otis, "It is my opinion together with a group of local pastors in Corpus Christi that Hannah Overton is the victim of a judicial system gone awry in our city. Various local pastors have expressed great consternation over this jury verdict, and they are determined within a godly framework to bring public awareness to this travesty of justice on a national scale. The consensus of these Bible believing pastors is that this event is revealing some serious problems in our city’s legal system and that Satan is viciously attacking the Christian community. The District Attorney’s office was determined to paint Hannah as some kind of sinister, religious sociopath. For months the local media was being fed slanted information, stirring very negative public sentiments against her. One only had to read the blog site set up by the local newspaper regarding the case to see the public animosity. In many ways, she was tried and convicted in the media, which obviously was not privy to all the facts. Presently, the public is virtually unaware of the facts of the case.

A website, http://www.freehannah.com/, has been created by friends in her church, Calvary Chapel Coastlands, to inform the public of this injustice and to rally national support for an overturning of this verdict in upcoming appellate courts. In the meantime, this Christian mother sits in jail with a life sentence without parole! Sometime in mid January (2008) her husband, Larry Overton, is scheduled to be tried for the same offense, and it is conceivable that he too will be given a life sentence without parole, leaving five young children to be permanently without their parents. Once one learns about some of the details of the case, the godly reaction is one of righteous anger.

Please Pray

Judge Longoria Has set a hearing for the following motions for Nov. 15thPlease Pray
This is the motion for a new trial.
Motion for Arrest of Judgement

STEVE CAMP: "THE DOWNGRADE REVISITED: WHEN HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF (A Warning to Modern Evangelicals)"

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STEVE CAMP, Grammy Award winning song writer, Christian recording artist, theologically Reformed apologist, controversial Christian blogger and founder of audienceONE Ministries will address "THE DOWNGRADE REVISITED: WHEN HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF (A Warning to Modern Evangelicals)".

As Robert Shindler, a 19th century Baptist pastor and close friend of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, put it, in the "Sword & Trowel" in March, 1887:

"[At the end of the Puritan age] by some means or other, first the ministers, then the Churches, got on "the down grade," and in some cases, the descent was rapid, and in all, very disastrous. In proportion as the ministers seceded from the old Puritan godliness of life, and the old Calvinistic form of doctrine, they commonly became less earnest and less simple in their preaching, more speculative and less spiritual in the matter of their discourses, and dwelt more on the moral teachings of the New Testament, than on the great central truths of revelation. Natural theology frequently took the place which the great truths of the gospel ought to have held, and the sermons became more and more Christless. Corresponding results in the character and life, first of the preachers and then of the people, were only too plainly apparent." (Excerpted from the Spurgeon Archive].

Today Steve Camp will show how history is now repeating itself in Christendom, and how we as Christians MUST learn from the tragic errors of the past. Cohosting the broadcast today will be PASTOR JIM CAPO of the Massapequa Church of God, Long Island, NY.

JOHN DIVITO: "COUNTER-CULT MINISTRY TO AFRICA"

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JOHN DIVITO, the East Africa director for the Centers for Apologetics Research will address "COUNTER-CULT MINISTRY TO AFRICA".

John was raised in the Mormon faith but was saved by God's grace during his college years. After trusting in Christ, he became active in campus ministry and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri State University. Following the Lord's promptings, John resolved to serve Christ more fully and enrolled at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In May of 2007, John received his Master of Divinity degree upon completing the applied apologetics track in the seminary's school of missions, evangelism and church growth. John's passion is to equip believers with biblical truth and to proclaim the gospel to those trapped in error. His short-term missions work has taken him to Mexico, Morocco, Belize, and Uganda. He especially loves and enjoys Uganda and its culture, and he looks forward to moving to Kampala to establish the Africa Center for Apologetics Research (ACFAR).

More From The ISI Luncheon

Iron Sharpens Iron celebrated it's one year anniversary on the air by inviting pastors and their wives to the Pastoral Appreciation Luncheon and Show aboard Holland America Line's Ms. Noordam. The luncheon was followed up by a performance from Grammy Award Winning Artist, Steve Camp. Here are some highlights from the afternoon (special thanks to Richard Bennett for the pictures):

ISI Luncheon Review

Iron Sharpens Iron celebrated it's one year anniversary on the air by inviting pastors and their wives to the Pastoral Appreciation Luncheon and Show aboard Holland America Line's Ms. Noordam. The luncheon was followed up by a performance from Grammy Award Winning Artist, Steve Camp. Here are some highlights from the afternoon (special thanks to Richard Bennett for the pictures):

THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE


This week featuring:



PASTOR CHARLES R. CURTMAN
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Wildwood, MO


PASTOR JOHN GRAF
Long Island Baptist Church, Holtsville, NY


PASTOR VINCENT SAWYER
Faith Baptist Church of Corona, Queens, NY

STEVEN J. LAWSON: "THE EXPOSITORY GENIUS OF JOHN CALVIN" (Part 2)

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STEVEN J. LAWSON, the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, returns to discuss the theme of his highly acclaimed work on a greatly misunderstood figure, THE EXPOSITORY GENIUS OF JOHN CALVIN (click here for more info). The previous broadcast on this topic can be found here.


As Pastor Lawson said in his own words, “The aim of this book is to raise the bar for a new generation of expositors.”

As MonergismBooks.com describes this work,

"Looking to the past for outstanding Bible-based, Christ-centered, and life-changing preaching, Dr. Steven J. Lawson focuses on sixteenth-century Geneva, Switzerland. It was there that John Calvin ministered for decades as a faithful shepherd to a flock of believers. Here is an intimate portrait of Calvin the preacher—the core beliefs that determined his preaching style, the steps he took to prepare to preach, and the techniques he used in handling the Word of God, interpreting it, and applying it to his congregation. In the pulpit ministry of the great Reformer, Dr. Lawson finds inspiration and guidance for today’s church and calls on modern pastors to follow the Reformer’s example of strong expository preaching."

Dr. Derek W. H. Thomas, Professor of systematic and practical theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, said of Lawson's book:

“An infectious appreciation of the preaching of John Calvin from the pen of Steven Lawson. No one reading this volume can fail to appreciate the debt we owe to the Genevan Reformer. Lawson has consulted the best of current scholarship and has produced a comprehensive distillation of the contours of the Reformer’s preaching and, with it, a compelling advocacy of consecutive expository preaching. A magnificent achievement.”

DR. CHARLES R. CURTMAN & PASTOR JOHN GRAF: "MODERN EVANGELICALISM'S DEPARTURE FROM BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY"

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DR. CHARLES R. CURTMAN, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Wildwood, Missouri , in addition to being Adjunct Professor of History at Missouri Baptist University , and PASTOR JOHN GRAF, pastor of Long Island Baptist Church in Holtsville, New York , will address the theme: "MODERN EVANGELICALISM'S DEPARTURE FROM BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY".

Both Dr.Curtman & Pastor Graf will expose some of the core beliefs & practices of modern-day Christians as being totally foreign to the Scriptures, such as "Easy Believism", "Decisional Regeneration", "The Abuse of Invitations to Christ", "The Gospel of Pragmatism" and "The Denial of the Necessity of Repentance".

DR. JAMES R. WHITE: "Islam Debate Overview"

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DR. JAMES R. WHITE, founder & director of Alpha & Omega Ministries , a theologically Reformed Christian apologetics ministry based in Phoenix, AZ, will provide an overview of his recent debate in Seattle, Washington, with noted Muslim apologist SHABIR ALLY, regarded by many as the most formidable defender of Islam in the English speaking world, on the theme "Was Jesus Christ Crucified as a Willing Sacrifice for the Sins of God’s People?"

Dr. White is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics. He has authored or contributed to more than twenty books, including The King James Only Controversy, The Forgotten Trinity, The Potter's Freedom, and The God Who Justifies. He is an accomplished debater, having engaged in more than sixty moderated, public debates with leading proponents of Roman Catholicism, Liberal Protestantism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormonism. He is also an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church .

STEVE CAMP: "THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD"

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STEVE CAMP, Grammy Award winning song writer, Christian recording artist, theologically Reformed apologist, controversial Christian blogger and founder of audienceONE Ministries will address "THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD."

ISI Mailbox: Catholic Conversion Stories

Here is a letter written to Chris Arnzen, host of Iron Sharpens Iron, and his response.

Mr. Arnzen, Why are there so many Protestant ministers, one after another, from all denominations continuously converting to the Catholic faith? Just tune into EWTN's, "The Journey Home" program (just one source) and you can hear one conversion story after another. What gets me is that these men and women are not just your run of the mill, Sunday going church folk, who you could argue were just misinformed, or duped into buying into the grandeur and allure of the RCC. No, these folks are more often than not degreed ministers, some with doctorates degrees and theologians as well? Why?

Thanks for your interest in my "Iron Sharpens Iron" program, and taking the time to write. As for your question, I could have just as easily asked you why did so many brilliant Roman Catholic priests and theologians, in addition to common laymen, risk their lives and at times endure torture and death (and that of their families) in converting to Protestantism during the Reformation (sacrifices no guest on "The Journey Home" ever faced)? I can also add that the many testimonies of conversion to Catholicism I have seen on "The Journey Home" have never even come remotely close to impressing me or to cause me in any way to rethink my conversion from Roman Catholicism to Biblical Christianity 22 years ago.

I could also ask, specifically in relation to your question, why Catholics convert to Evangelical Protestantism even today in numbers hundreds if not thousands of times greater than the numbers of Evangelicals converting to Catholicism? Why is there an abundance of Evangelical ministers and a shortage and rapidly shrinking number of Catholic priests? Let's face it, the intelligence of those converting and the numbers of those converting in either direction proves nothing. There are Mormons, Muslims, Hindus, Occultists and Atheists who are geniuses. Conversion is a matter of the Holy Word and the Holy Spirit, and a simple, uneducated man will often see and embrace Truth while scholars in their ivory towers often embrace a lie. As a Catholic you can certainly appreciate the phrase "Athanasius contra mundum," or, "Athanasius against the world." This giant of the Faith upheld as a hero by Catholics and Protestants alike stood nearly all alone against the entire leadership of the Church in his day defending the deity of Jesus Christ, so joining a "Journey Home" bandwagon of conversion to Rome is not the slightest temptation to me.

All I can tell you, as a former Roman Catholic who converted to what I now believe to be the Biblical Gospel of Christ, the more years that go by and the more evidence I continue to see from history and from Holy Scripture, the more I am convinced that Rome does NOT possess the true Gospel. That should not be taken as mockery by me of your faith, since, as you know, centuries before I was born, Rome dogmatically declared at Trent that the Gospel I now embrace is false, and that subsequently I am accursed, and Trent still stands today as an infallible council of Rome despite the infinitely more liberal public relations efforts of Vatican II.

Thanks again for your interest in my "Iron Sharpens Iron" program, and I hope you call in with a question sometime, especially when our topic is related to Roman Catholicism. I pray that you prayerfully and humbly continue to search the Scriptures until you discover true grace and peace from the true Gospel of Christ.

In His grip,

Chris Arnzen
"Iron Sharpens Iron", host

THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE

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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE


This week featuring:



PASTOR BRUCE BENNET of Grace Gospel Church in Patchogue, Long Island, NY

REV. JACOB SMITH of Calvary/Saint George's Parish in New York City,

PASTOR JOE CEDZICH of Sheepgate Assembly in Baldwin. NY (no web site available)

Call in with ANY QUESTION regarding the Christian Faith at:

1-631-321-WNYG (9694).

CARL KERBY: "REMOTE CONTROL: The Power of Hollywood on Today's Culture"

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CARL KERBY, one of the founding board members of Answers in Genesis, the Creationist ministry which has as its president and founder Ken Ham, will address the theme of his book REMOTE CONTROL: The Power of Hollywood on Today's Culture .

Few would dispute the fact that entertainment—or more specifically, the entertainment community—influences our society in a big way. But how many understand the pervasiveness of the evolutionary philosophy that runs through movies, television, and books? Popular AiG speaker Carl Kerby has researched the impact of evolution on entertainment for more than a decade, and challenges audiences everywhere to understand and guard against the faith-challenging messages that permeate today’s entertainment. In this book, Kerby reveals segments from Hollywood films that in a multitude of ways promote the Darwinian worldview.