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When sharing the gospel with atheists, Darwinists and other unbelievers, we hear this line all the time. After all, it’s probably one of the most common reasons non-Christians give as to why they won’t put their faith in Christ. But who is the real hypocrite here?

• These people still go to work, though their workplace is filled with hypocrites.
• They still go to the movies, though Hollywood is filled with hypocrites.
• They still go to restaurants, though they’re filled with hypocrites.
• They still shop, though manufacturers and retail stores are filled with hypocrites.

Such people are hypocrites themselves because this issue of “hypocrites in the church” is nothing but a smokescreen to cover the real issue they don’t want to become Christians. They love their sin and don’t want to give it up. They also don’t want any deity watching them and telling them what to do. Instead of admitting these things, however, they hypocritically hide behind such statements as: “The church is filled with hypocrites” and “If there’s a God, I can worship Him just as easily on the golf course.”

In reality, these people are the biggest hypocrites of all because they think they are good enough to merit eternal life in heaven. Christians, on the other hand, readily admit that they sin and that their only hope of heaven is the imputed righteousness of Christ.

So the next time someone gives you the famous “hypocrites in church” objection, let them know that only one Person in history was not a hypocrite and that this Person suffered and died on the cross so they might be forgiven of their sins … including their wretched sin of hypocrisy.

Richard Dawkins seems like an intelligent chap. He’s a bestselling author and has appeared in a number of films. He’s also got a charming British accent and appears to knows a lot about evolution. Let us quickly point out that we know someone else with a charming British accent, an author who has appeared in films, a man who knows a lot about evolution and who is a very intelligent fellow - Ian Taylor, host of the Creation Moments radio broadcast.

While there are many similarities, they couldn’t be farther apart in their views on evolution.

So why is one of these intelligent men a strident evolutionist and the other an outspoken creationist? Why are they polar opposites? We suggest it has nothing to do with science but has everything to do with their spiritual understanding

Dawkins is an atheist while Taylor is a Christian. For Richard Dawkins, evolution is the only game in town because God does not exist in his worldview. He rejects the Bible and the account of creation given in its opening pages. Ian Taylor, on the other hand, believes in God and His Son, Jesus Christ. He also believes that the Bible’s account of creation is true and is supported by good science.

So while there are thinkers on both sides of the issue - like Dawkins and Taylor - it is clear to us that the creation-evolution debate is not about science at all. It is fundamentally a dispute over the existence of God. Because if God exists, it is reasonable to believe He created the universe. But as Dawkins himself stated in The Blind Watchmaker: “Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.”

While Creation Moments does not agree with Dawkins on most matters, we do feel that this God-denying evolutionist is thinking clearly when he says the debate is really about spiritual matters.

Here at Creation Moments, whenever we view breathtaking photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, we are filled with awe and praise for the God who created the universe. Atheists, however, can look at the very same photos and sing praises, not to the Creator but to the things He created. Here’s just one example of what we’re talking about:

“How can someone inspect the grandeur of the universe, the complexity that arises explosively out of simplicity and STILL believe in a divine creator? We live in an age where we have access to these beautiful images; we should be proud to shrug off our past superstitions and embrace the beauty of science and atheism. Atheism isn’t a dirty word, it’s a promotion of our species out of the dark, ghost-haunted world. We know now, for the first time in our existence, that there’s no need for the God hypothesis!” [posted June 9 at the Hubble Space Telescope iGoogle site]

While we are saddened to read things like this, we are not surprised. After all, Paul wrote about this worldview two thousand years ago: “For they exchanged the truth of God for a  lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” (Romans 1:25)

So even when an atheist posts a message like this on the Internet, all he’s doing is inadvertently underscoring the truths found in the pages of Scripture.

Have you ever marveled at the instinctual behaviors of animals? How do birds and butterflies know where (and when) to migrate? How do creatures with hardly a brain at all - like the lowly worm - know how to accomplish tasks they were never taught? Ask an evolutionist, and they’ll tell you that instincts are merely favorable traits that are passed on because they improve the animal’s ability to survive. But evolutionists can’t begin to explain where instincts came from in the first place. Harry Moore, a friend of Creation Moments, recently shared his thoughts with us:

God created all the animals with the instinct to survive and the instinct to take care of their offspring. For instance, the dirt dobber wasp will paralyze several spiders so that the wasp offspring will have a fresh meal to eat. Amazingly, the spider will just stand there and let the wasp sting it! (more…)

“It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, but I’d rather not consider that).” - Richard Dawkins (The Blind Watchmaker)

This famous quote from one of the world’s leading atheists makes a lot more sense with a few words changed: “It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, and that’s the most likely explanation).”

Are evolutionists ignorant, stupid or insane? Many are ignorant because they’ve never examined the evidence in favor of creationism and contrary to evolution. Others must be stupid because they’ve never actually thought about the scientific flaws of evolution. And still others show signs of being insane when they look at the complexities of DNA or the eye or the process involved in the clotting of blood and just keep repeating over and over, “It only appears to be designed. It only appears to be designed.”

But the main reason why so many atheists like Dawkins believe in evolution is because they are just plain wicked … or, as the Bible calls them, unrighteous. Romans 1:18-19: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness, suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.”

Those are our thoughts. What are yours?