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We find it very interesting that President Obama’s inaugural address today included the words: “All men are equal.” Notice anything missing? Obviously he was quoting the best-known phrase in any of America’s political documents, the Declaration of Independence, in which Thomas Jefferson penned these immortal words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”

This phrase was so powerful, Abraham Lincoln used it in what is arguably the most well-written speech ever delivered by a US President - the Gettysburg Address. Notice that he used the phrase exactly as it appeared in the Declaration of Independence: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Even Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the phrase in his most famous and enduring speech: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’”

So why, we ask, did President Obama leave out the word “created”? Was it an accidental omission? No, it was deliberate. For a speech as important as an inaugural address, every word is carefully chosen. What this clearly means is that our new head of state believes that God as Creator is an antiquated belief and must be ignored.

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How very clever that environmentalists have changed “global warming” to “climate change.” This way, they can count on receiving taxpayer money even if the earth is found to be cooling down. As Barack Obama is sworn into office today, we expect that more taxpayer money will be spent to control climate change.

After all, he has selected key advisers who believe strong action is needed to address climate change. In addition to Steven Chu (a climate-change technology advocate) as the next secretary of Energy, he selected Harvard’s John Holdren (a climate and energy expert) as his science adviser and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco to head up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

We also expect that more taxpayer money will be spent to teach evolution to our kids. As this blog reported previously, Obama believes that evolution alone should be taught in public schools. He told the York Daily Record last August, “I think it’s a mistake to try to cloud the teaching of science with theories that frankly don’t hold up to scientific inquiry.”

So as our new president places his hand on the Bible today and takes the oath of office, we will certainly heed the Bible’s instruction to pray for him. However, we will also be praying specifically that President Obama discovers he’s on the wrong side of both climate change and evolution.

Come November, which presidential candidate will you vote for? While the candidates’ views on many issues will influence your decision, we hope that one of these issues is their view regarding origins and the teaching of evolution in public schools.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told the York Daily Record his stance on the teaching of evolution: “I’m a Christian, and I believe in parents being able to provide children with religious instruction without interference from the state. But I also believe our schools are there to teach worldly knowledge and science. I believe in evolution, and I believe there’s a difference between science and faith. That doesn’t make faith any less important than science. It just means they’re two different things. And I think it’s a mistake to try to cloud the teaching of science with theories that frankly don’t hold up to scientific inquiry.” (Emphasis added)

Republican presidential candidate John McCain takes a somewhat different approach. At a 2007 debate at St. Anselm College, McCain was asked if creationism should be taught alongside evolution in the nation’s schools. His response: “No, I believe that’s up to the school districts. But I think that every American should be exposed to all theories. There’s no doubt in my mind that the hand of God was in what we are today. And I do believe that we are unique, and I believe that God loves us. But I also believe that all of our children in school can be taught different views on different issues. I leave the curricula up to the school boards.” (Emphasis added)

And we leave your choice of candidate up to you.

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