August 14th & 15th, Dallas News featured a story about the ICR (Institute for Creation Research). As far as mainstream media goes the article was written in a pretty fair manner. Anyone who is truly interested in science (whether religious or non-religious) should give ICR a look-see. They do present some compelling evidence for the literal interpretation of the Genesis account of Creation:
Dallas researchers out to scientifically prove biblical version of creation | Dallas Morning News
The Institute for Creation Research
Institute for Creation Research
Dallas researchers out to scientifically prove biblical version of creation | Dallas Morning News
Our attempt is to demonstrate that the Bible is accurate, not just religiously authoritative, said Henry Morris III, CEO of the nonprofit with a 49-person payroll and an annual budget in the $7 million range.
The rationale behind it is this: If God really does exist, he shouldnt be lying to us, he said. And if hes lying to us right off the bat in the book of Genesis, weve got some real problems.
The Institute for Creation Research
Institute for Creation Research
But as Farwell reported, "Young-earth creationists like those at ICR argue that everything in the known universe began 6,000 to 10,000 years ago."1 He included statements from ICR's scientists about numerous compelling evidences for recent creation such as galaxies' spiral winding problem, genetic mutation clocks, and soft tissues found in fossils. But Farwell ended the article with a quote from SMU professor Dr. Ronald Wetherington, who claimed ICR scientists "are not scientists" and that they "cherry-pick data" to justify the Genesis account.1