President - Scott Lane 599-7240
Vice President – Mrs. Cindy Williams
Secretary – Clarence Johnson Treasurer – Carl Williams, M.D.
[website – www.sabbsa.org ] [P.O. Box 34478, San Antonio, TX 78265]
SABBSA- Believing the Bible from the first verse
2008 International Conferences on Creationism & Genetic Entropy
This month’s newsletter will give you information about this year’s International Creation Conference and
the organization which sponsors it. I think you will be intrigued to find that their history of organization and
their values bear a strong resemblance to SABBSA. We will also capsule Mr. Lane’s August presentation on
Genetic Entropy and give you a taste of what’s coming at our September meeting.
The International Conferences on Creationism, (ICC) have served to greatly further the creation model of
origins. The 2008 International Conference on Creationism, sponsored by the Creation Science Fellowship,
Inc. (CSF) and the Institute for Creation Research is extending the high standards set in the previous five
conferences (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998. 2003). (Note most of this information was reprinted from the ICC
website with their permission (Copyright 2008 by Creation Science Fellowship, Inc., Pittsburgh ,
Pennsylvania , USA and Institute for Creation Research, Dallas , Texas , USA . Published with permission.
All rights reserved.) Use the links provided to go to their website for more information about this conference
and the fine organization which puts it together every 4 years http://www.icc08.org ).
The ICCs have been recognized as the world's premier gathering of creation researchers. ICC2008 was
dedicated to providing:
1. A technical forum for the latest creation research, and
2. A coherent platform for the pedagogical, professional, and legal issues involved in the teaching of
creation science at the secondary and tertiary levels.
The papers submitted to the ICC are subject to peer-review. The guidance for this rigorous review process
and the resulting final paper are contained in the following governing documents:
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Technical Review Process, Overview and Procedures
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Instructions to Authors (Requirements, Procedures, and Paper Mechanicals)
History
The Creation Science Fellowship sponsored the First International Conference on Creationism (ICC) in
Pittsburgh in 1986. The Second International Conference on Creationism was held in July/August 1990.
The International Conference's are recognized around the world as the preeminent gathering for technical
exchange on the topic of creation science. The ICC brings together the world's top creationists for a technical
conference. It has two main purposes: general and technical. Its intention is to provide something for
everyone, from entry level presentations on various topics in creation science to a highly technical, peer
reviewed symposium, with planned rebuttals and discussions. Below is a listing from their website of the
papers presented at this year’s conference.
Sixth International Conference on Creationism
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Testing Classical Interactions Between Finite Particles as a Model of Nuclear Structure, Ed
Boudreaux and Eric Baxter
Introduction and Acceptance of a Classical Charge Fiber Model (CFM) of Elementary
Particles Evaluated by Means of an Online Tutorial-Based Survey, Gerald Brown
A Nuanced Lakatos Philosophy of Theology and Science, Doug Kennard
Bio-Ethics from Image of God and Soul, Doug Kennard
A Critique of the Pre-Creation Chaos Gap Theory, John Zoschke
A Creationist Perspective of Beneficial Mutations in Bacteria, Kevin Anderson and Georgia
Purdom
Mendel’s Accountant: A New Population Genetics Simulation Tool for Studying Mutation
and Natural Selection, John Baumgardner, John Sanford, Wesley Brewer, Paul Gibson and
Walter ReMine
Progressive Evolution or Degeneration? Jerry Bergman
The “Eve” Mitochondrial Consensus Sequence, Robert W Carter, Dan Criswell, and John
Sanford
Snake Hybridization: A Case for Intrabaraminic Diversity, Glen Fankhauser and Kenneth
Cumming (not on audio CD)
Modeling Biochemical Processes as Designed Systems, Steve Gollmer
Analysis of Barry Hall’s Research of the E. coli ebg Operon: Understanding the
Implications for Bacterial Adaptation to Adverse Environments, Georgia Purdom and Kevin
Anderson
Using Numerical Simulation to Test the Validity of Neo-Darwinian Theory, John Sanford,
John Baumgardner, Wesley Brewer, Walter ReMine and Paul Gibson
Studies of the Dependence of Nuclear Half-lives on Changes in the Strength of the Nuclear
Force, Eugene F. Chaffin
Starlight, Time, and the New Physics, John Hartnett
The Tectonics of Venus and Creation, Robert Hill
The Creation of Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Russ Humphreys
Evidence for an Earth-Centered Universe, Mark Matthews
Ocean Circulation Velocities Over the Continents During Noah's Flood, Raj Prabhu, Mark
Horstemeyer and Wes Brewer
Is the Moon's Orbit “Ringing” from an Asteroid Collision Event which Triggered the
Flood? Ron Samec
Simulation Analysis of Glacial Surging in the Des Moines Ice Lobe, Jesse Sherburn, Mark
Horstemeyer and Kiran Solanki
Distant High-Energy Sources and the Cosmic Microwave Background in a Creation Day 1
Framework, Randy Speir
Our Solar System: Balancing Biblical and Scientific Considerations, Wayne Spencer
A Proposed Mesoscale Simulation of Precipitation in Yosemite National Park with a Warm
Ocean, Larry Vardiman
Radiohalos and Diamonds: Are Diamonds Really for Ever? Mark Armitage and Andrew A.
Snelling
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Extinct Isotopes and the Age of the Earth, Don DeYoung
The Ice Age—It Really Was Short, Mats Molen
Catastrophic Subglacial Drainage and Rapid Landscape Formation in Canada, with Special
Emphasis on the Niagara Escarpment, Emil Silvestru (presented by Larry Vardiman)
Radiohalos in the Cooma Metamorphic Complex, New South Wales, Australia: The Mode
and Rate of Regional Metamorphism, Andrew A. Snelling
Radiohalos in the Shap Granite, Lake District, England: Evidence that Removes Objections
to Flood Geology, Andrew A. Snelling
Significance of Highly Discordant Radioisotope Dates for Precambrian Amphibolites in
Grand Canyon, USA, Andrew A. Snelling
Using Suites of Criteria to Recognize Pre-Flood, Flood, and Post-Flood Strata in the Rock
Record with Application to Wyoming (USA), John H. Whitmore and Paul Garner
Rapid and Early Post-Flood Mammalian Diversification Evidenced in the Green River
Formation, John H. Whitmore and Kurt P. Wise
Georgia Public School Board Members' Beliefs Concerning the Inclusion of Creationism in
the Science Curriculum, Karen Cook, Steven Deckard and Kathie (Johnson) Morgan
Measurement of Creation/Evolution Student Attitudes and the Importance of a Correct
Understanding of Worldview within a Young-Earth Creationist Context, Steve Deckard,
David DeWitt, John Pantana and James Fyock
A Review of the Search for Noah’s Ark, Anne Habermehl
Structural Dynamic Stability of Noah's Ark, Mark Horstemeyer, Jesse Sherburn, Dean Polk
and Andy Bryant
Mapping Structural Knowledge of Scientific Creationism to Direct Information and Object
Structure Design in Planning Textbooks and Educational Materials, Denise Wenger
Noah’s Ark Design: Factoring Partial Composite Action, John Woodmorappe
Evening and Other Sessions Available on the Audio and Slide Presentation CD Only
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Why is the "Age-Issue" important to the Origins Debate and in particular to the Creation
Model of Origins? Russ Humphreys
Understanding the Mudflow Revolution, Steve Austin
Catastrophic Plate Tectonics: A Mechanism for the Flood, John Baumgardner
The Creation Model: Its Past, Its Present and Its Necessary Future, Andrew Snelling
Lunch and Learn: Six Steps to a Winning ICC Paper, Eddy Miller, John Whitmore, Andrew
Snelling, Bob Ivey
To order copies or CD’s of these papers go to http://www.csfpittsburgh.org/books.htm
A Brief History of Creation Science Fellowship
In 1980 a small group of creationists from the Pittsburgh area began meeting informally to discuss the latest
topics in creation science. The group was multi-disciplined and energetic. Within a year the group grew to
over 50 individuals, including 15 with Ph.D. degrees and at least 20 others with M.S., B.S., and B.A.
degrees. In 1986, CSF was incorporated as a non-profit educational corporation in Pennsylvania with a 5
member board of Directors. It was later granted federal 501.C.3 tax exempt status.
In the beginning the fellowship met monthly in a member's home. The group quickly outgrew that
space and spent the next two years gathering at meeting rooms in area hotels. In 1983, the group
found a home at the Northland Public Library in McCandless Township. In 1990 CSF began to
meet at the Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA) Church at Allegheny Center and then in 1998
to the Mars Alliance Church.
Today, CSF has left its monthly meeting format and is now focused on sponsoring quarterly events
at various locations around Pittsburgh featuring well known creation science speakers. Recent
speakers include Terry Mortenson (PhD Historical Geology), Jerry Bergman (PhD Micro Biology),
Larry Vardiman (PhD Atmospheric Science), David Menton (PhD Cell Biology) and Danny
Faulkner (PhD Astronomy).
CSF has the distinct privilege of sponsoring the premier young-earth creation science conference
known as the International Conference on Creationism (ICC). This unique conference features a
rigorous peer-review process for papers which help to build a systematic creation model of origins.
The very successful First ICC was held at Duquesne University in 1986. The Second ICC (1990)
and the Third ICC (1994) were also held at Duquesne. The Forth (1998) and Fifth (2003) ICC were
held at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. The Sixth ICC will be held on August 3-7 at the Radisson
Green Tree in Pittsburgh, PA. This ICC is cosponsored by CSF and the Institute for Creation
Research in Dallas, TX. For more details, please visit the official ICC web site at www.icc08.org.
Sponsorship of ICC has increased the stature of CSF in the creation science community and is the
forum of choice for researchers to present their technical papers. It is often called upon by the local
press, media, churches, and other groups as a spokesman for and a resource on creation science
because of the strict scientific discipline adhered to in the technical papers.
Creation Science Fellowship Principles:
1. We believe the Bible to be a divinely inspired, historically accurate book.
2. Nature reveals the handiwork of God. The study of natural phenomena using scientific methods, will
help us to understand God's created order.
3. The basic forms of life, including man, were created, not evolved, by God as independent functional
entities, and subsequent variations of these original forms have been bounded.
4. The Genesis flood was a historical, global event.
5. As Christians we believe that salvation, made necessary by the fall of Adam and Eve, comes only
through the redemptive work of Christ
Genetic Entropy
Our August meeting featured a power point presentation containing an overview of the findings
in Dr. J. C. Sanford’s book “Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome.”
The fascinating key points of his book are:
1. The genome is an instruction manual, made with such complexity as to ensure that it was
designed by a higher intelligence;
2. DNA is not only comprised of a linear code, but multiple linear codes;
3. DNA exhibits information storage beyond comprehension with data compression;
4. 1st level RNA reads series of 4 letters to make words (instructions) (C, G, T, A);
5. 2nd level information – multiple instruction pieces from different points on different genes;
6. There are genes that regulate genes that regulate genes;
7. The 3rd Level of information is formatted in 3 dimensional reading of information (POLYCONSTRAINED INFORMATION);
8. Kimura’s “No Selection Zone” along with “selection noise” research guarantee that almost
all deleterious and essentially all positive mutations will never be selected for by natural
selection;
9. The mutation rate in our genes is much higher than previously thought and guarantees a
decline of ours and all terrestrial organism’s fitness such that all life on this planet will be
extinct in 300 generations if an intervention is not found (the curse at work);
10. Natural Selection works only at the organism level and due to this and “selection noise” it is
very limited in its effect (it almost never selects for a single point mutation);
11. We cannot defeat this degeneration of our genome by “truncation selection” due to the cost
to our gene pool of eliminating 67% of each generation;
12. All of this means that both macro-evolution and positive speciation are physically
impossible;
13. Neither Cloning nor Eugenics can reverse this phenomena of degeneration;
14. The way out of all of this is Jesus Christ!
This power point presentation is now part of our 10 hours of presentations and available
upon request at your organization or church!
Our September meeting will feature the video “"Flock of
Dodos, the Evolution - Intelligent Design Circus." When
this film premiered a couple of years ago at UTSA our own
Dr. Carl Williams represented the creationist community in
this area by being one of the responders to the film. He will
host this viewing and lead a discussion of the film. This film
was developed by an evolutionist who believed he was doing
a documentary exploring both sides of the controversy.
Instead, he ended up with a piece slanted toward evolution,
but lamenting why the general public still believes in creation
despite their efforts? As always, we will meet at the Jim’s
Restaurant at the corner of San Pedro and Ramsey on
September 9th, 2008 at 7 pm. Please join us!