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THE CONSEQUENCES OF EVOLUTION

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF EVOLUTION

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  1. THE CONSEQUENCES OF EVOLUTION • The following slides show vividly a chronological connection with the promotion of teaching evolution in the schools and problems in our culture. The reader is urged to look at the references and study the connection between the two. More documentation on the causal relationship is needed. • This information was given with permission of Dr. Brad Harrub on May 25, 2012. The slides came from a seminar seen on the flyer at right. To learn more about this matter and the work of Dr. Brad Harrub visit www.focuspress.org.

  2. “We know, for example, that humans evolved from common ancestors we share with other living primates such as chimpanzees and apes” (p.757). “Like all other forms of life, humans are products of evolution by natural selection” (p. 352).

  3. Humansare an important part of the earth environment. Together with every other living organism, humans probably evolved from bacteria that lived more than 4 billion years ago. What kinds of organisms do you think will evolve over the next 4 billion years? HBJ Earth Science 1989, pg.356

  4. Top public school problems before 1963 • Talking • Chewing Gum • Making Noise • Running in the Halls • Getting out of Turn in Line • Wearing Improper Clothing • Not Putting Paper in the Wastebasket • Source: USA Today, September 1985, See also Christian School Comment, Vol. 19, No. 3

  5. Top Public School Problems in Modern Times • Rape • Robbery • Assault • Burglary • Arson • Bombings • Murder • Suicide • Source: USA Today, September 1985, See also Christian School Comment, Vol. 19, No. 3

  6. Indoctrination in Evolution Before and after Federal Funding Indoctrination chart Number of Words 1963 33,089 words 1961 26,819 words The decline since 1963 reflects the overall downward trend of textbook content. The percentage of text devoted to evolution has not diminished. 2-3,000 words 1950 1960 1970 1980 Source: Educational Research Analysts, (903) 753-5993

  7. Percent of Teen Girls Who Have Had Pre-Marital Sex 1963 18 yr. olds 70 60 17 yr. olds 50 40 16 yr. olds 30 15 yr. olds 20 10 1950 1970 1960 1980 1990 Data from Family Planning Perspectives, March/April 1987 & Sexual and Reproductive Behavior of American Women from Guttmacher Institute

  8. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Gonorrhea: Ages 10-14, Up 385% 1963 Cases per 100,000 persons Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools 1955 1970 1985 Source: Center for Disease Control and Department of Human Resources

  9. Birth Rates for Unwed Girls, Ages 15-19 Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Pregnancies up 553%! Source: Dept. of Health and Human Resources and Statistical Abstracts of the United States

  10. Out of Wedlock Births as a Percent of All Births 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Source: National Center for Health Statistics

  11. Fatherless Homes Account for: 53% of teen mothers 63% of youth suicides71% high school dropouts85% of youths in prison90% of homeless/runaway children

  12. Unmarried Couples Living Together 725% increase Prior to 1977, unmarried couples living together was such a small group that data on this group was collected only in the 10-year census. Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Source: Statistical Abstracts of the United States

  13. Divorce Rates Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Data from U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual

  14. Violent Crime in the United States 995% increase Total Offenses Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.html

  15. Assaults committed since 1965* Girls ages 13-14 increased 377% Girls age 15 increased 424% Girls age 16 increased 535% Girls age 17 increased 679% Girls age 18 increased 577% *Negative changes in youth behavior increased so much that in 1965 the U.S. Department of Justice began to track youth violence separately. “Age-Specific Arrest Rate and Race-Specific Arrest Rates for Selected Offenses, 1965-1992,” U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigations, 1993, pp. 45-49

  16. Murder Arrests, Ages 13-18 Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Data Collected by the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI

  17. Total Inmates in the United States Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools

  18. Suicide in youth has increased 253% Suicide among youth 15-24 have increased 253% since 1962-63. In 1962, suicide ranked 12th in cause of death among young people; in 1990, it ranked 3rd. Statistical Data from National Center for Health Statistics and Division of Vital Statistics of Dept. of Health and Human Services. See also: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1993, p. 93

  19. Child Abuse – Up 2,300% 1963 After Evolution theory started being taught in schools as science. Before Evolution was taught in schools Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services and Child Maltreatment: Reports from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.

  20. Illegal Drugs – Up 6,000% % of Youth Who Have Used Illegal Drugs 1963 After Evolution theory started being taught in schools as science. Before Evolution was taught in schools Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools Source: National Institute of Drug Abuse

  21. A Snapshot of America and Morals Since We Mandated Teaching an Evolutionary Worldview • Since 1963 the United States has become the world leader in: • Violent Crime • Divorce Rate • Teenage Pregnancy • Illegal Drug Use • Illiteracy Rate (the highest of any industrial nation) David Barton, America: To Pray or Not to Pray, Wallbuilders Inc. pg. 107

  22. SAT Total Scores 18 year decline after 1963 1963 Evolutionary Worldview in Public Schools 1960 1970 1980 1990 Source: College Entrance Exam Board

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