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| − | The popular [[Christian]] [[YouTube]] producer, [[Shockofgod]], has vowed to promote the Question evolution! campaign aggressively in the state of [[Texas]] due to its large influence on textbooks throughout the United States.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> Shockofgod is an ex-[[atheism|atheist]] and his channel features many anti-[[atheism]] videos. His YouTube videos have cumulatively received millions of views since his YouTube channel's inception. On June 20, 2011, Shockofgod said a team of volunteers was going to shortly start calling Texas churches and ask them to get involved in the Question evolution! campaign.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-massive.html</ref> On June 23, 2011, it was announced that the volunteer team would start contacting Texas churches on June 24, 2011.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> In addition, a volunteer wrote: "I am so excited. I am going to get the t-shirt, tracts, and walk around my city!"<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> On July 3, 2011, it was reported that a Question evolution! campaign volunteer contacted about 65 churches in the state of [[Texas]] in one week. <ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> | + | The popular [[Christian]] [[YouTube]] producer, [[Shockofgod]], has vowed to promote the Question evolution! campaign aggressively in the state of [[Texas]] due to its large influence on textbooks throughout the United States.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> Shockofgod is an ex-[[atheism|atheist]] and his channel features many anti-[[atheism]] videos. His YouTube videos have cumulatively received millions of views since his YouTube channel's inception. |
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| | + | === Growing volunteer effort in Texas === |
| | + | On June 20, 2011, Shockofgod said a team of volunteers was going to shortly start calling Texas churches and ask them to get involved in the Question evolution! campaign.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-massive.html</ref> On June 23, 2011, it was announced that the volunteer team would start contacting Texas churches on June 24, 2011.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> In addition, a volunteer wrote: "I am so excited. I am going to get the t-shirt, tracts, and walk around my city!"<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-evolution-campaign-starting-in.html</ref> On July 3, 2011, it was reported that a Question evolution! campaign volunteer contacted about 65 churches in the state of [[Texas]] in one week. <ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> On July 8, 2011, it was reported: "A new [http://creation.com/question-evolution Question evolution! campaign] volunteer is coming aboard to help...spread the campaign in Texas. He has done creationist volunteer work before on a regular basis and he pledged to volunteer 8 hours a week to contact Texas churches. That's 416 hours of extra volunteer manpower a year. Needless to say, we are very excited."<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-volunteer-is-coming-aboard-who-is.html</ref> |
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| | + | === Texas: Influential state as far as United States biology textbooks === |
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| | In 2010, the ''Utne Reader'' declared, concerning Texas's influence on national textbooks: | | In 2010, the ''Utne Reader'' declared, concerning Texas's influence on national textbooks: |
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| | In addition, Shockofgod has challenged Texas YouTube atheists [[Matt Dillahunty]] and [[AronRa]] to answer the 15 questions for evolutionists which are featured in the Creation Ministries International's Question evolution! campaign.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> | | In addition, Shockofgod has challenged Texas YouTube atheists [[Matt Dillahunty]] and [[AronRa]] to answer the 15 questions for evolutionists which are featured in the Creation Ministries International's Question evolution! campaign.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> |
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| | + | == Wide coverage planned relating to Christian web properties == |
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| | + | On July 9, 2011, it was declared: ""We have decided to pull out all the stops to advance the |
| | + | [http://creation.com/question-evolution Question evolution! campaign] Besides continuing to contact churches in the key biology textbook state of Texas, by the end of September 2011: the major Christian websites, blogs and YouTube channels will be contacted."<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/contacting-major-christian-websites.html</ref> |
| | [[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|On July 3, 2011, it was announced that an effort to advance [[Creation Ministries International]]'s Question evolution! campaign in the [[United Kingdom]] is going to start within a week. <ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> A team of grassroots volunteers indicated that it is important to advance the anti-evolution campaign in the UK since England is the birthplace of Darwinism.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> The Question evolution! campaign is a worldwide campaign. ]] | | [[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|On July 3, 2011, it was announced that an effort to advance [[Creation Ministries International]]'s Question evolution! campaign in the [[United Kingdom]] is going to start within a week. <ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> A team of grassroots volunteers indicated that it is important to advance the anti-evolution campaign in the UK since England is the birthplace of Darwinism.<ref>http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/question-evolution-volunteer-reported.html</ref> The Question evolution! campaign is a worldwide campaign. ]] |
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