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Line 42: − − ''For more information please see:'' [[Question evolution! campaign]] − − The [[Question evolution! campaign]], launched by the young earth [[Bible|biblical]] [[creation]] organization [[Creation Ministries International]], is a worldwide "[[grassroots|grass-roots]] movement to challenge the anti-[[Christianity|Christian]] [[dogma]] of [[evolution]]".<ref>[http://creation.com/question-evolution Question evolution! campaign]</ref> The focus of the Question evolution! campaign is on 15 questions that evolutionists cannot answer.<ref>[http://creation.com/question-evolution Question evolution! campaign]</ref> The ''15 Questions that evolutionists cannot answer'' can be found [http://creation.com/15-questions HERE]. The campaign will be primarily conducted in the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Europe]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://creation.com/question-evolution</ref> − − In May of 2011, [[Creation Ministries International]] and the [[Traditional Values Coalition]] decided to jointly initiate a question evolution campaign which encourages to students and others to "question the evolutionary [[pseudoscience]] peddled to them" and to wear anti-evolution clothing and pass out Question evolution! tracts within their schools and community. The Traditional Values Coalition is a [[church]] [[lobby|lobbying]] organization that lobbies for over 43,000 [[United States|American]] churches. − − === Question evolution! campaign and Texas === − − ''See also:'' [[Question evolution! campaign and Texas]] − − [[File:286px-Map of USA TX.svg.png|right|thumbnail|400px|[[Texas]] is a very influential state in the [[United States]] when it comes to [[biology]] textbooks.<ref>http://www.utne.com/Politics/Right-Wing-Activists-Rewrite-US-Textbooks-6418.aspx</ref> A supporter of [[Creation Ministries International]] with a large Christian YouTube audience has declared he is going to aggressively promote the [[Question evolution! campaign]] in Texas.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − <small>(graphic obtained from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_TX.svg Wikimedia commons], username:Huebi , Title of picture:Map of USA with Texas highlighted, see: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_TX.svg license agreement])</small>]] − The popular [[Christian]] [[YouTube]] producer, [[Shockofgod]], has vowed to promote the Question evolution! campaign "full throttle" 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 cummulatively received millions of views since his YouTube channel's inception.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/shockofgod</ref> − − 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> − − In 2010, the ''Utne Reader'' declared concerning Texas's influence on national textbooks: − {{cquote|The politicized textbooks would be a problem just inside Texas, but economic factors have given the state a huge influence over textbooks throughout the country. Unlike many other states, Texas makes the decisions on a state level on what books local school districts can buy. So when the state makes a decision on what books to purchase for its 4.7 million high schoolers, publishers take notice. The only bigger market for textbooks in the country is [[California]], a state whose budget is in such disarray, it announced that it won’t be buying new books until 2014. In the meantime, an anonymous industry executive told Washington Monthly, “publishers will do whatever it takes to get on the Texas list,” even if that means caving in to right-wing activists.<ref>http://www.utne.com/Politics/Right-Wing-Activists-Rewrite-US-Textbooks-6418.aspx</ref>}} − − Texas is expected to purchase $1 billion in textbooks in 2012-13.<ref>http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/texas-influence-on-textbooks-could-wane-336909.html</ref> − − In addition, Shockofgod has challenged Texas YouTube atheists [[Matt Dillahunty]] and [[AronRa]] to answer the 15 questions for evolutionists which are featured in Creation Ministries International's Question Evolution campaign.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I</ref> − − === Wide coverage planned relating to Christian web properties === − − 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> − − === Question evolution! campaign and the United Kingdom === − − 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 this 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> As indicated earlier, the Question evolution! campaign is a worldwide campaign.
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== Young earth creationist grassroots activism - Question evolution! campaign ==
== Young earth creationist grassroots activism - Question evolution! campaign ==
== Age of the Universe and Earth - General Overview ==
== Age of the Universe and Earth - General Overview ==