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[[Image:Duanegishpic.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Dr. Duane Gish]]

[[Image:Duanegishpic.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Dr. Duane Gish]]

'''Duane Gish''' (February 17, 1921 - March 5, 2013) was a prolific debater for [[YEC|Young Earth Creationism]] and a member of [[ICR|The Institute for Creation Research (ICR)]].

'''Duane Gish''' (February 17, 1921 - March 5, 2013) was a prolific debater for [[YEC|Young Earth Creationism]] and a member of [[ICR|The Institute for Creation Research]].

==Biography==

==Early life and career==

Gish was born on February 17,<ref>Institute for Creation Research</ref> 1921 in White City, [[Kansas]].<ref name="SanDiegoObit">[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/obituary.aspx?n=duane-t-gish&pid=163795335 Duane T. Gish - Obituaries]. ''Legacy.com'' (taken from ''The San Diego Union-Tribune''). March 24, 2013. Retrieved Octobe 14, 2016.</ref> During [[World War II]] he served in the [[U.S. Army]], fighting in the Pacific Theater, rising to the rank of [[Captain]] and earning the [[Bronze Star]] for meritorious service.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref>Looy, Mark (March 6, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/rescued-remembering-the-life-and-legacy-of-dr-duane-t-gish/ Rescued! Remembering the Life and Legacy of Dr. Duane T. Gish]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>

Gish was born on February 17,<ref>Institute for Creation Research</ref> 1921 in White City, [[Kansas]].<ref name="SanDiegoObit">[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/obituary.aspx?n=duane-t-gish&pid=163795335 Duane T. Gish - Obituaries]. ''Legacy.com'' (taken from ''The San Diego Union-Tribune''). March 24, 2013. Retrieved Octobe 14, 2016.</ref> During [[World War II]] he served in the [[U.S. Army]], fighting in the Pacific Theater, rising to the rank of [[Captain]] and earning the [[Bronze Star]] for meritorious service.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref>Looy, Mark (March 6, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/rescued-remembering-the-life-and-legacy-of-dr-duane-t-gish/ Rescued! Remembering the Life and Legacy of Dr. Duane T. Gish]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>

After the war, Gish went to the University of California, Los Angeles and received a Bachelors of Science degree in chemistry in 1949.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame">[http://creationsciencehalloffame.org/inductees/deceased/duane-t-gish/ Duane T. Gish]. ''Creation Science Hall of Fame''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref> In 1953 he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame"/> He worked at Berkeley as an assistant research associate and as an assistant professor at Cornell University Medical College.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame"/> In 1960, Gish joined the Upjohn Company, located in Kalamazoo, [[Michigan]], serving as a senior research associate in biochemistry until 1970.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref>Henry Morris III (2013). [http://www.icr.org/article/7401/ Duane Gish: Celebrating a Creation Champion]. ''ICR.org'' (from ''Acts & Facts. 42 (5): 18-19''). Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>

After the war, Gish went to the University of California, Los Angeles and received a Bachelors of Science degree in chemistry in 1949.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame">[http://creationsciencehalloffame.org/inductees/deceased/duane-t-gish/ Duane T. Gish]. ''Creation Science Hall of Fame''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref> In 1953 he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame"/> He worked at Berkeley as an assistant research associate and as an assistant professor at Cornell University Medical College.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="HallOfFame"/> In 1960, Gish joined the Upjohn Company, located in Kalamazoo, [[Michigan]], serving as a senior research associate in biochemistry until 1970.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="MorrisICR">Henry Morris III (2013). [http://www.icr.org/article/7401/ Duane Gish: Celebrating a Creation Champion]. ''ICR.org'' (from ''Acts & Facts. 42 (5): 18-19''). Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>

 

Gish was one of the scientists to found the [[Creation Research Society]] in 1963, and he served on its board until 1997.<ref name="MorrisICR"/> He joined the [[Institute for Creation Research]] (ICR) soon after it was formed in 1970 and served as vice president of ICR until 2005.<ref name="SanDiegoObit"/><ref name="MorrisICR"/><ref>Morris, John D. (2005). [http://www.icr.org/article/dr-duane-gish-retires Dr. Duane Gish Retires]. ''ICR.org'' (from ''Acts & Facts. 34 (5)''). Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>

==Debating==

==Debating==

Gish was viewed as the winner of his debates by friend and foe alike based on audience reaction.<ref>Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, ''Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science'', by Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon [http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/science/SC0104W1E.htm]</ref>  So profound was Gish's impact on the debate scene, that [[evolution]]ary websites posted articles stating not how to debate Creationists in general, but instead how to specifically debate Duane Gish.  Dr. [[Henry Morris]] wrote of Dr. Gish, who had over 300 formal debates, "at least in our judgment and that of most in the audiences, he always wins."<ref>Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, ''Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science'', by Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon [http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/science/SC0104W1E.htm]</ref>

Gish took part in over 300 formal debates against evolutionists during his life.<ref name="MorrisICR"/> Due to his effective debating skills and knowledge on the [[creation vs. evolution debate]], Gish was referred to as "creation’s bulldog".<ref name="MorrisICR"/> Gish was viewed as the winner of his debates by friend and foe alike based on audience reaction.<ref>Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, ''Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science'', by Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon [http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/science/SC0104W1E.htm]</ref>  So profound was Gish's impact on the debate scene, that [[evolution]]ary websites posted articles stating not how to debate Creationists in general, but instead how to specifically debate Duane Gish.  Dr. [[Henry Morris]] wrote of Dr. Gish, saying, "at least in our judgment and that of most in the audiences, he always wins."<ref>Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, ''Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science'', by Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon [http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/science/SC0104W1E.htm]</ref>

Gish once debated [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] an atheist activist and founder of [[American Atheists]], and after the debate, Gish recounted that O'Hair said to him "You frighten me!", which Gish believed was because "I didn’t thump the Bible and tell her she was going to Hell, but I approached her in her own element — secular scientific evidence."<ref>[http://creation.com/my-mother-the-most-hated-woman-in-america My Mother: The Most Hated Woman in America] (interview with William J. Murray), by Robert Doolan. ''Creation.com''. Retrieved July 27, 2016.</ref>

Gish once debated [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] an atheist activist and founder of [[American Atheists]], and after the debate, Gish recounted that O'Hair said to him "You frighten me!", which Gish believed was because "I didn’t thump the Bible and tell her she was going to Hell, but I approached her in her own element — secular scientific evidence."<ref>[http://creation.com/my-mother-the-most-hated-woman-in-america My Mother: The Most Hated Woman in America] (interview with William J. Murray), by Robert Doolan. ''Creation.com''. Retrieved July 27, 2016.</ref>