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| | The Question evolution! campaign tract with the expanded questions includes short arguments and/or quotes in support of biblical [[creation]], in additionally offers links to articles on CMI's website providing supporting evidence.<ref>[http://aufiles.creation.com/images/pdfs/flyers/15-questions-for-evolutionists-a4.pdf 15 questions that evolutionists cannot satisfactorily answer]</ref> | | The Question evolution! campaign tract with the expanded questions includes short arguments and/or quotes in support of biblical [[creation]], in additionally offers links to articles on CMI's website providing supporting evidence.<ref>[http://aufiles.creation.com/images/pdfs/flyers/15-questions-for-evolutionists-a4.pdf 15 questions that evolutionists cannot satisfactorily answer]</ref> |
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| − | ''See also:'' [[Question evolution! campaign and Texas]]
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| − | [[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>
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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 cummulatively received millions of views since his YouTube channel's inception.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/shockofgod</ref>
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| − | 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 August 22, 2011, it was reported that 331 Texas churches have been contacted.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/331-texas-churches-contacted-about.html 331 Texas churches contacted about the Question! Evolution! Campaign already. We are just warming up!]</ref> In addition, with the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year, key creationist activists are going to be contacted concerning the campaign.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/331-texas-churches-contacted-about.html 331 Texas churches contacted about the Question! Evolution! Campaign already. We are just warming up!]</ref>
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| − | 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>
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| − | [[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|On July 3, 2011, it was announced that a volunteer effort to spread 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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| − | 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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