Isn’t it amazing how truth attracts falsehood and how enemies of truth will even manufacture a falsehood as their weak attempt to battle truth? Jesus pointed to the source of such falsification when He said that Satan was “a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). Yes, Satan was and is the archenemy of divine truth. Indeed, Satan used every possible falsehood and slander against Jesus, who, as He said, is “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Long before Jesus, Solomon confirmed that “An evildoer listens to wicked lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue” (Proverbs 17:4). So it remains true to this very day. When someone speaks truth, you can bank on it that a liar will arise to speak against it–even if he has to make up his own “facts” and twist what the truth-sayer actually said. The liar’s purpose is destruction and his tongue and pen are dedicated to destruction, even by means of false accusations.
A very recent example of twisting another’s words and then creating a slanderous lie was brought to my attention today. It evokes a terrible disappointment. No, I’m not talking about all the mud-slinging taking place in the American political scene. Instead, I’m speaking about an example of slander, of twisting the truth, among so-called evangelicals. A blog entitled “Theology for the Church” posted a false accusation against Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis today–the day after Resurrection Sunday! The writer claims that “Ken Ham Embraces Evolution.” Anyone who knows anything at all about Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis will recognize the blatant falsehood immediately. The writer appeals to “Reimagining Ark Animals” by Tim Chaffey and Michael Belknap published in AiG’s Answer 11, no. 1 (January-March 2016): 56-62.
Reading the article in the Answers magazine and the “Theology for the Church” blog, note the following:
Falsehood vs. Truth
- Blog: “Ken Ham Embraces Evolution.” vs. Answers: Ken Ham does not embrace evolution!
- Blog: The Answers article argues for macro-evolution. vs. Answers: No mention of macro-evolution at all–the article is about speciation.
- Blog: Answers in Genesis has embraced macro-evolution. vs. Answers: Answers in Genesis does not embrace macro-evolution!
- Blog: Answers in Genesis acknowledges that the fossil record gives evidence of transitional life forms. vs. Answers: No mention of fossil evidence for transitional life forms.
It is a very sad thing when someone claiming to be an evangelical decides to manufacture and publish a deliberate falsehood. The blog’s author knows full well that what he claims is totally and undeniably false. The writer misrepresents the position of Answers in Genesis and Ken Ham, because he cannot find any legitimate, honest way of battling the truth.