Ray Comfort in NZ

By TWO NZ ARTICLES AND A WND EXCLUSIVE
Added: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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Original article

Challenges to Darwin's theory dog prominent atheist

Dawkins' Down Under events being followed by book distributions

WND Exclusive EVOLUTION WATCH
Challenges to Darwin's theory dog prominent atheist
Dawkins' Down Under events being followed by book distributions
Posted: March 08, 2010
11:25 pm Eastern

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Tens of thousands of copies of a special printing of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" that include a special forward pointing out the gaps in thae theory of evolution, the improbabilities it assumes and the still-missing "missing link" are being distributed Down Under by Christian author and activist Ray Comfort.

Why? Because that's where famed atheist Richard Dawkins, who has refused to debate Comfort over the belief that evolution created modern-day mankind, is speaking.
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Creationist takes on Dawkins

A creationist plans to give away 1000 copies of his version of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species after Richard Dawkins' appearance in Christchurch on Thursday.

New Zealand-born author Ray Comfort, who is now based in the United States, has written his own introduction to Darwin's groundbreaking work on evolution, where he argues for intelligent design.

Melissa Day, of Comfort's New Zealand Living Waters Ministry, said the group planned to give away about 10,000 copies of the book today on university campuses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Canterbury volunteers also plan to give out 1000 copies of the book, with Comfort's foreword, after Dawkins' appearance at the Christchurch Town Hall.
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'Intelligent design' supporters ready for Dawkins

Richard Dawkins, the world's most famous atheist and a scathing critic of creationist arguments, has arrived ahead of a nationwide speaking tour.

Religious objectors were today attempting to convince members of the public that he is mistaken.

There were plenty of takers at Victoria University for a free copy of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species, but these books have a new foreword – 54 pages of information about intelligent design.

It's the work of New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort, who founded the California-based Living Waters Ministry. He has run a huge campaign in the United States promoting both intelligent design and creationism over the random genetic variations of evolution.

"Everything didn't get created from nothing," says Melissa Day, Living Waters NZ. "Everything was created by an intelligent designer, and there is lots and lots of evidence for that."

Some students were interested in what Ms Day had to say. Angelina Leota says, "I'd be quite interested to see what this has to say about both sides of the story."
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