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Monday, July 14, 2008:

The Intelligent Design Undergraduate Research Center (IDURC) is proud to present the 2008 Casey Luskin Graduate Award, presented annually to a deserving college graduate for excellence in student advocacy of intelligent design.

Dear Readers,

It was over a year and a half ago that we began OverwhelmingEvidence.com. It began as a website by students and for students. Our hope was to bring students together to discuss the matters of intelligent design and evolution. In the nearly two years that we have run this site, we have seen many good discussions on the issues. We have also, as expected, seen many who would rather disrupt the discussion for one reason or another. Nonetheless, we were able to bring many together to discuss these very important questions.

A new poll from One News Now shows that American believe skepticism in evolutionary theory is not a reason to remove a scientist from a lab or a teacher from the classroom.

Triggered by the article on Nathaniel Abraham, a creationist biologist who was fired from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, One News Now asked America whether skepticism in evolution should disqualify an individual from scientific research or teaching a biology class.

A new site was launched today responding to the PBS documentary Judgment Day, which was a very biased and somewhat inaccurate depiction of Darwinian evolution and the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in Pennsylvania in 2005. It site is most definitely worth visiting and can be found at:

www.judgingpbs.com

Check it out and spread the news--especially if you have seen the PBS documentary Judgment Day!!

The much-anticipated book The Design of Life by Drs. William A. Dembski and Jonathan Wells has been released!! It is being featured here on this site (upper right-hand corner) can can be ordered by clicking on the book or by going here:

www.thedesignoflife.net

The New York Times reports that the newly elected Governor of Louisana is a supporter of intelligent design. Bobby Jindal (R-La) is the first Indian-American governor in the United States. He brings a very impressive resume to the table, having been a Rhodes Scholar and educated at both Oxford and Brown Universities and only being 36 years of age.

Dr. D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida passed away this morning from complications from a heart attack he suffered on December 28, 2006. He was 76 years old.

This is a video that was originally videotaped for the TV documentary "Root of All Evil?" but this section was cut from the final documentary. It is an engaging discussion between Alister McGrath and Richard Dawkins on the topics of evolutionary theory and Christianity. It is worth watching and can be found here.

Medical animator David Bolinsky presents a stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. Built by his company, XVIVO, to teach Harvard medical students, the clip features sweeping cinematic values and even a little drama. It communicates not only the facts of life, but life's truth and beauty.

This clip is avaliable from TED from a talk Bolinksy gave in March 2007. It can be found here.

Dr. Michael J. Behe's appearance on the Colbert Report last night (August 2, 2007) is now avaliable online. You can get it from the Colbert Report website here.

It is definitely worth watching!!