Is France Really Sheltered From Creationism? |
An Atlas, Sent To All Schools In 2007 And That Refutes The Theory Of Evolution, Came Just Like A Cold Shower. |
Two Thousand Copies Of Atlas Of Creation Were Distributed Free Of Charge To French Schools And Universities In January 2007. A Poisoned Gift… |
A Propaganda Aimed At The Whole World |
Thick (770 Pages, 6 Kg) And Luxurious (With Thousands Of Color Illustrations Of Fossil Animals), Atlas Of Creation Takes Its Evidence From The Qur’an And Seeks To Reveal The “Imposture Of Evolutionists.” |
... A Surprise: An Attack On The Darwinian Theory Of Evolution With A Religious Analysis From The Qur’an Is Taking Place In Our Country. |
Dominique Rojat, A Svt Inspector Of National Education, Says: "This Is The First Major Muslim-Based Action In This Area." |
Does This Mean That It Is Likely To Influence Muslims Alone? No. Patrick Tort, A Philosopher And Expert On Darwin, Admits That There Is No Doubt That This Message With Its Religious Content Will Be Heeded By Some Muslims. However, He Also Emphasizes That The Atlas Is “A Propaganda Book Aimed At The Entire World.” |
This Means That Creationism Has Influenced All Religious Beliefs With A Considerable Success. |
Throughout Its 770 Pages Atlas Of Creation Seeks To Systematically Demonstrate “The Imposture Of Evolutionists” In Both Its Text And Illustrations… |
… It Seeks To Show That The Living World Never Evolved And Was Created By God In The Form It Possesses Today. |
The Beehive, The Eye-Shaped Butterfly Wing… According To Anti-Darwinists, Chance Cannot Create Such “Wonders” Of Nature… |
It Is January 2007. Two Thousand Copies Of The Thick-Volume Atlas Of Creation Have Been Sent Free Of Charge To French Schools And Universities. New Dispatches Have Taken Place In Holland, Germany And Poland. The Work Is Luxurious, Magnificently Illustrated And A Joy To Examine… |
That Is Because It Is Sufficient To Open A Single Page To See That The Whole Aim Is To Refute The Theory Of Evolution! One Example, Of Which Many More Could Be Cited, Taken From The First Few Pages Reads: “Fossils Reveal That Life Forms On Earth Have Never Undergone Even The Slightest Change And Have Never Developed Into One Another. Examining The Fossil Record, We See That Living Things Are Exactly The Same Today As They Were Hundreds Of Millions Of Years Ago.” |
... The Catalogue [At The End Of Atlas Of Creation And Referring To The Works Of Harun Yahya] Lists Many Books Openly Intended To Oppose Darwin’s Ideas And Show That God Is The Sole Creator Of Living Things. |
Having Been Warned, The Minister Of Education Demanded Establishments Not To Put This Work To The Use Of Students. |
Armand De Ricqles, Holding A Chair In “Historical Biology And Evolutionism” At The College De France, Has Issued A Call To His Colleagues By Stressing The Need To Show The Gaps Of Atlas Of Creation. |
... This Reaction Is A Sign Of A New Concern In France, Which Is Facing The First Broad Attack From Creationist Theses In Its Lands. |
Students Openly Anti-Evolutionists That Is Because Increasing Numbers Of Students In French Schools, Particularly Muslims But Also Protestants, Catholics Or Jehovah’s Witnesses, Are Refusing To Study The Theory Of Evolution. |
Adeline Lecot, Professor Of Life Sciences And Earth At One Paris High School, Sets Out Her Thoughts On The Subject: “... Opposition Is Much Sharper Than Before. I Have 5 Convinced Opponents Of Evolution In My Class. Some Are Excellent Students. They Back Their Replies Up In A Much Bolder Manner, Referring To The Arguments Of Harun Yahya, Which They Found On Internet.” |
According To Annie Mamecier, Ministry Of Education Inspector General And A Senior Of Life Sciences And Earth Department, “Some Situations Sometimes Arise In Which High School Students Write The Answers To Exam Questions About The Theory Of Evolution In The Way They Have Been Taught At The School, But Also Write That They Do Not Agree With The Theory Of Evolution.” |
This Is A Disturbing Situation. |
In Summary, This Intellectual Trend Says That The Living World Was Created By God In Its Present Form And Never Evolved. |
We Thought It Would Be Impossible For Such A Work To Appear In France. There Is No Need To Fear Such Revisionism; Are The Legacy Of The Enlightenment And A Long Secular Tradition Not The Walls Of A Dam That Represent Our Strongest Defense? Sadly, They Are Not! |
Corinne Fortin, A Professor Of Life Sciences And Author Of A Thesis On The Teaching Of The Theory Of Evolution, Comments: “In The Class, Students Prepare Presentations On The Subject Of Evolution According To Imagination, Their Own Sociocultural Environment And Religious Convictions, And Rarely According To The Contents They Have Been Taught.” |
Increasing Numbers Of Creationist Web Sites On The Internet Are Added To This Prevailing View And Individual Inspirations. According To The Natural History Museum Biology Professor Guillaume Lecointre, “All You Need Write On An Internet Search Engine Is “Evolution” In Order To Be Faced With A Large Number Of Creationist Sites.” |
"With Excellent Communications With One Another, Creationists Are Far Ahead Of Scientists In Terms Of Deterrent Force." |
There Is Today A State Of Emergency. |
We Urgently Need To Make Good The Gaps On This Subject Before They Are Filled By The Arguments Of [Those] … That Are Increasingly Gaining Supporters On This Side Of The Atlantic. Because This Subject May Achieve A Political Dimension. |
... This May Also Be The Case In France, And Religious Or Other Populist Ideologies Divert The Discourse Of Science For Their Profit. We Are Dealing With A Major Challenge. |
Anti-Darwinist Attacks In Europe |
France/January 2007: 2,000 Copies Of Atlas Of Creation – A Creationist Work Based On The Qur’an And Critical Of The Theory Of Evolution – Were Sent Out To French Schools And Universities. |
France/October 2007: Alarmed At The Progression Of Creationist Ideas, Some Members Of The Council Of Europe, Under The Direction Of Former French Deputy Guy Langagne, Proposed A Resolution Banning Creationist Intervention In Education... |
Holland: January 2007: The Dutch-Language Copies Of Atlas Of Creation Were Sent Out To A Number Of Schools And Universities… Minister Of Education Maria Van Der Hoeven Admits To “Not Believing In Chance” In The Evolution Of Living Things... |
Poland: Vice-Minister Of Education Miroslaw Orzechowski... Described Charles Darwin"s Theory As A “Lie.” |
Germany: The Creationist Lebendige-Vorwelt (Rhur) Museum In Hagen-Holenlimburg Began Displaying A Large Fossil Collection Aimed At Showing That Species Remain Unchanged Over Time And Therefore Never Evolved. |
Russia: ... An Increasingly Large Number Of Students Reject The Teaching Of Evolution And That Charles Darwin’s Theory Should Enjoy A Monopoly Position In Education. |
Serbia: Minister Of Culture Ljiljana Colic Recommended That The Theory Of Evolution Be Removed From Primary School Lessons Or That, As An Appropriate Alternative, Creationist Education Should Also Be Provided... |
Italy: Minister Of Education Letizia Moratti Signed A Decree Intended To Remove The Theory Of Evolution From Middle School Curricula... |
Greece: Evolution Is Not Included In School Curricula. |
Turkey: 75% Of High School Students Do Not Believe In The Theory Of Evolution (According To A Poll By The Academy Of Sciences). Creationist Theses Appear In School Textbooks... Atlas Of Creation, Which Arrived In France In January 2007, Was Sent From Turkey. |