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On November 19, the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s “Origin of Species,” Way of the Master’s Kirk Cameron will be handing out 100 free copies of the book, complete with a 50-page introduction by Ray Comfort.

This introduction will include a timeline of Darwin’s life, thoughts on God by other “top scientists,” “Hitler’s undeniable connection to the theory,” and more content in hopes to turn students away from the “brainwashing of their students.”

You can read more on this story at AOL and at the book’s giveaway site.

Albert Mohler and Mark Driscoll comment on Christians fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.  Read as the USA TODAY article, Muslims find new Ramadan fast partners: Christians, allows Mohler and Driscoll to bring a reformed biblical perspective on this new trend.

[B2C] – boundtochrist.com

Collin Hansen, John Piper, and Carolyn James all spoke at the Religious Newswriters Association annual convention on September 11, 2009. The discussion entitled On The New Calvinists includes opening remarks by each of the speakers and a Q&A session with the news reporters.

The discussion answers several questions about the reformed movement, so anyone wanting clarification on some of the big questions should enjoy this.

1) Mexico is considering using drain water to offset the effects of the drought plaguing the region.
2) The body of a Yale University grad student is believed to have been found buried in a wall in Los Angeles.
3) A report ranks Louisiana as having the most corrupt political system in the country.
4) Two men were killed in a nightclub shooting in Jackson, Tenn.
5) Johnson Bible College hopes its $2 million, 12,000 square-foot facility will more effectively teach prospective ministers how to preach sermons.

Here’s this week’s newswire, a day late because of the Labor Day Holiday:

The Nashville Tennessean ran an article Tuesday about the first Buddhist army chaplain, a former Southern Baptist who will head to Afghanistan without a Bible.  Thomas Dyer said that his goal as a chaplain is to “bring serenity and calm, honed by months of intensive meditation.”  The article discusses the major shifts in American religious culture, including the decline of mainline Protestantism and the rise of secular citizens in the army.

AOL news reported on Saturday the arrest of a Florida pastor who faked his own kidnapping to commit adultery. Wikler Moran-Mora had called his wife on August 25 saying he had been captured and his wife called the police after her husband told her not to.  For more in depth coverage, read the local news.

In other news:

• Some Texas schools are having a hard time trying to interpret a state law mandating biblical literacy.
• A Maryland church horrified at the direction of the Episcopal church was accepted into full communion with the Catholic Church.
• A drought is sweeping across Kenya, making resources there scarce.
• A woman is fined for wearing trousers in Sudan.