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our textbooks, and in Heaven’s name, we should refuse to use them , and get textbooks w ithou t this poison. I raise this question, I raise it honestly, I raise it w ithout fear, I raise it w ithou t a fear of th e criticism of anybody, namely: DO OUR SCHOOL AUTHORITIES, DO OUR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS REALLY WANT TEXTBOOKS THAT ARE FREE FROM EVOLUTION? Who is there among us th a t would th ink of teaching the evolution ro t to our boys and girls in a Sunday School class? Ju st as well teach it th ere as teach it in our Chris­ tia n colleges. The dodge th a t evolution is “not ta u g h t as a fact,” th a t they “ don’t teach Darw inian evolution,” th a t they “ do not teach atheistic evolution,” th a t they “ do not teach evolu­ tion th a t leaves God out of creation” has fooled many good people. Nowhere do these evolutionists, of whatever brand, breed, k ith , kind or color come out and say they believe in th e Genesis account of creation, both historically and sci­ entifically; th a t they tak e it literally and not allegorically and figuratively. A fig u ra tiv e h isto ry , A fig u ra tiv e p la n ;

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