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...Museum of Art and Washington's National Gallery of Art), having inspected the frescoes at the foundation's behest, reported in an open letter that the "new freshness of the colors and the clarity of the forms on the Sistine ceiling, totally in keeping with 16th century Italian painting, affirm the full majesty and splendor of Michelangelo's creation...
Given the human tendency toward inconsistency, there are people who will say they hold both positions. But you cannot coherently affirm the Christian-truth claim and the dominant model of evolutionary theory at the same time...
...thing, there's the issue of human "descent." Evangelicals must absolutely affirm the special creation of humans in God's image, with no physical evolution from any nonhuman species. Just as important, the Bible clearly teaches that God is involved in every aspect and moment in the life of His creation and the universe. That rules out the image of a kind of divine watchmaker...
...goal will be to support and affirm the positive, healthy choices that most Harvard students are making when it comes alcohol, while designing appropriate interventions for those students who may be presenting at higher-risk for substance abuse and dependency,” he said...
...release of the transcript only sharpened the lines of debate on campus, as a group of professors circulated a petition supporting Summers’ leadership and pledging to affirm confidence in him if it should come to a vote in the following meeting...