Fellowship Baptist Creation Science Fair 2001 Article by Dr. Richard Paley & FBCSF Staff



Students presented their projects in the Fellowship Baptist Church auditorium. Students presented their projects in the Fellowship Baptist Church auditorium.

As a Creation Scientist, one of my greatest duties that I take great pleasure in is introducing the works of the Lord to the young generation. The sparkle of wonderment that fills their eyes in knowing the creative power of God fills my heart with the Lord's divine Love. It however saddens me greatly that the proponents of Evolutionism have corrupted this true purpose of science and are instead using it as a propaganda tool to spread Secularism. But what is education for if not to fight against ignorance such as that? Our children are the future face of Science and we must teach them to recognize the truth of the Word of the Lord so as to break the cycle of Evolutionism dogma that is paralyzing scientific development and making higher education a dumping ground for the excesses of materialistic philosophies.

To that end, the Fellowship Baptist Creation Science Fair was started. Its purpose is to get kids excited about Creation and motivate them to discover the truth of our Lord on their own. The Creation Science Fair is held annually and is open to homeschoolers and students from area Christian schools grades 1 through 12.

The 2001 Fellowship Baptist Creation Science Fair was held on April 16th and great fun was had by all in attendance. Fellowship is proud to be host to one of the largest Creation Science Fairs in the country, this year we had over 200 students present their projects. This is also the first year that Muslim students from the Al-Jannah Islamic school have been invited to participate; two of their students presented a project on human anatomy entitled "Allah (SWT) Created Me" which, while it was found ineligible for a prize due to a number of Biblical inconsistencies, did win a special Interfaith Outreach ribbon.

Below is listed the winners of the major prizes in the three age groups. Space doesn't permit us to list all the many projects presented, however they were all of high quality and academic excellence. Remember kids, just because you didn't win a ribbon, doesn't mean you lost: when it comes to studying the works of the Lord, there are no losers! My special thanks to the staff of the FBCSF who helped compile this report.

- Dr. Richard Paley

2001 Prize Winners:

Elementary School Level



Cassidy Turnbull and her uncle, Steve, who is not a monkey according to Cassidy's research. Cassidy Turnbull and her uncle, Steve, who is not a monkey according to Cassidy's research. 1st Place: "My Uncle Is A Man Named Steve (Not A Monkey)" Cassidy Turnbull (grade 5) presented her uncle, Steve. She also showed photographs of monkeys and invited fairgoers to note the differences between her uncle and the monkeys. She tried to feed her uncle bananas, but he declined to eat them. Cassidy has conclusively shown that her uncle is no monkey. 2nd Place: "Pine Cones Are Complicated" David Block and Trevor Murry (grades 4) showed how specifically complicated pine cones are and how they reveal God's design in nature. Honorable Mention: "God Made Kitty" - Sally Reister (grade 3)

"The Bible Says Creation" - Aaron Kent (grade 5)

"Pokemon Prove Evolutionism Is False" - Paul Sanborn (grade 4)



Middle School Level



Patricia Lewis displays her jar of non-living material, still non-living after three weeks. Patricia Lewis displays her jar of non-living material, still non-living after three weeks. 1st Place: "Life Doesn't Come From Non-Life" Patricia Lewis (grade 8) did an experiment to see if life can evolve from non-life. Patricia placed all the non-living ingredients of life - carbon (a charcoal briquet), purified water, and assorted minerals (a multi-vitamin) - into a sealed glass jar. The jar was left undisturbed, being exposed only to sunlight, for three weeks. (Patricia also prayed to God not to do anything miraculous during the course of the experiment, so as not to disqualify the findings.) No life evolved. This shows that life cannot come from non-life through natural processes. 2nd Place: "Women Were Designed For Homemaking" Jonathan Goode (grade 7) applied findings from many fields of science to support his conclusion that God designed women for homemaking: physics shows that women have a lower center of gravity than men, making them more suited to carrying groceries and laundry baskets; biology shows that women were designed to carry un-born babies in their wombs and to feed born babies milk, making them the natural choice for child rearing; social sciences show that the wages for women workers are lower than for normal workers, meaning that they are unable to work as well and thus earn equal pay; and exegetics shows that God created Eve as a companion for Adam, not as a co-worker. Honorable Mention: "Mousetrap Reduced To Pile Of Functionless Parts" - Kevin Parker (grade 7)

"Dinosaur & Man Walked Together" - Donny Findlay (grade 6)

"Rocks Can't Evolve, Where Did They Come From Mr. Darwin?" - Anna Reed (grade 6)



High School Level