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Science, Faith, and Public Policy

By Randy Isaac, on July 22nd, 2010%

The 2010 ASA annual meeting is set to begin on Friday July 30. The first plenary talk will feature Congressman Venon Ehlers, an ASA member for many years. Other plenary speakers and contributed papers can be seen in the final program and the abstract book.

Audio files of talks are being posted at
http://www.asa3.org/ASAradio/ASA2008podcast.xml

Attendees and ASA members . . . → Read More: Science, Faith, and Public Policy

ASA Origins Survey with Correction

By , on July 16th, 2010%

Recently the ASA sent a poll to its members concerning origins. Roughly half responded. The ASA is a fellowship of professional scientists and technologists who are Christians. The American Geophysical Union did a similar poll concerning global warming and found a huge difference of opinion between climatologists and petroleum engineers with 97% of climatologists affirming anthropogenic . . . → Read More: ASA Origins Survey with Correction

Hamilton’s Rule

By , on July 8th, 2010%

A recent poll of ASA members showed some interesting results.

1. 73% of Christian professionals in the sciences affirmed the following: “Plants and animals developed through evolutionary processes” (with natural and/or non-natural causes from ancestral forms)
2. 60% affirmed “Plants and animals developed through evolutionary processes with natural causes from ancestral forms.”
3. 61% affirmed “Biologically, Homo Sapiens evolved . . . → Read More: Hamilton’s Rule

Building a Bridge Between Faith and Science

By Randy Isaac, on May 11th, 2010%

Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, astronomer and currently president of the ASA Executive Council, is the featured guest May 11 and May 12, 2010, on the radio show “Afternoons with Dr. David Anderson” from 3pm to 4pm EDT on WAVA 105.1 FM in Washington, DC. The program can be heard on the internet. Listen to the show and . . . → Read More: Building a Bridge Between Faith and Science

Is Inerrancy the Defining Feature of Evangelicalism?

By Terry Gray, on May 10th, 2010%

The response of ASA members to the resignation of Bruce Waltke from RTS prompts me to write this. Perhaps I am mis-reading my fellow ASAers, but it seems that there is little grasp of a divide that occurred in evangelicalism over forty years ago–a divide that continues to this day as I see it. This is . . . → Read More: Is Inerrancy the Defining Feature of Evangelicalism?

iPad as an ASA reader

By Terry Gray, on April 29th, 2010%

This is an “on the lighter side” post but knowing how strongly people feel about their computers, cell phones, etc., it might generate lots of controversy.

Being the Apple fanboy that I am, I was a fairly early adopter of the iPad. I did wait a week, so managed to express a bit of restraint.

I’m finding that . . . → Read More: iPad as an ASA reader

AAAS Meeting

By Randy Isaac, on February 26th, 2010%

I’d like to share a few experiences from the AAAS meeting in San Diego last weekend.
First and foremost, and most relevant to this blog, was the DoSER (Dialog on Science, Ethics, and Religion) reception, held annually at these meetings. This is an AAAS sponsored program. At the reception, AAAS Vice President Al Teich and Francis Collins . . . → Read More: AAAS Meeting

Welcome and Some New Guidelines

By , on February 9th, 2010%

Welcome to the ASA Voices, a group blog of ASA members. The intent of this blog is to provide a forum for thoughtful dialog on topics related to issues of science and faith. ASA members who have an ASA Online password are automatically registered and can submit comments to any posts after logging in. ASA members . . . → Read More: Welcome and Some New Guidelines

Blog Mechanics

By , on January 11th, 2010%

This post will be a catch-all for questions and comments about the operation of the ASA Voices blog (and the other ASA blogs). Please note that we are still finding our way as to what will serve the ASA best. If you have ideas or opinions about how we have done things so far, please let . . . → Read More: Blog Mechanics

Diversity in the ASA

By , on January 5th, 2010%

Hi! I’m not sure if this is the proper venue for this observation so please remove it or forward it to the appropriate people. I have been a member of ASA for more than 15 years. I have attended a few local chapter meetings and went to my first national meeting in Waco because of the . . . → Read More: Diversity in the ASA

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