Location:
Gateway Christian Church
1951 Des Peres Rd
St Louis, MO 63131
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Directions: From Highway 270, any direction, take the Manchester Road exit. Go West to the first exit on your right, the Des Peres Road exit. The exit curls around to a stoplight. At the light, go left onto Des Peres Road. Follow the road one mile to Gateway Christian Church on the left.

Monday, May 12, 2008 Early Bird Video
Time: 6:00 pm.
Creation/Evolution: Does It Really Matter What We Believe? by Mike Riddle (DVD)

This DVD presentation has Mike Riddle giving both biblical and scientific reasons why we should not compromise God's Word with the idea of evolution. This compelling illustrated lecture reveals:
- A look at the days of creation and why context, grammar and genealogies support literal days
- Biblical and scientific evidences for a worldwide flood
- A comparison of creation and evolution with scientific laws
- Why it matters what we believe and the cost of compromise

Monday, May 12, 2008 Meeting Topic
Time: 7:30 pm.
There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by John Chaikowsky

Antony Flew was an ardent atheist for a half a century who published his first anti-theological paper in 1950 and presented it at the Socratic Club in Oxford. The meeting was chaired by C. S. Lewis who cited Socrates' exhortation to "follow the argument wherever it leads" and that has been Flew's philosophy for the rest of his life.

Flew was born to Christian parents (his father was a Methodist Minister) and attended a private Christian School. We will learn why he turned away from the faith and what influences directed him to atheism. We will also examine the reasons and arguments he used to support his atheism and then look at some of the Intelligent Design evidence that changed his mind.

We will explore some of the weaknesses of David Hume's philosophy and that of the "New Atheists." Although not a Christian, Flew made several very positive comments about Christianity, and about Jesus, in particular. To Flew Jesus was a first rate moral philosopher as well as a preeminent charismatic personality. He thought Paul had a brilliant philosophical mind. While rejecting miracles, Flew held that the resurrection is the best-attested miracle-claim in history. He is not a Christian, yet, but will continue to follow the argument (and evidence) wherever it leads.

About the speaker...

John Chaikowsky resides in Godfrey, Illinois, north of Alton. He has a B. A. degree in Earth Science conferred in 1974 by Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. John also received Secondary Teaching Certification from SIUE in 1979. He served our country in Vietnam and has taught science and mathematics at the high school level. He has been a surveyor and now works as a Geospatial Analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, St. Louis, Missouri.

John is a member of MAC and Creation Research Society and has debated college professors on various Creation/Evolution topics.

John has been a loyal participating member of MAC and has delighted our audiences before. Who can forget John's presentation of Fibonacci and the mystery of his numbers? John and his wife are active in Compassion International, tutors at the Mississippi Valley Christian School, and attends Brown Street Baptist Church. He is also MAC's E-Mail Correspondent.