I would like to thank my good friend and Creation Science Foundation artist Steve Cardno for the tireless expenditure of his God-given talents to produce the illustrations throughout this book. These and many other illustrations are reproduced on overhead transparencies and are used in my teaching ministry with great effectiveness.

The name of Dr. Gary Parker appears on occasion throughout this book. Dr. Parker is a well-known creationist speaker and author. I have had the privilege of appearing with him on various platforms in Australia and the United States. The many experiences shared together have contributed greatly to this book.

Lastly, I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Henry Morris of the Institute for Creation Research. His books, particularly The Genesis Record, have had a profound influence on my life. In this regard, I feel rather like the apprentice and no doubt the master will recognize some of his work in the pages of this book. And to all my friends and colleagues who have been towers of strength to me over the past years thank you.

Foreword

FOREWORD

Perhaps you have not been notably successful in winning friends and acquaintances to the life-changing belief in God and His Son, Jesus Christ. You might have wondered why the Christian church in general seems to be losing ground in its battle with the evils of the secular world. Not only does this book identify the reason for such problems, it also offers an effective solution. When you read Ken Hams logical analysis of the situation and the straightforward way in which he proposes to correct it, you will likely say, "Why didnt I think of that?"

At an ever-accelerating pace, society is putting its stamp of approval on practices that just several decades ago were not only frowned upon, but were outright illegal. Whereas once the Christian church had a significant impact on society, today almost every vestige of our Christian heritage is being eradicated. After spreading like wildfire, from a tiny handful of believers to the four corners of the world, Christianity today is in retreat at an even more rapid rate than that by which it spread.

There must be a root cause for this reversal that the Christian church is overlooking a fundamental flaw in our approach. Why did Christians once exert influence on both social customs and laws of government, but today are finding that even in the United States, the so-called land of the free with a constitution that guarantees the free exercise of religion, their rights are being flagrantly violated?