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CONTENTS
About O.R.A. Supreme Court - Has the U.S. Supreme Court forbidden teaching creation in public schools? Creation Science - How can creation have anything to do with science? Creation Corner - a series of short articles in layman's terms Instructions on how to download and use files from the ORA web site Secular Teaching Materials - suitable for use in public schools Sunday School Materials - high school and adult Bible College Materials - much more detailed and technical Presentations and General Interest Articles - Some not directly creation-related Links to other Creationist organizations Links to Christian organizations CONTACTS
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ABOUT O.R.A.
Origins Resource Association is a nonprofit organization of scientists,
educators, and citizens concerned about what we see as the brainwashing of our society into an
unquestioning belief in evolution. Our mission is to furnish resources to help counter this
trend.
ORA began in 1980 under the name Louisiana Citizens for Academic Freedom in Origins, or LCAFO. (You can see why we changed to a shorter name!) The organization was founded to furnish material and expertise to the state of Louisiana in support of the "Balanced Treatment Act." This Act contained two main provisions: (1) Evolution could be presented in Louisiana public schools as theory but not proven scientific fact; and (2) Public school students should also be exposed to whatever evidence favored creation. While the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately struck down the Act on technical grounds (click the "Supreme Court" link at left for details), we have continued to pursue our mission of furnishing quality educational resources and services. These include lectures, seminars, workshops, Sunday school classes, and Bible college classes on the creation/ evolution controversy both locally, across the nation, and overseas in countries such as Peru, Haiti, India, Turkey, and China. As our group expanded beyond Louisiana to include members in south Mississippi and Alabama, we changed our name to Origins Resource Association. (ORA is so much easier than LCAFO!) We meet at various locations in southeast Louisiana or southwest Mississippi, usually on the second Friday of the month. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Vice-President: Charles Voss, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Electrical Engineering Secretary: Martin Ehde, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics |