Institute for Creation Research

{{bronze}}[[Image:ICR building.jpg|thumb|165px|right|right|Former HQ of the Institute for Creation Research in Santee, CA]]
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{{cquote|Groups such as BioLogos and a growing list of Christian schools and universities have bought into the terrible lie that plants are just as much alive as humanity—that we "kill" plants before we eat them. While that idea may seem innocuous (after all, we do kill animals before we eat them), the implications and applications are enormous!|||Henry Morris III<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/6916/ It's Alive!,]</capture> ''Acts & Facts,'' August 2012.</ref>}}

The '''Institute for Creation "Research"''' ('''ICR'''), a [[young-Earth creationist]] ''faux''-research organization, produces voluminous [[quote mine | quote-mine]]s and [[logical fallacies]] in pursuit of debunking [[evolution]] and the concept of an [[Evidence against a recent creation |old earth]]. The ICR, the 
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holy spawn of [[San Diego Christian College]], consists of a bunch of [[crank]]s who want to undermine [[science]] education and eventually turn the [[United States]] into a young-Earth [[creationism |creationist]], [[dominionism |dominionist]] [[society]].  [[Henry Morris]] founded the Institute in 1972; it has since gone on to become one of the centers of the [[anti-evolution]] movement and quite possibly of the general [[anti-science]] movement in the US.

== Education ==
The ICR has a variety of projects intended to educate their supporters and provide resources to evangelize to others.

=== Courses ===
Beginning in the early 1980s, the institute has offered courses in biology, astrophysics, geophysics, geology, and general science through its online graduate school.<ref>http://icr.edu/</ref> The ICR closed its online school after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board declined to accredit ICR's online graduate school for science or science education. The ICR then began offering online Biblical apologetics courses.

===School of Biblical apologetics===

{{cquote|ICR has consciously decided to prefer institutional academic freedom to provide its Master of Christian Education degree program, as well as its other educational programs,  in furtherance of ICR’s biblical creation viewpoint (as summarized by ICR’s tenets), rather than compromise with the accreditation [[politics]] now operating in [[Texas]].|||ICR’s special counsel whining about academic accreditation<ref>[https://www.icr.edu/recognition Is ICR’s School of Biblical Apologetics accredited?] Institute of Creation Research.</ref>}}

ICR's School of Biblical Apologetics is an [[diploma mill|unaccredited]] [[fundie school]]<ref>[https://www.icr.edu/about-us About Us]. School of Biblical Apologetics (SOBA) at the Institute of Creation Research.</ref> that offers a Bachelors of Christian Education and a Masters of Christian Education, with various minors in Genesis studies, Creation research, Christian school teaching, sacred humanities, creation theology, sacred geography, Christian leadership, and ethics and specialized ministries.

'''Requirements for Acceptance'''

*Written testimony showing belief in the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior, as well as showing belief in the Holy Bible as the written Word of God
*Either 1) an earned bachelor's degree with a minor (or minor equivalent) in Bible, theology, Christian education, Christian ministry, or similar emphasis; or 2) passing a Bible/apologetics entrance exam to assess the applicant's potential for success in the M.C.Ed. program
*Full payment of the non-refundable application processing fee
*Demonstrated mastery of English (e.g., as shown by the application process)
*Endorsement of ICR’s biblical and creationist tenets ([http://www.icr.org/tenets www.icr.org/tenets])
*Two references (academic and ministry)
*Adequate technical skills and computer equipment for using Microsoft Word

'''Accreditation'''

The ICR School of Bible Apologetics and their former science education graduate school was accredited by [[TRACS]] for a while before moving to Texas. The ICR requested accreditation termination due to the fact that [[TRACS]] was not recognized in the state of Texas. Later the ICR tried gaining accreditation in Texas but the Board of Education turned them down; the ICR sued them for religious discrimination but they got laughed out of court.

=== K-12 blog ===
In or around October of 2011, the ICR launched a blog entitled ''Science Education Essentials'',<ref>Located at http://www.science-essentials.org</ref><ref group=note>See the [http://www.icr.org/i/pdf/af/af1110.pdf October 2011] ''Acts & Facts'' magazine, pages 18 and 19, which refers to the blog as such and includes screenshots of a site-design and content which has apparently never otherwise seen the light of day.</ref> although more recent references to it (appropriately) omitted the "Education" part of the name. The blog was written by Rhonda Forlow, who has a PhD in Education, specializing in the "education of students with learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, and mental retardation."<ref>[http://eyeonicr.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/iee-whats-in-a-number-k-5/#comment-256 According] to a blog-commentor called "Alan(UK)."</ref> Any examination of the relationship of Dr. Forlow's stated areas of expertise to the presumed targets of her job advocating for creationism would be politically incorrect. Dr. Forlow did not appear to consider herself limited in what she can offer even to non-[[homeschooling]] teachers by their inability to violate the [[First Amendment]] by teaching creationism in school.

In October 2012 the by-then trickle of posts at the site dried up, and was eventually redirected to a page on the main site. It was later discovered that Dr Forlow had left the ICR to go "[[Missionary|church planting]]," and that nobody had taken her place.<ref>[http://eyeonicr.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/science-essentials-is-gone/ Science Essentials is Gone]</ref> No prior warning of the sites demise has been found, and its departure was abrupt but welcome.

===Resources===
The ICR has for some time been advertising its "resources" for Students/Parents/Teachers/Leaders/Pastors/Scientists. These are basically just pointers to tangentially related articles on the website, many of which are in the "Evidence for Creation" article group discussed below.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/resources-for-students/ Resources for Students]</capture>, an example page.</ref>

Also bundled into this section are the various books published by ICR associates, and a page called ''Science Education Essentials'' which links to the blog above and various DVDs ''etc'' that have been produced by the institute.<ref name="sci-e-ess">[http://www.icr.org/essentials/ ICR:Science Education Essentials]</ref>

The ICR's Resource Guide has not been updated since Fall 2009.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/resource-guide/ Institute for Creation Research Resource Guide]</ref>

==Website==
{{cquote|The Institute for Creation Research is [[Truth|unique]] among scientific research organizations. Our [[Bullshit|research]] is conducted within a biblical worldview, since ICR is committed to the absolute authority of the inerrant Word of God. The [[Lulz|real facts of science]] will always agree with biblical revelation because the God who made the world of God inspired the Word of God.|||Institute for Creation Research, "How we do research"<ref>Institute for Creation Research "How we do research".</ref>}}

The ICR maintains an extensive website<ref group=note>[http://www.icr.org The main site.] Note that while they own the .org and .edu domains, they are not the owners of the .com domain.</ref> which shows a truly massive output of BS over the years.

===Evidence for creation===
The ICR boasts around 100 pages of what it calls 'evidence for creation'.<ref name="evidence-main"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/evidence/ Evidence for Creation main page]. See also their [http://www.icr.org/topics/ topics] page, which has a list of all the articles that come under this heading in a handy, tree format.</capture></ref> These pages suggest that, at the present stage of development of [[scientific creationism]], if Creationism was taught in schools high-school students would, in fact, be able to show it for the bad science that it is.

The ICR is notable for being one of few Creationist groups to use both the [[First Law of Thermodynamics|First]] as well as the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics|Second]] Laws of Thermodynamics as an argument against the Big Bang.

{{cquote|The evidence for creation is vast. Explore the ever-increasing list of reasons why creation is the best explanation for our intricately designed and precisely balanced universe.|||An introduction from the ICR.<ref name="evidence-main"/>}}

====Evidence for God====
In the first section the ICR attempts to prove the existence of a supernatural being or god, specifically ''their'' God.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/God/ The ICR's Evidence for God section.]</capture></ref> Examples of this include:
*The [[First cause]] argument.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/cause-effect/ Cause and effect],</capture> according to the ICR.</ref>
*The universe is Triune, in that it is made up of Time, Space and Matter,<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/first-cause/ Time, Space, and Matter]</capture></ref> reflecting the [[trinity]].
:An interesting quote from this particular page suggests an intent to weaken confidence in science by putting it on the same level as religious belief:
{{quotebox|"''Any effort to determine the cause of the universe is purely hypothetical.'' No human was there to observe the processes, so any attempt to understand events of pre-history (especially original events) must, therefore, be based on "belief systems," or presuppositions."}}
*Beauty, Justice ''etc'' are defined by God,<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/image-of-God/ Design and Purpose]</capture></ref> and for "good" to be better than "evil" that would "logically require the existence of an ultimate Judge."<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/love-of-God/ God Caused Justice]</capture></ref>

====Evidence for truth====
The ICR feels that it must also prove the existence of objective truth before it plows into the topic of creationism itself.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/truth/ Evidence for Truth]</capture></ref>

They claim that [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]]'s "What is Truth?"<ref>{{bible|John|18|38}}</ref> question is "answered" by Jesus' statement "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."<ref>{{bible|John|8|32}}</ref> Pilate, however, is asking what truth ''is'' - Jesus, what it ''does''. Just another oddity from the ICR...

The Evidence for objective Truth is:
*Absolute truth is the very ''foundation'' of [[science]].<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/scientific-knowledge/ The Foundation of Science Is Absolute Truth]</capture></ref> Note: "Historical" science is based on "assumptions,"<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/assumptions/ Historical Science Is Based on Assumptions]</capture></ref> and is inherently unreliable and untestable.
*The laws of science need a creator to exist<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/laws-science/ The Laws of Science Require a Creator]</capture></ref> (which seems to have nothing to do with the subject at hand, and to be a case of [[circular reasoning]]).
*We have a conscience; we know that good is better than evil,<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/good-evil/ Knows That Good Is Better Than Evil]</capture></ref> that we have authority over animals<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/dominion/ Recognizes Man's Authority over Animals and Earth]</capture></ref> and we "acknowledge a spiritual part of life."<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/spiritual/ Acknowledges a Spiritual Part of Life]</capture></ref><ref group=note>This argument is contradicted by the existence of a strange group of people known as [[atheist]]s. I wonder if you have heard of them?</ref>
*We desire Justice.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/equal-justice/ Desire for Justice]</capture></ref>

====Evidence from nature====
This section of articles<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/nature/ Evidence from Nature]</capture></ref> is hardly evidence for anything much - it is merely a laundry list of amazing things the ICR can't be bothered to think of good explanations for, along with a bit of [[Argument from fine tuning|fine tuning]] thrown in.

Things that are "awesome":
*Stars<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/power-of-God/ Nature Reveals God's Power]</capture></ref>
*[[Dihydrogen monoxide|Water]]<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/presence-of-God/ Nature Reveals God's Presence]</capture></ref>
*The atmosphere<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/protection-of-God/ Nature Reveals God's Protection]</capture></ref>
*Food<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/provision-of-God/ Nature Reveals God's Provision].</capture></ref><ref group=note> If you can't tell how terrible all these arguments are I feel ''very'' sorry for you...</ref>
*Wisdom<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/wisdom-of-God/ Nature Reveals God's Wisdom]</capture></ref>
*The [[Earth]]<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/earth-unique/ The Earth Itself]</capture></ref>
*The [[Moon]]<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/sun-moon/ The Sun and Moon]</capture></ref>
*Water again<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/earths-water/ The Miracle of Water]</capture></ref>
*The atmosphere, ''again''<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/earths-air/ The Miracle of Air]</capture></ref>
*Temperate climatic zones<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/creation-environment/ Unique Environment for Life]</capture></ref>
*The fact that the Sun ''always'' rises in the east<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/always-faithful/ The Speech of the Day]</capture></ref><ref group=note>Given that it rises due to the Earth's rotation, how can this be surprising?</ref>
*Galaxies<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/creation-galaxy/ The Knowledge of the Night]</capture></ref>

====Evidence from science====
But what's the evidence for creation ''from science''?

This section is itself broken up into three groups:<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/science/ Evidence from Science]</capture></ref> the "Physical Science",<ref name="phys"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/physical-science/ The Physical Sciences]</capture></ref> "The Earth Sciences,"<ref name="earth-sci"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/earth-science/ The Earth Sciences]</capture></ref> and "Life Sciences".<ref name="bio-sci"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/life-science/ The Life Sciences]</capture></ref> Things you might learn within include:

'''The Physical Sciences'''
*The [[Universe]] has a center, i.e. where we are currently located, because the rest of the universe is [[Big bang|rushing away from us]] specifically.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/universe-center/ The Universe Has a Center]</capture></ref><ref group=note>''Tiny'' misunderstanding of how this works, given that wherever you are in the universe, everything appears to be expanding away from you.</ref>
*Comets and the rings of Saturn could not be here if the universe was billions of years old.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/recent-universe/ The Universe Was Created Recently]</capture></ref><ref group=note>See [http://podcast.sjrdesign.net/shownotes_003.php this ''Exposing PseudoAstronomy Podcast'' episode] for a detailed refutation of the ICR's claims about comets.</ref>
*No wimpy "[[Big bang]]" could have created the universe - you would have needed a much greater power, like God.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/universe-power/ The Universe Was Created Powerfully]</capture></ref><ref group=note>Or Brahma?</ref>
*The Solar System wasn't formed through nebular accretion.<ref><capture>[https://www.icr.org/article/nebular-hypothesis-doesnt-hold-together]</capture></ref>
*Heavy chemical elements couldn't have formed through stellar evolution.<ref><capture>[https://www.icr.org/article/stellar-nucleosynthesis-where-did-heavy]</capture></ref>
*The [[First Law of Thermodynamics]] prevents the Big bang, [[Special Pleading|but this is no problem for ''God'']], for He is Beyond Nature.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/law-conservation/ Energy Cannot Naturally Be Created or Destroyed]</capture></ref>
*The logical conclusion that should be drawn from the existence of [[entropy]] is that ''"an infinite Creator made the universe a finite time ago."''<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/thermodynamics/ Available Energy Decreases Over Time]</capture></ref>
*If there was no creator, chemistry and electromagnetism would not work everywhere in the universe in the same way as it does on earth.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/electromagnetic/ Elements Are Dependable across the Universe]</capture></ref>
*The [[argument from fine tuning]] is ''cutting edge'' [[creation science]].<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/earth-created/ The Earth Was Uniquely Created].</capture></ref><ref group=note> The evidence suggests that fine tuning ''may well be'' the best they have...</ref>
'''The Earth Sciences'''
*Geologists still believe in [[uniformitarianism]]. Thus, because there is plenty of evidence that [[catastrophism|catastrophic]] events have taken place in the past, mainstream geology is ''all wrong''.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/worldwide-flood/ Worldwide Catastrophic Evidence Is Everywhere]</capture></ref><ref group=note>[http://pseudoastro.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/eroding-continents-uniformitarianism-vs-catastrophism-and-young-earth-creationism/ Eroding Continents, Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism, and Young-Earth Creationism]: an interesting article on this subject.</ref>
*The "defining features" of the fossil record are ''predictions'' of young earth creationism and the [[genesis]] account.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/fossil-diversity/ Fossils Reflect Life's Original Diversity]</capture></ref>
*People (specifically men) and Dinosaurs coexisted.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/men-dinosaurs/ Men and Dinosaurs Coexisted]</capture></ref> (Bet you'd never heard ''that'' one before.)
*[[PRATT|Diamonds contain <sup>14</sup>C]].<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/carbon-14/ Diamonds and Strata Have Too Much Carbon 14]</capture></ref>
*There is [[RATE|too much Helium in zircons]] for the Earth to be older than ''x'' thousand years.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/zircon-helium/ Minerals Have Too Much Helium]</capture></ref><ref name="t.o-rate-zircons" group=note>[[Talk.origins]] has a lengthy, in-depth [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/helium/zircons.html refutation] of this claim.</ref>
*There is not enough salt in the sea for the Earth to be old.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/ocean-salinity/ The Sea Does Not Have Enough Minerals].</capture></ref><ref group=note> Yea ''gods'' this claim is old...</ref>
'''The Life Sciences'''
*Life didn't originate through chemical processes.<ref><capture>[https://www.icr.org/article/abiogenesis-water-oxygen-problems]</capture></ref>
*DNA is a "reservoir for the information of life."<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/creation-dna/ DNA Was Created as a Reservoir for the Information of Life]</capture></ref>
*[[Natural selection]] preserves, rather than creates.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/natural-selection/ Natural Selection and Adaptation Preserve Life Forms, Rather Than Generate New Ones]</capture></ref>
*Life naturally degenerates due to mutations.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/mutation/ The Natural Direction of Life Is Degeneration, Not Evolution]</capture></ref>
*Life was ''clearly'' designed.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/life-designed/ Living Creatures Were Clearly Designed]</capture></ref>
*Man is very different from animals.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/special-creation/ Man Was Recently and Miraculously Created in the Image of God]</capture></ref>
*Human behavior isn't the result of evolutionary processes.<ref><capture>[https://www.icr.org/article/major-blunders-evolutionary-psychology]</capture></ref>
*The "instability of the mitochondrial genome" shows that we are all descended from a single couple. Also, [[Mitochondrial Eve]] was the ''real'' Eve.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/mitochondrial-eve/ All People Descended Recently from a Single Family]</capture></ref>
*We Are Totally Not Apes.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/created-distinct/ Man Was Created Distinct from Apes]</capture></ref><ref group=note>No siree, Bob.</ref>
*Mutations will eventually mean that life will be unable to continue to exist: the fact that this hasn't happened yet means that life cannot be very old.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/mutation-buildup/ Mutational Buildup Indicates Living Populations Are Young]</capture></ref>
*[[Living fossil]]s disprove evolution.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/living-fossils/ Living Fossils Display No Signs of Evolution's Long Ages]</capture></ref><ref group=note>"Species? Genus? Family? Phylum? Whatever, count it all the same since one Coelacanth today ''looks'' like those from millions of years ago!"</ref>
*[[Soft tissue preservation|"Soft tissues" in fossils]] prove that they can't be very old.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/fresh-fossils/ Fresh Tissues Show That Fossils Are Recent]</capture></ref>

====Evidence from scripture====
The ICR seems to believe that it must provide evidence for Creation from the [[Bible]] itself, and that the Bible is completely accurate in every way (i.e [[Circular reasoning]]). They inform us that:
*The Bible is "Authentic"... That is, we have closer-to-the-source copies of it than we do a number of [[Cherry picking|cherry-picked]] contemporary texts.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/bible-manuscripts/ The Manuscripts]</capture></ref><ref group=note> The examples they give are {{wpl|Commentarii de Bello Gallico|''Gallic War''}} and {{wpl|Poetics (Aristotle)|''Poetics''}} — compare with Pliny's {{wpl|Natural History (Pliny)|''Natural History''|,}} for example.</ref>
*The Bible is ''totally'' better than the holy books of everyone else — for example, other religions require that you actually ''do'' something to be saved, more than just be 'holy'.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/bible-message/ The Message.]</capture> No Joke.</ref>
*The Bible is historically and scientifically accurate and testable;<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/bible-accurate/ Accurate Data]</capture></ref> the authors were all trustworthy eyewitnesses and [[Biblical contradictions|consistent]].<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/bible-eyewitnesses/ Reliable Eyewitnesses]</capture></ref>
*''"[[Failed biblical prophecies|Not a single prophecy from the Bible has been proven false]]."''<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/bible-prophecy/ Accurate Predictions]</capture></ref>

===Climate change denialism===
On top of spreading misinformation regarding topics like the [[Big Bang]], [[abiogenesis]], [[evolution]], and other topics regarding origins, ICR has dedicated a significant amount of article dedicated to spreading misinformation about [[climate change]], outright denying the phenomenon, human's involvement in the process, and what course of political action should be taken to mitigate the devastating consequences.<ref><capture>[https://www.icr.org/article/icr-and-climate-change]</capture></ref>

===Homophobia and transphobia===
The ICR is vehemently [[homophobic]], believing that being [[gay]] is an immoral "lifestyle" that is "caused by choices and influences".<ref name="thomas-2010">Brian Thomas, PhD (23 Apr 2010). [https://www.icr.org/article/danger-affirming-homosexuality-public The Danger of Affirming Homosexuality in the Public Schools], Institute for Creation Research</ref><ref>Henry M. Morris III, D.Min (2 Apr 2024), [https://www.icr.org/article/sodom-gomorrha Sodom and Gomorrha], Institute for Creation Research</ref><ref>Kenneth Ham. 1990. [https://www.icr.org/article/its-not-matter-your-opinion It's Not a Matter of Your Opinion]. Acts & Facts. 19 (8).</ref> The ICR believes that [[Bullshit|being gay shortens your lifespan by 20 to 30 years]].<ref name="thomas-2010" /> They incorrectly<ref name="pmid33206024">{{cite journal| author=Higbee M, Wright ER, Roemerman RM| title=Conversion Therapy in the Southern United States: Prevalence and Experiences of the Survivors. | journal=J Homosex | year= 2022 | volume= 69 | issue= 4 | pages= 612-631 | pmid=33206024 | doi=10.1080/00918369.2020.1840213 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33206024}}</ref> believe that [[Conversion therapy|"sexual orientation can be changed with therapy"]].<ref name="thomas-2010" /> The ICR has repeatedly [[Moral panic|fear mongered]] about the teaching of the "[[homosexual agenda]]" in schools.<ref name="thomas-2010" /><ref>John D. Morris, Ph.D. 1990. [https://www.icr.org/article/what-connection-between-homosexuality-evolution What is the Connection Between Homosexuality and Evolution?]. Acts & Facts. 19 (5).</ref>

The ICR also promote the [[gender binary]], accusing "the government, media, and scientists" of pushing a [[Big lie|large-scale "institutional lie"]] by recognizing [[trans]] people as their gender. They have called the removal of Venus symbols from Always [[Menstruation|period]] products, in order to be more inclusive and less [[Gender dysphoria|dysphoria-inducing]] for [[trans men]] and [[non-binary]] people, "total nonsense".<ref>Randy J. Guliuzza, P.E., M.D. 2021. [https://www.icr.org/article/refusing-to-live-by-lies Refusing to Live by Lies]. Acts & Facts. 50 (5). </ref> The ICR have also promoted the [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] theory of [[Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria]], claiming that teenagers identify as trans due to "online misinformation".<ref>Randy J. Guliuzza, P.E., M.D. 2020. [https://www.icr.org/article/darwinian-medicine-is-poison-to-health-care Darwinian Medicine Is Poison to Health Care]. Acts & Facts. 49 (3).</ref>

===Daily Science Updates===
Variously called ''Daily Science Updates''<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/articles/type/9/ Daily Science Updates]</capture></ref> or ''ICR News'',<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/news/ ICR News]</capture></ref> the ICR puts out near-(week)daily articles on the subject of recent science news that has the potential to corrupt the faithful. These articles are most commonly authored by the Institute's "Science Writer," [[Brian Thomas]], a former Biology teacher with a Masters in biotechnology.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/brian_thomas/ Brian Thomas' bio on the ICR website.]</capture></ref>

==Conferences and talks==
The ICR tours the US doing talks and attending conferences.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/events/ Their events.]</ref> In 2012, they started their own, [[Your Origins Matter]] ([http://www.youroriginsmatter.com/ also a blog]).

==Radio==
{{cquote|Great men like [[Bullshit|George Washington and John Adams founded America on biblical principles]]. However, through the years evolution and atheistic thinking have steered us off course from our biblical foundation. Just how far have we deviated from the original intent of the Founding Fathers? Listen in as we discuss creation and the Constitution and see what happened in America that changed the way our founding documents are viewed.|||Promo for the ''Science, Scripture, & Salvation'' episode ''Creation and the Constitution''<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/radio/800/ ''Creation and the Constitution''],</capture> as broadcast on the "Week of July 2, 2011."</ref>}}

The ICR produces a weekly radio program called ''Science, Scripture, & Salvation'', which was originally begun by [[Henry Morris]] himself in 1972. It also produces a few other programs including current President [[John Morris]]' daily one-minute ''Back to Genesis''. Originally broadcast on [[Harold Camping]]'s ''Family Radio'' network, this has expanded to include innumerable unaffiliated stations in the United States. The ICR boasts that their programs are aired on most of these stations without them having to pay for the privilege, "except in a few cases of local sponsorship."<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/radio/history/ Almost 40 Years of ICR Radio]</capture></ref> Note that ''Science, Scripture & Salvation'' episodes are often repeated,<ref group=note>For example, see the <capture>[http://www.icr.org/index.php?f_sortDir=DESC&f_keyword_all=Creation+and+the+Constitution&f_month=&f_year=&f_submit=Search&module=radio&action=archive&f_topicID= search results]</capture> for "Creation and the Constitution."</ref> and that there are no ''Back to Genesis'' episodes on the Radio page as of April 2012.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/radio/ The Radio page.]</capture></ref><ref group=note> It is possible, however, that these episodes simply don't appear on that page, as they would presumably flood the page at a 7-to-1 ratio to the ''SSS'' episodes.</ref>

A 90-second Spanish version of ''Back to Genesis'', called ''De Regreso a Genesis'', also exists.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/radio/faq/ Radio FAQ]</capture></ref>

==Online video==
Starting, like the ''Science Essentials'' blog, in October 2011 the ICR began a video channel called ''That's a Fact'' on the vimeopro website.<ref>[http://vimeopro.com/icr/thats-a-fact Channel page]</ref> The channel was described on its launch as "aimed at delivering fascinating facts about science, the Bible, and more in an entertaining manner — in two minutes or less."<ref name="taf-intro"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/6403/ That's a Fact]</capture></ref>

The two minutes consist of compressed factoids, [[logical fallacies]], [[PRATT]]s, and the odd completely incorrect statement.<ref group=note>For example the third video, ''[http://vimeopro.com/icr/thats-a-fact/video/31985030 Imitating humans]'', conflates DARPA's {{wpl|SyNAPSE}} computing project with IBM's {{wpl|IBM Sequoia|Sequoia}} and incorrectly states that the latter is modeled on the human brain.</ref> They are not exactly intellectual in content - this can perhaps be best demonstrated by the promo for the first video:

{{cquote|The first episode in the series, "Measuring Billions," shows just how big the number ''one billion'' is, from how many trips around the world one billion frequent flier miles will get you to how long it would take someone to count from one to one billion. (Hint: a little over one billion minutes have passed since the time Jesus walked the earth!)|||Christine Dao|''That's a Fact''<ref name="taf-intro"/>}}

The videos are presently scheduled to come out on a weekly basis, but the actual rate is more like fortnightly.

==Publications==
The ICR distributes a number of magazines and similar publications - along with various books and other resources - both on their site and in hard copy.<ref name="publications"><capture>[http://www.icr.org/publications/ Publications]</capture></ref>

===''Acts & Facts''===
Their flagship magazine, ''Acts & Facts'', is published monthly, and is effectively the newsletter of the Institute.<ref group=note>They call it their "news magazine"</ref> They publish the magazine prominently on their site<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/aaf/ Their Acts & Facts page.]</capture></ref><ref group=note> Archival pdfs of all ''Acts & Facts'' editions since January 1999 can be found from [http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=search&f_typeID=7 here].</ref> and the ICR offers free subscriptions of printed versions in the mail,<ref name="publications"/> apparently worldwide.<ref group=note>The <capture>[http://www.icr.org/subscriptions/index/?option_old=signup signup form]</capture> has a drop down that includes all countries, including Taiwan (but not the {{wpl|TRNC}}).</ref>

In recent times, the first page of the magazine after the front (page 2 by their counting) is an advertisement for one or more of the ICR's various books. The magazine proper usually begins on the next page with an introduction from the editor, [[Lawrence Ford|Lawrence E. Ford]], who introduces much of the contents of the magazine. The next article in the magazine is the "featured article," which gives its name to the edition of the magazine itself. This article has no fixed authorship - pieces by the long-dead [[Henry M. Morris]] himself have been known to feature,<ref group=note>For example, in the [http://www.icr.org/i/pdf/af/af1109.pdf September 2011 edition] the feature <capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/6254/ ''Evolution Ex Nihilo'']</capture> was apparently recycled ("Adapted") from the September ''1984'' edition of the magazine.</ref> but this does not appear to be the norm.

Other regular sections include: updates from the Institute's "research" program(s); an article from current president [[John Morris]], which may-or-may-not be related to his field of geology; an article from [[Brian Thomas|Mr Thomas]], adapted from one of his ''Daily Science Updates'' mentioned above; various ICR members showing their ''profound'' ignorance of evolution in general and natural selection in particular, not uncommonly via the use of an irrelevant metaphor or analogy; the schedule for the places that the ICR's speakers will be visiting over the next month,<ref group=note>If you're worried about [http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2011/10/this-is-a-repor.html this] happening near where you live, this could be worth checking...</ref> along with write-ups of past events; information about new projects that the ICR is launching; and a plea for donations.

Attacks on Intelligent Design ''etc'' for 'compromising core doctrines' have been known to appear in the magazine,<ref>e.g. <capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/6228/ The Failed Apologetic of the Wedge Strategy: How the Intelligent Design Movement Treats the Bible as Irrelevant],</capture> from the [http://www.icr.org/i/pdf/af/af1108.pdf August 2011] edition.</ref> as well as other irregular pieces.

===''Days of Praise''===
''Days of Praise'' is a series of [[theology]] related articles for the purpose of bolstering the faith of the devout.<ref name="publications"/> They are apparently recycled endlessly, in little noticeable order. Fifteen year old articles by the late Dr Morris are frequently republished. Notably, for each republication a new page is made for the article, and typos are fixed and replaced with new ones. The formatting of the article is also often changed, with in more recent times hyperlinks given to referenced bible verses.<ref group=note>As an example, the ''Days of Praise'' article ''Jesus and the Fact of Hell'', by Morris, first appears on the site in <capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/20187/ 1994], then in [http://www.icr.org/article/17854/ 2000], then [http://www.icr.org/article/2757/ 2006], and most recently in [http://www.icr.org/article/6348/ 2011].</capture></ref>

===Defender's Study Bible===
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The ''Defender's Study Bible'' is a study [[Bible]] authored by the ICR's founder, [[Henry M. Morris]], originally published in 1995. It was updated in 2005, the year before his death, as the ''New Defender's Study Bible''.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/article/defenders-bible-expanded/ Defender's Bible Expanded]</capture></ref> If [[CreationWiki]] is to be believed, at one point in time the physical copy of the NDSB "Include[d a] CD for [[Windows]]!"<ref>From [http://creationwiki.org/index.php?title=The_New_Defender%27s_Study_Bible&oldid=225836 this] revision, minus wikilink.</ref>

The book seems to just be a [[KJV]] with annotations in attempt to explain away the [[Biblical contradictions|contradictions]] ''etc''. It is allegedly riddled with typos.<ref>[http://www.fundamentalforums.com/the-fighting-forum/38301-new-defenders-study-bible-filled-with-typos.html New Defender's Study Bible filled with typos]</ref> An online version of the NDSB is available on the ICR's website.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/bible/ NDSB]</ref>

==Past and present staff==

Various creationists, both well-known and less so, are or have been attached to the Institute for Creation Research. These include:

*'''[[Henry Morris]]''' (1918-2006) was the founder both of the Institute and, to a degree, of the entire creationist movement. He was president of the ICR until his death in 2006. He had a Ph.D. in hydraulic engineering, and was thus an example of the [[engineers and woo]] phenomenon.
*'''[[John D. Morris]]''' is the son of Henry Morris and is the current President of the Institute. He has a Ph.D. in Geological Engineering and has led numerous expeditions in search of [[Noah's Ark]] on Mt Ararat.
*'''[[Duane Gish]]''' (1921-2013) &mdash;of "[[Gish Gallop]]" fame&mdash;was formerly the vice-President of the ICR. He had a Ph.D. in biochemistry and published many peer reviewed papers in his field in "secular" academic journals.
*'''[[Timothy LaHaye]]''' is the author of the ''[[Left Behind]]'' series of bad [[apocalypse|apocalyptic]] novels and other [[fundamentalist]] screeds.
*'''[[Jason Lisle]]''', formerly of [[Answers in Genesis]], is now the ICR's "Director of Research"&mdash;whatever that means in this incompetent organisation. He has a Ph.D. in [[astrophysics]] and has done perfectly good scientific research in this field.
*'''[[Jeffrey Tomkins]]''' is a 'research associate' at the ICR and has a Ph.D. in genetics. He has done (rather poor) work for the ICR on the genetic similarities between humans and chimpanzees.
*'''[[Nathaniel Jeanson]]''' gained his Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology at Harvard in 2009, and was quickly snatched up by the ICR&mdash;also as a research associate. He openly admits to have made his choice of education for purposes of [[credentialism]].
*'''[[Lawrence Ford]]''' is the Institute's Director of Communications, which makes him the editor of their publications and in charge of their social medjia platforms.
*'''[[Brian Thomas]]''' is the Institute's main Science Writer, and is responsible for the majority of the ''ICR News'' articles (the frequency of which makes his incompetence rather more noticeable than other members of the ICR). He also contributes to ''Acts & Facts'', more regularly than many of his peers at the ICR. He has a masters in biotechnology and was formerly a schoolteacher.
*'''Frank Sherwin''' is also a 'Science Writer', but writes much less often than Brian Thomas above. He is also a research associate and a "Senior Lecturer" for the ICR. He has a Masters in Zoology.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/frank_sherwin/ ICR Bio of Frank Sherwin.]</capture></ref>
*'''Brad Forlow''' was the Associate Science Editor at the ICR. He served on the "life science research team" and has written some pamphlets for the ICR in his stay at the Institute. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.<ref><capture>[http://www.icr.org/brad_forlow/ ICR bio of Brad Forlow.]</capture> {{Wayback |url=http://www.icr.org/brad_forlow/}}</ref> He apparently left the ICR with his wife in October of 2012.
*'''Rhonda Forlow''' ran the ICR's K-12 educational blog, and is the wife of Brad Forlow. She has an Ed.D. in "Educational Leadership—Public School Superintendency."<ref> <capture>[http://www.icr.org/rhonda_forlow/ ICR bio of Rhonda Forlow.]</capture> {{Wayback |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827032948/http://www.icr.org/rhonda_forlow/}}</ref>
*'''[[David DeWitt]]''' was a "Biology" instructor who taught courses in cell biology at the ICR Graduate School. After the ICR Grad School went under, he began teaching at [[Liberty University]] (At least it is actually accredited)

==(Not so) notable ICR Graduate School Alumni==

''Note: this is not a complete list.''<ref name="test">[http://www.icr.org/article/icr-graduates/ ICR Graduate School], additional text.</ref>

*'''Dr. Donald McBride''' earned a Master of Science degree in Biology from the ICR Graduate School after earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of California. After getting his Masters "degree", McBride earned a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine (which does hold regional accreditation). He is "board certified" by the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine which is not considered a medical specialty by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.

*'''John Whitmore''' earned a Master of Science in Geology and ended up becoming a Professor of "Geology" at [[fundie school]] [[Cedarville University]].

*'''Chris Osborne''' earned a Master of Science degree in Biology, later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Biology with a Botany concentration from [[Loma Linda University]] a fundie [[Seventh-day Adventism|Seventh Day Adventist]] school with actual research departments.

*'''Pierre Willems''' first earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Christian Heritage College (Now [[San Diego Christian College]] which spawned the ICR), then his Master of Science in Biology from the ICR Graduate School, later an Educational Specialist degree in 
Religious Indoctrination
 Science Education from [[Pensacola Christian College]], and even later a Doctor of Education degree from [[Liberty University]]. Pierre is a "Professor of Biology" at Pensacola Christian College.

*'''[[Alpha Omega Institute|Dave and Mary Jo Nutting]]''': Dave Nutting earned a Master of Science in [[Geology]] from the ICR Grad School; his wife Mary Jo Nutting earned a Master of Science in [[Biology]] from the ICR Grad School. They created the Alpha Omega Institute, [[Indoctrination|an educational ministry aimed to teach creationism to children]]. They claim evolution leads to "moral decay" (whatever that means).

==See also==
*[[Answers in Genesis]]
*[[Answers Research Journal]]
*[[Creation Museum]]
*[[Deceit]]
*[[E. Calvin Beisner]]

==External links==
*[http://www.icr.org/ Their website]
*[http://talkorigins.org/faqs/icr-visit.html A Visit to the ICR Museum] Collection of two separate visits to the ICR Museum and commentaries on it, from the [[Talk.origins]] website.
*[http://talkorigins.org/faqs/icr-whoppers.html Creationist Whoppers] Collection of various examples of lies, contradictions, half-truths, and deceit from the [[Talk.Origins]] Archive/

==Notes==
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==References==
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