Greg Backlund

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Greg Backlund

Greg Backlund

@GregBacklund

Retired consultant; like photography, journalism, politics: ‘sensible centrist;’ like some conservative ideas, some liberal - want practical + humane solutions.

Minneapolis MN Sumali Kasım 2009
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Greg Backlund
Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@churchtalkative Believe what you wish, but most people say the woman should decide whether to allow such things to grow inside her, take food & O2 from her bloodstream, and then be a lifelong dependent. Not your decision.
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Talk Church@churchtalkative·
God’s design for life is truly amazing. Psalm 139:14 - “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” No child should be aborted.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@ICRscience And the full range of 1,800,000 known species fit in there? Not to mention the estimated total 8,000,000 species? Childish fairy tales are fun, but not great to base your whole mental structures on!
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ICR@ICRscience·
How could dinosaurs possibly fit on the Ark?
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@erichovind Primitive myths are fun, entertaining, but really don’t help us much here in the actual modern 21st century. Easter bunnies, tooth fairies, Santa Claus, magic deities - all silly, childish.
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Eric Hovind
Eric Hovind@erichovind·
Six literal days. This is not a side issue. This goes straight to the foundation of the Gospel. When Frank Turek suggests Genesis may allow for long ages, and that death could have existed before sin, we need to follow that idea to its logical conclusion. Let’s walk it through. Why did Jesus rise from the dead? To conquer death. Why was He dead? Because He became the sacrifice for sin. Why is there a penalty for sin? Because the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Death is not just part of life. It is the consequence of sin. Now here is where the common response comes in. Some will say animal death existed before the Fall, and only human death came through sin. But that does not fit what Scripture actually says. Romans 5:12 says death entered the world through sin, not just humanity. And Romans 8 makes it even clearer. The whole creation groans. The creation was subjected to futility. The creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay. This is not talking about humans alone. This is the entire created order. Before sin, creation was very good (Genesis 1:31). There was no curse. There was no bondage to decay. There was no groaning, suffering, and death as we see now. After sin, the ground is cursed (Genesis 3:17). Thorns and decay enter the world. The entire creation falls under a curse. Death, all death, is tied to the Fall. If animals were already dying, suffering, and going extinct for millions of years before Adam, then the curse did not introduce death, it just continued it. That means the world God called very good was already filled with death and suffering. That creates a much bigger problem. If death is not the result of sin across creation, then what exactly is Jesus reversing? The Gospel is not just about saving humans in isolation. It is about the restoration of all creation. Jesus came to undo what Adam did. Adam’s sin brought death, corruption, and a cursed creation. Christ’s work brings life, restoration, and a new heaven and new earth where there is no more death. If death was always here, then it is not an enemy, it is just part of God’s design. But Scripture calls death an enemy (1 Corinthians 15:26), not a tool. This matters. Because if you redefine the origin of death, you redefine the reason for the cross. And if death is not the result of sin, then the resurrection is no longer a victory over an enemy. It becomes something else entirely. This is not a minor disagreement. This is about whether the Bible’s story, from Genesis to the resurrection, actually holds together. Genesis is not just a polemic against the Egyptians. It is true history revealed by God himself. Get the beginning wrong, and the Gospel itself starts to unravel.
Frank Turek@DrFrankTurek

Six LITERAL Days of Creation?

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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@aigkenham Good to see you supporting a unifying message about race. Yes, humans spread out in widely separate parts of Earth & continued to evolve some minor physical differences over that geologically short time period, but we’re all one species that NEEDS to get along with each other!
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Ken Ham
Ken Ham@aigkenham·
There are no truly black or truly white people. It’s scientifically true that all humans are the same basic skin color from a brown pigment called melanin. In my talks, I explain how the various shades of melanin correspond to the genetic diversity God built into each human being. This is all part of understanding the event of the tower of Babel that helped produce different ethnic/people groups—and understanding that all humans belong to one biological race. This is why the gospel is for each individual and is to be proclaimed to every tribe and nation. “Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people” (Revelation 14:6). We also deal with social issues and past injustices in our books, lectures, and exhibits inside the @ArkEncounter and the @CreationMuseum. We deal with these issues by presenting the truth of God’s Word and the gospel so that each individual—from every tribe and nation—will be challenged to respond and affirm the words of Jesus.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@LarsTheBadMan @CreationMuseum Correct! Free energy inflows generate “negentropy” - ordered structures. Life is just a “meander” in Sun and geo heat energy flows.
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Lars Iggy
Lars Iggy@LarsTheBadMan·
@CreationMuseum Who is the ignorant moron in that video? "Everything from nothing" is Christian doctrine; science makes no such claims. Chaos constantly turns into order. The second law of thermodynamics does not apply; Earth is not a closed system. The law of information is not violated.
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Creation Museum@CreationMuseum·
Evolution Is Unscientific
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@creationnews Same old: “look at that beautiful flower! God must have made that for us!” logic, or lack thereof. No “cogent scientific” information is in that article. Yes, life is amazing. Primitive myths don’t *explain* anything, in modern times.
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Creation Ministries International (CMI)
Deon Kruger once tried to fit millions of years into the Bible, but it only deepened his doubts. Then he encountered clear biblical and scientific answers that changed everything. His story is a powerful example of how creation apologetics can help restore trust in God’s Word. "This information was revolutionary in terms of returning me to a solid faith in God. Suddenly I had gone from believing there were no answers, to being overwhelmed with cogent scientific and biblical explanations." —Deon Kruger Click the link to read the full article and discover how this seasoned South African safari guide found his way back to biblical faith: creation.com/articles/deon-…
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The Lincoln Project@ProjectLincoln·
WATCH: The White House took down this video, but we still have it. Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@TwoPuttTommy @Michele_Tafoya “Pure capitalism” would be “law of the jungle” - most aggressive players dominate, pull all resources in for the few at top. We need sensible regulated markets + good government and NGO support for all the “unprofitable” human needs like healthcare, poverty.
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Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson@TwoPuttTommy·
@Michele_Tafoya Tafoya can regurgitate with the best of ‘em The Republican One-Size-Fits-All Three Part Plan to Cure Every Problem That Ails America: -Smaller gov’t -Less taxation -fewer regulations. Next thing you know, Michele will start praising The Invisible Hand….
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Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya@Michele_Tafoya·
Today’s job report is an encouraging sign, but Minnesota is still behind. Business owners across our state are struggling with high taxes and regulations that prevent them from expanding. In November, we can end failed liberal policies that hinder job creation and build a more competitive economy.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@creationnews Sure, some people in the “old days” tried to use evolutionary biology ideas to justify their racism - we can and should be smarter, more honest now.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@TruthCop1717 @AbolitionRising Depends on the woman’s life situation and how the sex occurred. Males heavily, constantly push for sex. To suffer pregnancy and then life-long support of a child are HUGE commitments - needs to be her decision, control.
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Tony Rutherford
Tony Rutherford@TruthCop1717·
@GregBacklund @AbolitionRising Another entity, such as a leach? No. But that's not what a baby is. It is NOT a parasite. It is the natural, God-designed result of sex. Pregnancy doesn't happen accidently. If it is the result of rape, then the rapist should be killed, not the baby. Promiscuity, that's on her.
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Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓
Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓@AbolitionRising·
The bodily autonomy argument often used by proponents of child sacrifice clearly shows a flaw in their reasoning. The body *inside* your body is not your body.
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Eric Hovind
Eric Hovind@erichovind·
The heavens declare the glory of God!🙌
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@WeddingRussell @ICRscience 1. Ending wars, stopping climate crisis, sustaining democracy, working together. 2. A wise human we should learn from and follow his ideas, but not spend time on the magical myths attached.
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Russell Wedding@WeddingRussell·
@GregBacklund @ICRscience Interesting thought. Two questions if I may? 1. What do you think are the top few issues that we need to deal with? 2. Who do you think Jesus Christ is? A. Invented character B. Deceptive cult leader C. Mentally disturbed D. Other…
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ICR@ICRscience·
Are evolutionists having problems with the human chromosome 2 fusion model? We'll give you a hint, they are! You can read more about Dr. Tomkins finding in his article below ⬇️ na2.hubs.ly/H04nMbt0
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@creationnews Life is amazing, astonishingly complex. Materialism is what we all see here in the material world. Anything else is imaginary, never providing credible evidence, so not really helpful.
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Creation Ministries International (CMI)
Sounds like the evolutionary model too, as this evolutionist admitted (Of course, by 'science', he is referring to evolution): ‘We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs … in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism. … materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door.’ —Lewontin, R., Billions and billions of demons, The New York Review, p. 31, 9 January 1997. creation.com/en/articles/cs…
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The naturalistic paradigm of multiple ice ages has long been plagued by a lack of a plausible mechanism for initiating glaciation, and, in the case of those glaciations allegedly near global in scale, a failure to explain their cessation.  creation.com/en/articles/sn…
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@creationnews Yes, it’s complex, but that’s no proof of religious “magic!” Plants turning their leaves toward the light is a basic form of consciousness. Sensing surroundings, comparing to known patterns and logic, taking action - all very common adaptive abilities. No deities required!
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Creation Ministries International (CMI)
How did human consciousness and language originate? Even leading secular scientists admit they have no clear naturalistic explanation for the mind, consciousness, or language. This article shows why that matters, and why Scripture gives the answer science cannot. "Consciousness is the number-one problem of science, of existence even." —Prof Paul Davies Click through here to read the full article: creation.com/articles/how-c…
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Wendell
Wendell@wendelltalks·
The atheists claim the Bible is a work of fiction. So why do several atheists have a strong visceral feeling of hatred and mockery toward the Bible? I do not see them doing that to other books they consider fictional. Maybe because they know it’s not fiction. That it is truly the work of God.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@paulgazelka Yes and a bunch of other crap that’s trashing our & global economies.
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Dustin Grage
Dustin Grage@GrageDustin·
Liberals left a giant mess following the the “No Kings” protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. No Kings? More like no cleanup. A state employee is see picking up a banner left behind by the organizers.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@oliverburdick Yes, branching structures are common patterns in nature, due to the physics of growth.
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Oliver Burdick
Oliver Burdick@oliverburdick·
Imagine thinking God isn't real and this isn't designed.
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Greg Backlund@GregBacklund·
@creationnews Notice: creationists have ZERO credibility in any science topic discussion, since they violate the first principle: don’t claim to have the final answer BEFORE you’ve shown any evidence!
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