Thousands of copies of 'Origin' with creation intro distributed at 100 universities
WorldNetDaily, November 18, 2009

"Actor Kirk Cameron and best-selling author Ray Comfort are joining more than 1,200 Christians today in a nationwide event marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "Origin of the Species" by distributing 170,000 copies of a special edition of the book on the campuses of 100 of America's top universities.

The distribution, which is taking place one day earlier than announced, has been derided by many proponents of Darwin's theory, including prominent atheist Richard Dawkins, who told students to rip out Comfort's introduction, which critiques Darwin's theory and argues for a universe created by an intelligent designer.

Comfort – host of "The Way of the Master" television show with Cameron and head of Bellflower, Calif.-based Living Waters ministry – told WND he plans to be at a Southern California university today, where he hopes to give an open-air talk along with the distribution.

He says he thinks it's strange that Dawkins, an Oxford University biology professor, would say that the book's introduction didn't worry him and then tell university students to rip it out.

"If, I am, as he says, an 'ignorant fool,' then what I have written will be nothing but ignorance and foolishness. So why is he so concerned? I think the man protesteth too much," Comfort said.

Comfort, author of a new book on atheism and evolution, "Nothing Created Everything," told WND a team also is at Oxford today to give away 1,000 copies of "Origin." Dawkins will get a copy as well, he said.

"I sent him a gift basket with an 'Origin of Species' gift book and a banana," said Comfort, alluding to a TV spot by Comfort derided by atheists that uses the fruit to argue for intelligent design.

Comfort said he included an unsigned card, so Dawkins will have to come up with a "theory" about who sent it..."

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