Christian Book Notes

Sebastian, Sharon and Raymond G. Bohlin. Darwin’s Racists: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. College Station: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Inc., 2009. 218 pp. $13.99. Purchase at Amazon for $12.59 or less.

Introduction

Sharon Sebastian is a writer in a variety of disciplines and has appeared and written in most media and commercial formats, she currently works in film and television.  This book is a result for her search to better understand Darwinian Evolution since she first saw an ape-to-man chart when she was twelve.

Raymond Bohlin is President of Probe Ministries and is a Discovery Institute Fellow.  He has graduated with numerous degrees (zoology, population genetics, and molecular and cell biology) at various levels from no less than three universities.

Darwin’s Racists takes a hard look at the history of, and ultimately the logical outflow of. this thinking.

Summary

Darwin’s Racists is divided into three parts–Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.  Yesterday looks at the genesis of evolution and how Darwin was influenced to study science even though he really did not want to.  Once Darwinian evolution took hold, we find how it influenced a eugenics nightmare in the United States, how it drove Nazi Germany to want to eradicate Jews, and how scientists have attempted to “prove” Darwinism through many fraudulent and even intentionally fake “discoveries.”

“Today” looks at how Darwinism is being taught in schools as fact and how they are now bashing those who do not believe evolution to be true.  Part three looks at how evolution is influencing areas of science like cloning and genetics.

Review

While I absolutely agree with what the author’s are seeking to accomplish in Darwin’s Racist, I wish they would have done a bit more research.  Quoting from many Internet sources like Wikepedia and other websites really does not help to make a substantial case for or against anything (even if they are 100% accurate).  Also, when offering historical background on Darwin and his family, it would have been nice to use some first-hand source material rather than quoting from Christian apologists.  As I said, I agree with what they are attempting to accomplish and know their facts to be true, I only wish the author’s stepped away from the Internet and into a library when it came time to quote.

Overall, I found the book to be well written and very informative.  I can see this book being used as a “first reader” book of sorts to get someone started in doing their own research on the subject.  There were some original quotes from women like Margaret Sanger and the co-founder’s of the ACLU that really are disturbing–especially given where our country is today.  Chapters four and five will cause you to do a double-take at so-called “services” many now think are helpful to people.

Recommendation

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to get started on understanding the real life ramifications of Darwinian Evolution.  Sebastian and Bohlin offer some valuable insight and provide a launching-off point to delve deeper into the dark world of what this philosophy really means to mankind today.