Are COVID-19 Deaths Natural Selection?

As deaths in the United States from COVID-19 now exceed over 24,700, one believer in natural selection has used the outbreak to expound on the virtues of the selectionist worldview embraced by many in education, government, and even some Christian organizations.1 Speaking anonymously, this person sees values in “war, famine and natural disasters” reducing human population and says, “

Should Americans Wear Masks for COVID-19?

Watching COVID-19 news reporting on South Koreans and Americans shows one stark difference: South Koreans are wearing some kind of face mask but Americans are not. Should Americans be wearing a face mask?

White House Briefing on Potential Virus Casualties

Not all White House Press Briefings are of equal importance. But yesterday’s was one of the most informative so far due to the staggering potential U.S. death toll from COVID-19. It was presented by Dr.

What New York Times Columnist Katherine Stewart Needs to Know

An Opinion piece for The New York Times by Katherine Stewart1 makes the assertions that President Trump has responded poorly to the coronavirus pandemic and that evangelical Christians have made it even worse. The provocative headline is seen in Figure 1. That same day I received this in my email inbox: “Twitter follower sent this NYT link asking ICR/Dr.

Potential Coronavirus Treatments Enter Large Clinical Trials

Some good news in potential treatment options for COVID-19 was reported in the American journal Science.1 Four new treatment options were being tried in a large-scale study across multiple countries. Currently, about 15% of COVID-19 patients need to be treated in a hospital or similar setting and some facilities and staff are being swamped. Science reported,

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