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David Casstevens’ Oct. 6 story tells of work to restore a dinosaur, Paluxysaurus jonesi, that will soon have its place in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. (See: "Dinosaur skeleton to lead exhibit")Thousands of professing Christians, including scientists with advanced degrees, deny basic elements of his account and views held by unbelieving paleontologists. (1) Consistent Christians believe God created dinosaurs relatively recently — about 6,000 years ago — whereas skeptical scientists assert they lived 100 million years ago. (2) Christians contend that dinosaurs were created as dinosaurs instead of evolving from prehistoric life that spontaneously sprang from nonlife 3 billion years ago. (3) Consistent Christians believe that dinosaurs became extinct after the worldwide Noaic flood 4,500 years ago.We totally reject the unfounded assertion that this dinosaur "roamed this part of the country more than 100 million years ago" — as the reporter asserts. The discerning reader can verify this by consulting the Institute for Creation Research ( www.icr.org), Answers in Genesis ( www.answersingenesis.org), Apologetics Press ( www.apologeticspress.org) and others showing the fallacy of the evolution model and reasonableness of recent creation, along with the creation and extinction of dinosaurs.I encourage the Star-Telegram to report these findings in a way that harmonizes with established facts instead of blindly accepting unfounded assertions by unbelieving paleontologists. — Richard Hollerman, Richland Hills Silent passingLet’s see: Drew Barrymore . . . Obama’s Nobel Prize . . . some no-name piano player who emulates Billy Joel . . . Dallas Fair Park . . . dipping strawberries in chocolate . . . wiener dogs . . . another criticism of conservative pundits . . . Tasers . . . vacations in Maine, of all places . . . on and on, ad nauseam.Nope. Not one single world in the Star-Telegram — Saturday or Sunday — about the passing of Texas music legend Rusty Wier on Friday.Why am I not surprised? — Steven Sadler, Everman Diverse opinions appreciatedUnlike Friday letter writer Jeff Masteller, who wrote, "Newspapers continue to publish Pitts at their own peril, for he is a prime example of why readership has declined so dramatically," I look forward to Leonard Pitts’ column on Tuesdays. After Mike Royko, Erma Bombeck and Molly Ivins passed, I thought there really wasn’t a reason to read the columns any longer until I discovered Pitts. He is a voice of reason and I, for one, anticipate his weekly columns. Speak for yourself, Jeff.— Marijo Malesa, Fort Worth Religious war of wordsJustice Antonin Scalia’s remarks about a cross memorial in the California desert were inadvertently the best argument against such religious symbols being erected on public land. He was quoted as saying, "I assume it is erected in honor of all the war dead. . . . What would you have them erect? Some conglomeration of a cross, a Star of David and, you know, a Muslim half-moon and star?"
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