I just returned from Answers in Genesis where I enjoyed a fruitful meeting with AIG President Ken Ham who has just released an important new book titled Darwin’s Plantation which details the social chaos created by the theory of evolution, and its implication for “race.”

For years, creationists have been explaining both the evil and the error of racism. We have noted, for example, that the Bible does not divide people groups on the basis of skin color, but along “tribes and tongues and nations.” In fact, the Bible teaches that there is only one race—the human race! Our vocabulary needs to be revised to reflect this important principle.

For more than a decade I have had the privilege of explaining to tens of thousands of people at Back to Genesis conferences, home school conferences, and Vision Forum events that the theory of evolution is behind much of the excess and horror associated with modern racism, and that this racism has contributed to genocide, abortion, eugenics, and social chaos. One part of the message is this: Racism is not only unbiblical and hateful, but the agenda of racism is often advanced based on scientific and historical claims which are completely spurious.

For example, bigots who oppose so-called “interracial marriage” come in many stripes. Some who claim to be Christian appeal to bogus views of the Book of Genesis. Inevitably, they deny a young earth and literal six-day creation, and hold to fantastical and theologically bizzare views of the circumstances surrounding the Tower of Babel. But historically, other bigots have appealed to eugenic theories built on Darwinian propositions. Certainly no scientific fraud has done more to advance racial hatred, arrogance, and flawed public policy than Ernst Haeckel’s “Biogenetic Law” or embryonic recapitulation theory.

I want to recommend that readers of my blog take a good look at Ken’s new book. This fascinating book gives a thorough history of the effect of evolution on the history of the United States, and examines the global harvest of death and tragedy that stems from Darwin’s controversial theories. You will also learn the origin of the word “race” and what the Christian view should be in a compassionate and uniquely compelling perspective. I also recommend that you consider listening to the Back to Genesis conference album, with talks by me and Dr. John Morris. Both are important resources to help Christians navigate through the diverse theological, scientific, and worldview issues of the day.