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In a world where there are no absolutes, everyone decides what is right and wrong for them, and criminals get off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist, any Christian could easily see that our worldview is just slightly out-of-whack.

This is the reason for the creation of "Salvo," the newest project by The Fellowship of St. James, the creators of the magazine "Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity."  Salvo's purpose is to debunk "the cultural myths that have undercut human dignity, all but destroyed the notions of virtue and morality, and slowly eroded our appetite for transcendence and recovering the one worldview that actually works."

Focusing primarily on scientific issues, "Salvo" attacks areas of science that have been a constant controversy within our nation and our world.  These include stem-cell cloning, molecular nanotechnology, evolution, chimera research (the mixing of animal and human genes), the greenhouse effect, xenotransplantation (the transplantation of of organs, cells, and tissue from one species to another species), and the Raëlian Movement, to name a few.

At the beginning of the issue, there is a little section called "passwords" where the definitions of some words constantly usued in that issue and the science world, but not necessarily in everyday life, are given.  This is particularly helpful to people who don't know much about science--like me.

Due to the current controversy over cloning, the publishers took a look at Hollywood's favorable and not-so-favorable opinion on the issue of cloning.  They debunk "the top five film clichés that Hollywood wants you to believe" and other such issues like apotemnophilia (a love of cutting) and Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID, a strong desire for elective amputation of an otherwise healthy limb).  In addition, this particular issue focuses a great deal on Darwin, evolution, and intelligent design.

Although some of the issues discussed in "Salvo" may not interest everyone, it is an interesting read that can easily inform everyone of the issues that our culture is facing and the myths that our culture has been taught to believe. 

 

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