Jonathan Sarfati
Jonathan David Sarfati (born 1 October 1964) is a young Earth creationist who writes articles for Creation Ministries International (CMI), a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry. Sarfati has a PhD in chemistry, and was New Zealand national chess champion in 1987 and 1988.[1][2]
Background
Born in
Creation Science Foundation, then Answers in Genesis, then its current name Creation Ministries International. In 2010, he moved to the American office of that ministry.[5]
Creationism
Sarfati was a founder of the Wellington Christian Apologetics Society in New Zealand, and has long retained an interest in Christian apologetics and the
Biblical Flood, against which Sarfati defends a literal biblical timeline and a global flood. Eugenie Scott and Glenn Branch of the National Center for Science Education called Sarfati's Refuting Evolution 2 a "crude piece of propaganda".[7]
Sarfati is a critic of
homosexual behaviour,[11] and abortion[12] except to save the life of the mother.[13] While opposing embryonic stem cell research, he supports adult stem cell research.[14] Sarfati also supports vaccination and rebuts anti-vaccination arguments.[15]
Chess
Sarfati is a
world champion Boris Spassky during a tournament in Wellington in 1988,[16] and was New Zealand's national chess champion in 1987–88.[17]
Although tied with Rey Casse for first place in the Australian Junior Championship of 1981, he was not eligible to share the title as he was a resident of New Zealand at the time.[18] He represented New Zealand in three Chess Olympiads: the 27th in Dubai[19] in 1986, the 28th in Thessaloniki[20] in 1988, and the 30th in Manila[21] in 1992. He also represented New Zealand on top board at the 5th Asian Teams in New Delhi.[22]
He has given
Kāpiti Chess Club in New Zealand.[28]
Bibliography
- The Genesis Account: A theological, historical, and scientific commentary on Genesis 1-11, 2015, Creation Book Publishers ISBN 978-1921643910
- Christianity for Skeptics, 2012, with Steve Kumar (first author), Creation Book Publishers ISBN 978-1921643491
- The Greatest Hoax on Earth? Refuting Dawkins on Evolution, 2010, Creation Book Publishers ISBN 1-921643-06-4
- By Design: Evidence for nature's Intelligent Designer—the God of the Bible, 2008, Creation Book Publishers ABN: 978-0-949906-72-4
- Refuting Compromise: A Biblical and Scientific Refutation of Progressive Creationism, 2004, Creation Book Publishers ISBN 0-89051-411-9
- The Revised & Expanded Answers Book, 2003, with ISBN 0-89051-395-3
- Refuting Evolution 2, 2002/2011, Creation Book Publishers ISBN 0-89051-387-2
- Refuting Evolution, 1999–2010, Creation Book Publishers ISBN 0-89051-258-2
References
- ^ "Jonathan D Sarfati". chessgames.com. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Dr Jonathan D. Sarfati BSc (Hons.), PhD, F.M." Creation Ministries International. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Mawdsley, A., Trodahl, H.J., Tallon, J., Sarfati, J. and Kaiser, A.B. (1987) Thermoelectric power and electron-phonon enhancement in YBa2Cu3O7-6 Nature 328: 233–234.
- ^ Five articles can be found by searching for Jonathan D Sarfati at Science Direct
- ISBN 978-1-921643-91-0.
- ^ Sarfati's biography at CMI-Australia, Creationist Physical Chemist and Spectroscopist
- ^ Scott E.C. and Branch G. (2003). Antievolutionism: Changes and Continuities BioScience: 53(3):282-285
- ^ Robert Carter and Jonathan Sarfati, Why the Universe does not revolve around the Earth: Refuting absolute geocentrism, creation.com, 12 February 2015.
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, The flat earth myth, Creation 35(3):20–23, April 2013.
- ^ Robert Carter and Jonathan Sarfati, A flat earth, and other nonsense: Dealing with ideas that would not exist were it not for the Internet, creation.com, 3 September 2016 .
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, Gay ‘marriage’ and the consistent outcome of Genesis compromise, creation.com, 30 June 2012.
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, Antidote to abortion arguments, creation.com, 2002.
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, What about abortion to save the mother’s life?, creation.com, 3 January 2014.
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, Stem cells and Genesis, Journal of Creation 15(3):19–26, 2001;
- ^ Jonathan Sarfati, CMI, vaccines, and vaccination, creation.com, 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan D Sarfati vs Boris Spassky 1988". ChessGames.com. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Title and Trophy Holders". Poison Pawn. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Search for Rey Casse and Chess[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chess Olympiad 1986
- ^ Chess Olympiad 1988
- ^ Chess Olympiad 1992
- ^ Asian Teams 1983
- ^ Croydon chess club Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sherman, Bill (3 September 2011). "Creationist to speak on young Earth theory". Tulsa World. USA. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Richardson, Bryan (27 August 2013). "Check Mates". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas: Seaton Group.
- ^ Lawrence, Jeana (27 August 2013). "Speaker challenges evolution, offers alternative view". The Kansas State Collegian. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Chess games at Logan Chess Club site (archive)
- ^ Roberts, Earl N., Chess from behind a blindfold?, New Zealand Chess 29(3):23, June 2003.
External links
- Jonathan D. Sarfati at creation.com
- Jonathan D. Sarfati rating card at FIDE
- Jonathan D. Sarfati player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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