Evolution Fuels Racism

Voddie Tharon Baucham, Jr. (1969 - 2025) was an American Reformed Baptist pastor, author, and educator. Known for confronting critical theory, moral relativism, and secular ideologies, he was a master at delivering incisive logic wrapped in self-deprecating humor.

His video is well worth viewing and may be watched directly from the link.

https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2026/05/16/evolution-fuels-racism/

Evolution Fuels Racism
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Ken Ham    |    May 16, 2026

Evolutionary ideas fueled racism in the past, and they continue to influence how people see one another.

The late Voddie Baucham was a great friend of the Answers in Genesis ministry. He spoke at several of our conferences, including our 2019 Answers for Pastors conference, which was themed One Race, One Blood. At that conference, he gave a powerful message regarding the evolutionary roots of racism and how Christians, starting with the Bible, should view this issue. His presentation has recently been uploaded to our YouTube channel, and I encourage you to watch it (and find part two on the AiG streaming platform, Answers TV).

We’re all one race—the human race—descended through Adam and Eve.

I’ve been passionate about this topic since the 1970s when I was teaching science at a public high school. During one of the classes, I shared about the tower of Babel and the truth that we’re all one race—the human race—descended through Adam and Eve (you had more freedom back then than many teachers do today!).

Afterward, several young aboriginal ladies came up to me with more questions about Babel and how we’re all related. After chatting with them, I realized the impact Darwin’s evolutionary ideas had had on them—he believed their people group was less evolved and was in fact the supposed missing link in human evolution. After that, I became passionate about the biblical truth regarding one race and developed a talk and later a book on the topic.

Well, that book is more relevant than ever—issues regarding “race” still plague our Western culture—so this year I significantly updated that book, including adding several brand-new chapters, for a new audience. One Blood is now available for preorder. In it, you’ll discover the truth of one race, one origin, and one Savior and will be equipped to point others toward the biblical truth of our origin and to the only solution for all humanity, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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