Minors are welcome to the Firearms 101 course as long as they're mature enough to handle the responsibility and are accompanied by at least one parent or guardian. Younger minors (not yet mature enough for firearms), for safety reasons, should not attend.

Biblical cosmology is the study of the origins of the universe given a Biblical worldview. In other words, assuming the Word of God means what it says, just how did the universe come to be? Of particular interest is an explanation for the origin of distant starlight which hints at billions of years in light of the Word's plain statement of six days of creation. (The word "day", by the way, means the normal 24-hour period. To twist it otherwise is to both deny the Word of God and reveal great ignorance of ancient Hebrew.)

There are a small handful of very good hypotheses offering explanations for distant starlight, for example, that are actually more accurate (relative to present observations) than the fabled Big Bang hypothesis. This course will explore a few of these Biblically consistent hypotheses as well as demonstrate many of the fallacies associated with the Big Bang and the pseudo-scientists who support it.

Aside: Cosmological hypotheses of the origins of the universe technically cannot be called theories as there is no way to test them. We can "pretend" with computer and mathematical models, understanding and admitting to the significant limitations of these models. We can compare what the hypotheses should predict against what we now observe. However, we cannot experimentally recreate the origins of the universe in order to test them as theories.

This topic is not likely to be of significant interest to the masses, but it should be. We are to be prepared to give answers for our faith. As distant starlight is a particular barb antichristians use to attack the faith, we should be ready to repel such bogus attacks with the truth. Evil can be easily defeated even on its own battleground and even according to its own rules for the simple reason that it's wrong! Biblical cosmology is a key ingredient in the battle for truth.

As for this course, the hypotheses we'll be covering are actually not terribly complicated in themselves, but only if you have the requisite background. Much of the course will be providing the necessary skills to understand the hypotheses. If you're familiar with the concepts of Special and General Relativity, especially regarding the Lorentz Transformation (though the math skills are not required) and Black Hole physics, these hypotheses will be easy to grasp. If not, don't worry; I can provide you with a basic understanding of these background concepts.

You should emerge from the course well prepared to repel almost all antichristian attacks using distant starlight. If you truly grok the concepts involved, you'll be able to handle them all.

The firearms course does not assume any knowledge of firearms on the part of the student. You will learn the [Biblical] philosophies and historical politics of firearms (very briefly), the rules of safety, and how they work; you'll have hands-on demonstrations, exploring the differences in operation; you'll learn how to care for them and use them as well as issues of concealed carry for self-defense. (Optional is a trip to the range for actual practice.) You'll depart with a copy of the notes to help you remember all the points we'll cover.