ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell."

The Republican lawmaker made those comments during a speech Sept. 27 at a sportsman's banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell. Broun, a medical doctor, is running for re-election in November unopposed by Democrats.

During the remarks, Broun said that he believes the Earth is about 9,000 years old and that it was made in six days. Those beliefs are held by fundamentalist Christians who believe the creation accounts in the Bible are literally true.

Broun spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti said Broun was recorded speaking to a church group about his religious beliefs. He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

ATHENS, Ga. -- The sponsor of a new law tightening abortion restrictions in Georgia is getting a primary challenge from a woman who says the measure is too intrusive.

Regina Quick is running against Republican state Rep. Doug McKillip of Athens in the July 31 primary.

McKillip was the sponsor of a new law banning abortions after five months of pregnancy, except when doctors diagnose a fatal defect in a fetus. Women have been able to get abortions for any reason through the sixth month.

McKillip has argued that abortion should be largely illegal at the five-month mark, when he says fetuses can feel pain.

Quick told the Athens Banner-Herald that she opposes abortion but believes women and doctors should decide when to end a pregnancy through the sixth month, a period she calls a legal and medical gray area.

An Athens Democrat announced today that he’ll run against U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens.

Tim Riley, an alcohol and drug abuse counselor who unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in 2008 and 2010, said he would provide “proactive and effective leadership and representation.”

Riley said he would protect Social Security and Medicare — Broun wants to privatize those programs — and criticized Broun for voting against extending a payroll tax cut.

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