1st of all, I want to apologize for sending this e-mail to the entire
list. I try not to use this list for NON PD issues and I was originally
planning on simply responding directly to the two who began this
conversation. However, I feel strongly enough about the offensive nature
of this conversation to post to everyone who might have read the
originals. Following is my response:
I was very offended by your post and decided to respond to you directly.
I would probably fall under your category of "fanatics." I happen to
believe that God created the earth and all that is in it without the help
of evolution. My faith would be stretched to the breaking point to
believe that the human body could have evolved from another life form.
It says in Hebrews 10:26 in the New Testament of the Bible, "By faith we
understand that the worlds were framed by the WORD of GOD, so that the
things which are seen were NOT made of things which are visible." In
other words, God simply spoke the world into existence -- He didn't use
life forms or anything else already present in the universe.
I have read a few books on the subject of creation science vs. evolution.
From what I have read, and what I learned in college, the fossil record
does not support evolution. It does, however, support creation. In all
the many years we have been looking for the missing link -- it has never
been discovered. I would submit that the reason it has never been
discovered is because it just doesn't exist. There are some
well-respected, non-Christian, scientists, who find evolution very
suspect. If you would like the names and authors of these books, please
let me know and I will get them to you.
Now I understand that you may not believe what I believe and that is O.K.
with me. I'm not asking that you believe in creation over evolution.
However, for years, we as Christians have tried to get a balance in the
science curriculum, but to no avail. Even though evolution is still
considered a theory, it has been taught as fact. I DO think that
evolution should be taught, but only as a theory -- right along with the
theory of creation.
And just for the record -- I do believe that the world IS round, the
earth DOES revolve around the sun, gravity DOES exist, and the moon is
NOT made of green cheese.
Thanks for listening...Bev Brown
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From: Dick Swindler <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 10:40:22 EDT
Subject: Re: Non PD - True ?
Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]>
Joao Paulo -
As a resident of Kansas, I can tell you that the furor over this issue is
just beginning. We have reason to hope that this resolution will be shot
down in the courts. Meanwhile, most educators will continue to teach
science
just as they always have, complete with theory of evolution.
It might interest you to know that you weren't far wrong in thinking next
they'd be saying the world is flat. I understand that this group of
fanatics
asserts that the theory of gravity is "not proven," and may indeed
believe
that the earth is the center of the solar system.
The school board members who voted this, after being deadlocked on the
issue
for 2-1/2 years, consists of a number of people who got into office by
concealing their affiliation with the radical right. It will teach us, I
hope, to be more vigilant in whom we elect to office!
<<
The board of education in Kansas is accused of taking the
state back 100 years as it votes to drop Darwin's theory of
evolution from the curriculum.
I suppose that next they will state that the Earth and NOT the Sun is
the center of ours system... :-)
Cheers ,
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