Folks,
Much as I respect Keith for his obvious Christian witness, I think it
good for Weister's voice to be heard among evangelicals. Our reputation
among our Christian brothers is equally as important as is our
reputation among the scientific community. I professionally (when I get
time from high teaching loads) study the fossil record (paleoecology of
Carboniferous coal-swamps). I am not TE (theistic evolution) nor for
that matter YEC (young earth creation) or ID (intelligent design).
Like Wiester I worry about the secularizing influence of the
evolutionary dogma when it is taught as it often is as accounting for
the world and organism originating without a Creator. Obviously TE's
and Keith would agree with me.
It saddens me that too often ASA is seen by evangelicals as no different
than a secular science that appears to them as teaches that God had
nothing to do with Creation. It is good for them to see that there are
a variety of voices in ASA and if they go to our web site or read some
of our publications they may find some help in changing some of their
ideas that are poor science. Mybe we can help layfolks understand
science better.
-- James and Florence Mahaffy 712 722-0381 (Home) 227 S. Main St. 712 722-6279 (Office) Sioux Center, IA 51250
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