From: Josh Bembenek (jbembe@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 09:43:07 EDT
>It appears that there are effective tactics for some movements to change
>the beliefs of vast numbers of evangelicals. This is disturbing. Here is
>what some of them are:
>Provide literature, movies, etc. for Sunday Schools, home schools,
> Christian bookstores, etc.
>Give lectures.
>Demand equal time in the schools.
>Claim to be an expert.
>Don't reveal the field in which you got your degree.
>Loudly proclaim to be defending orthodoxy.
>Label all who disagree with you as heretics.
>Don't tell anyone that you borrowed your ideas from the Seventh Day
> Adventists.
This is why I advocate critical thinking as an essential tool for believers,
I believe it is the only way to avoid falling into a biased view due to
someone's clever, but wrong, teachings. Without accusing evildoers who
don't agree with us, all of us should be willing to call others to think
critically about the issues and let God lead us. Then, whoever is
ultimately right, will be much more successful with his Christian witness in
treating others as he wishes to be treated while conveying his beliefs about
origins. And to reiterate, as quoted from Howard, there is no strict
logical way to prove historical science (unless somebody here is holding out
their time travel discoveries on us), so we will have to settle for an
informed judgement... and stick with our belief. Even Glenn believes his
position, he does not KNOW it.
Josh
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