Re: have we forgotten who the enemy is?

Michael Roberts wrote:

"When YECs cease from distortion and name-calling I might begin to listen to
them. I am afraid they are a bigger obstacle to the spreading of the Gospel
than Richard Dawkins"

and

"Glenn and George have both explained why YEC is as much the enemy of the
Gospel as atheistic materialism. "

These comments are an example of why I started this thread in the first
place. YEC is a problem, but a problem greater than atheistic
materialism? I hardly think so. What philosophy is rampant in our culture?
It certainly isnt YEC it is materialism. At least creationists get part of
it right, the most important part too. Glenn and George pointed out
examples where YEC silliness is a barrier to bringing the Gospel to people,
generally people that are already caught in the trap of atheistic
materialism. Within the Church YEC can certainly be responsible for making
someone question their faith, but it ultimately is atheistic materialism
that captures them if they give in to skepticism. The ultimate enemy is
materialism, not YEC.

And I see ID treated with virtually the same disdain on this list as YEC. I
hardly think you can accuse ID of being the same barrier to spreading the
gospel as YEC.
Received on Fri Feb 18 04:34:56 2005