Re: have we forgotten who the enemy is?

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:32:54 -0500 "jack syme" <drsyme@cablespeed.com>
writes:
> 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.
>
>
Jack,
If I recall the statistics, there were only about 9% materialists in the
philosophical sense. In the sense that connects to greed, the number is
much greater. YEC effectively closes withness to the majority of
scientists who are theists or recognize the relevance of some sort of
religion.
Dave
Received on Fri Feb 18 20:03:49 2005