Thanks for your reply, and indeed I live in Tucson and have met
a couple of Navajos, as well as some other Native Americans.
Coming from Europe, it is a bit of a novelty to meet "native
people", as a similar concept with the same meaning does not
exist there.
I am all for evangelizing the Native Americans, as anybody else,
and bringing them into a relationship with Jesus Christ. At the
same time their own beliefs and customs should be respected.
After all, they were here long before the Europeans, and they did
not ask the Europeans to come over.
As far as teaching science is concerned, science should be
taught as science, with it being made clear that most science
is tentative, with varying degrees of certainty, and is not dogmatic.
No doubt the study of anthropology and the origin of the Native
Americans will collide with the beliefs of the Navajo's, just as the
study of geology will collide with the beliefs of young earth
creationists. In fact any science is bound to contradict
someone's belief.
Christopher Sharp
In a message dated 3/16/2005 3:54:00 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
jarmstro@qwest.net writes:
> A thoughtful response. Since you spoke of the Navajo, may I assume you are
> in Arizona (or perhaps New Mexico?).
> I am in Phoenix. JimA
>
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