Re: The YECs continue to consolidate their victory

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol or John Burgeson" <burgytwo@juno.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: The YECs continue to consolidate their victory

> Watch the NBC nightly news with Brian Williams tomorrow, Friday, March
> 25th.
>
> The AIG museum will be featured.
>
> It comes on at 7:00 Mountain time -- your area may differ.

Burgy -

    I don't underestimate the seriousness of the YEC problem but
"consolidate their victory" language is counterproductive - besides being
untrue. (If it were correct, YEC stuff would be legally taught as science
in public schools, which is not the case.) Among other things, such
language is likely to encourage a lot of ordinary Christians to cave in to
YECism who might not otherwise do so.

    I won't be able to watch the news tomorrow night but will try to
remember to tape it. I suggest that if NBC seems to view AiG favorably, or
even if it fails to ask their reps some challenging questions, people should
call, email or write NBC, identify themselves as Christians (that's
important) and, if appropriate, scientists, and tell them in no uncertain
terms that AiG's claims are absurd. (That would, of course, be a waste of
time if the YECs were in fact already victorious.)

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
 
Received on Thu Mar 24 21:17:49 2005