Re: ASA positions on science/faith issues

In a message dated 3/31/05 5:39:40 AM Central Standard Time,
rmisaac@bellatlantic.net writes:

> Thank you very much for your comments. I appreciate that.
> However, I don't think it's appropriate for us to be discussing the
> wording of an ASA position statement. I wasn't suggesting that. It may be
> appropriate at some point but, if and when we do decide a formal statement is
> needed, the request will come from the Executive Council and will be done with
> the entire membership, not just this list.
> At this time, I'm just interested in feedback from all of you about what
> kind of an organization you want ASA to be. A passive publisher of the PSCF
> or an active voice in the public debate? or something in between?
>

You're right of course; I didn't mean to give the idea that we could
wordsmith an ASA position statement on this forum.

But I think what I wrote also serves as my feedback about what I "want ASA to
be." I want it to take some voice in the debate. Not a voice that excludes
any Christian based solely on how they read Genesis or on how they think God
created. But a voice that does stand up against those who damage the cause of
the Gospel by communicating that their opposition to the findings of science
is the ONLY acceptable Christian view. And I think a statement along the
general lines I suggested would be one way of doing that.

Allan
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Received on Thu Mar 31 23:47:03 2005