--- Keith Miller <kbmill@ksu.edu> wrote:
> To all:
> Also note that Francis Collins is listed as a participant and
> contributor to this special. However, Francis as responded to this
> announcement and stated that his presence in this video was done
> without his knowledge or permission. He was apparently interviewed
> regarding his new book, and they used material from that interview in
> the video without his knowledge. Using someone's name and image to
> promote a view that they do not support, and further to do so without
> their knowledge, is a breach of professional ethics -- let alone
> Christian morality.
>
> I am repeatedly embarassed by the unethical behavior being carried
> out in the name of the church. The damage to the integrity of the
> Christian gospel to those in the academy is considerable. My non-
> Christian colleagues have considerably more professional ethics than
> these individuals who seek to represent Jesus to the world.
>
> Keith
>
Examples of unethical behavior like this may cause some YECs to reevaluate
their stance. I maintain that a good part of what makes YECs so steadfast is
that they are being taught by people they regard as Christian leaders. If the
Christian leaders are caught behaving unethically, that may awaken some of
their adherents. There are other examples of unethical behavior -- such as the
employee of SRI a number of years ago who manipulated SRI's system for
producing reports to get a paper claiming that the speed of light had declined
from an infinite value in Adam's day to its present value published as an SRI
report. It might be a useful exercise to make up a list of all such instances
we know of.
Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
248.652.4148 (home) 248.821.8156 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31
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