Re: Fw: [asa] Rushdoony

I don't know much about Rushdoony, but I thought the web-site was truly
appalling in its tone and disrespect.

. I found particularly offensive the page "Rough guide" (to fundies),
http://www.bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/RoughGuide where they have
deliberately selected postings from the complete lunatic fringe of
Christianity, some of them attacking atheists with bad spelling and in one
case replete with F words. It also came across at the end as pretty
arrogant and anti-American, given the following sentence at the end:

"If you ever want to see an advert to the effect that the average American
is seriously stupid, this is it. This is a country at the bottom of the OECD
pile when it comes to acceptance of evolution. The web site shows why – it's
at the top when it comes to a combination of arrogance and ignorance. Most
Americans we have met in life we like and respect. So what's gone wrong?"

One might well counter that if you met the average British yob who hangs
around outside shopping precincts and if you look at then says "WOT CHOO
F---IN' LOOKIN' AT?" that the average Brit was also seriously stupid. By
contrast, most of the fundamentalists I've met have been gracious and humble
& would never behave like the lunatics quoted on that page.

On other pages, creationists are described as "Creationuts" etc. This is
just as bad as Answers In Genesis, who repeatedly use derogatory language
like "Goo-to-you evolution".

If you want to oppose the growth of Young Earth Creationism (and I do), then
you must take the moral high ground and behave with proper humility and
respect. But if you just indulge in name calling, then you're just as bad
as the other side.

Iain

On 10/13/06, Michael Roberts <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
> sorry correct url now
>
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Michael Roberts <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
> *To:* asa@calvin.edu
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:55 PM
> *Subject:* [asa] Rushdoony
>
> This http://www.bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/RousasRushdoony has
> recently appeared on a British anti-creationist website is it fair.
>
> Any comments to me and to roger@dttconsulting.fsnet.co.uk please.
>
> Michael
>

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