Re: [asa] Letter to thinking Christians (and other theists)

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>>> On 4/17/2007 at 1:42 AM, in message
<20070417064300.B26E8710E29@gray.dordt.edu>, "Michael Roberts"
<michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
[snip]
>> And Michael in this very post in which you complain probably rightly
of
>> the misrepresentation of Denyse you slam Bill in an unfair manner
and
>> suggest he is an agent for Dawkins. You know that is not true and I
>> would suggest is JUST as much a false statement about a good man. 
Shame
>> on you.
>>
>  James
> 
> Perhaps English humour is not the same as American humor! (Dave
Siemens is 
> liable to make some rude comment here!!) I am afraid I see Dembski et
al 
> making such mockery of our faith that they make Dawkins seem
appealing. I 
> have dealt with enough atheists who feel just that.
> 
> You need to be less tolerant of the kind of misrepresentation and
folly both 
> 
> YEC and ID go in for.
For the record, I did not read the comments on uncommon descent [while
I do keep in touch with some IDer's I don't have the time to read this
blog]  but judging from what I have heard on this list and in a private
post from someone whose judgement I trust, I would say Denyse did not
act right in the way she blogged.  I don't think she did either ID or
ASA good by her remarks.  From what I saw secondhand [always dangerous]
it was an action the helps drive a wedge between people on ASA and good
thinkers in the ID camp [yes there are some Michael] and does not help
at all in establishing communication between the groups.  Unfortunately 
we rarely apologize when we are wrong, but I think it would be good if
Denyse would apologize to the offended person or even the ASA list.  But
neither are we called to respond in kind and I did not see the comments
in your post, Michael, as British humor and I suspect ID folks reading
it would not either.
> 
> We need diversity and a wide range of views but not this type of
thing , 
> which does untold damage to the gospel
Amen but perhaps the same caution to us.
> 
> Michael 
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