Re: [asa] On Darwin the secular saint

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Ted Davis <TDavis@messiah.edu> wrote:
> I do think that the Darwin thing can be more than a bit overblown.

I agree. As you said in a previous post, Darwin deserves recognition
as one of the finest scientists ever, and I think he is also a good
example of humility with regard to science/religion issues. But that
is no reason to venerate him in church. The church has never given
that sort of special honor to other men, and to do so in this case is
more likely to confirm to conservative Christians that liberal
churches have compromised on faith in Christ alone than it is to build
bridges of understanding.

For what it's worth, here's my letter to Mr. Darwin:
http://becomingcreation.org/2009/02/happy-birthday-mr-darwin/

Doug Hayworth

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Received on Fri Feb 13 13:13:16 2009