Re: [asa] On Darwin the secular saint

Quoting Douglas Hayworth:

> 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.

Here is another angle on this topic. Perhaps the church should make a
concerted effort to honor fellow believers in the sciences (from their
own congregations as well as more broadly). Perhaps the church has
failed to affirm vocations in the sciences. Perhaps the church needs
to recognize and honor all vocational service (sciences, arts,
humanities, engineering, etc, etc) as divine callings. We do so honor
pastors and missionaries -- why no others?

Keith

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Received on Fri Feb 13 14:46:18 2009