May

22

Personal reflections on the Genesis creation account

May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under Current Issues in Theology, Creation/Evolution, General Discussion 

This is (kind of) a response to Michael Patton’s post on R.C.Sproul and his position on the creation/ID/evolution debate. I thought you might like to know some of my thoughts on the issue.
Having been brought up in a very strict literal-6-day-24-hour-young-earth-creationist church (a bit of a mouth-full), I can’t say I’m unbiased. Of course, neither […]

Jan

24

Is Creationism Science? The Debate Heats Up in Texas

January 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Creation/Evolution 

I have never taken a course from the Institute for Creation Research so I don’t know whether what they teach is Science or Religion. Anyhow, I thought that this article from the Dallas Morning News was interesting. Notice especially Kent Davey suprising statement at the end.
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Last month, a state advisory group gave the Institute for […]

Jan

14

Spectrum of Beliefs on Evolution, Creation and Literalism

January 14, 2008 | 50 Comments

Posted by vancemac · Filed Under Creation/Evolution, Bibliology 

There is currently a spectrum of belief among Christians regarding the origins and nature of the universe and Mankind, ranging from those who cling to a flat-earth (very rare) and a geocentric universe (still with some vocal proponents), all the way to a form of theistic evolution in which God created in such a way […]

Nov

8

Was Darwin’s Agnosticism Fueled by the Problem of Evil?

November 8, 2007 | 5 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Creation/Evolution 

Darwin was a self-proclaimed confused theologian. He said at one point, “My theology is a simple muddle. I cannot look at the universe as the result of blind chance, yet I can see no evidence of beneficent design, or indeed of design of any kind.” At another point he wrote, “Yes, there’s fantastic design in […]

Oct

10

The Clergy Letter Project: Pastors for Evolution

October 10, 2007 | 15 Comments

Posted by vancemac · Filed Under Problems in the Church, Current Issues in Theology, Creation/Evolution 

So far, more than 11,000 ministers, pastors and other Christian clergy have endorsed the following statement:
“Within the community of Christian believers there are areas of dispute and disagreement, including the proper way to interpret Holy Scripture. While virtually all Christians take the Bible seriously and hold it to be authoritative in matters of faith […]

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