Is creation a viable model for origin is the topic of the Bill Nye – Ken Ham debate. Ham wants us to define some critical terms, namely creation/evolution and science. What I can’t believe we are not defining is viable.
UPDATE: View the full debate by clicking here.
We started our academic discussion series by defining terms. One of my favorite sayings is “Don’t make the Bible say something it doesn’t say.” I enjoy a hearty discussion and even a little bit of friendly debate as much as the next guy, but we must be careful to build up not tear down other believers. There are many things that we simply cannot know. There are mysteries that will only be revealed to us when we come into God’s Kingdom. The ancient Greeks were occupied with continuous discussion and debate, but Paul encourages us to keep our eyes on the prize so to speak, focusing on what is of most importance.
In the 17th century an Irish bishop named James Ussher worked out a chronology of biblical events, based on male lines of lineage presented in scripture. His work is the basis of many young earth creationists, which it might be noted, was his particular bias when he started the started task. Continue reading
If you wonder what I’ve been reading lately:
Easter is coming up when we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection. Read Cloudwatcher on Justification: No Record.
There are three headlines in the Internet Monk post Updates on the Creation Wars, but I want to specifically draw your attention to the one on homeschooling parents and their choice of science textbooks. “Jen Baird Seurkamp, an evangelical who homeschools her children, avoids textbooks that discredit evolution. “Our science curriculum is one currently used in public schools,” she says. “We want our children to be educated, not sheltered from things we are afraid of them learning'”
ESVBible.org will be upgrading their website shortly. Take a look at this page detailing the new features and functionality.
Here’s a scary read: The Freedom from Religion Foundation is suing the Treasury Department on the grounds that “In God We Trust” discriminates against atheists and other Americans who do not believe in any god. More at HLN.
As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
(Proverbs 26:14 ESV)
It’s Monday, but come on. You can do it!
There are some discussions/debates that are purely academic in nature, meaning that they have no real bearing on anything practical. Is Superman strong enough to beat up the Incredible Hulk? It doesn’t matter who wins the debate, there is no practical application for the results. Continue reading
Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris are raising an army of New Atheists who are ready to do battle with the people of faith. It is no longer enough to simply not believe in God; the “New Atheists” don’t think anyone else should have the right to either.
The issues of creationism, evolution and Intelligent Design have been pushed into the forefront of debate in recent years, thanks to films by Ben Stein and the opening of the Creation Museum. The battle of words takes place not just in pulpits or auditoriums, but in board of education meetings at the state and local level that determine curriculum and policy. In both issues science, reason and logic are dragged through the mud by both sides in order to “prove” one side is right and the other wrong.
Abortion is and perhaps always will be a hot topic in this country. Continue reading
Defending Contending has tons of stuff like this. I couldn’t help it.
