Advice from an Evolutionist

[Old Timer]

In a broadcast entitled "The root of all evil?" British evolutionist Richard

Dawkins engaged in a rant against what he considers the greatest threat

facing humanity.

"I'm very concerned about the religious indoctrination of children. I want

to show how faith acts like a virus that attacks the young and infects

generation after generation . . . It's time to question the abuse of

childhood innocence with superstitious ideas of hellfire and damnation. And

I want to show how the scriptural roots of the Judeo-Christian moral edifice

are cruel and brutish . . . What in the 21st century are we doing venerating

a book [the Bible] that contains such stuff? . . . . The God of the Old

Testament has got to be the most unpleasant character in all fiction --

jealous and proud of it, petty, vindictive, unjust, unforgiving, racist, an

ethnic cleanser urging His people on to acts of genocide . . . When it comes

to children, I think of religion as a dangerous virus. It's a virus which is

transmitted partly through teachers and clergy, but also down the

generations from parent to child to grandchild. Children are especially

vulnerable to infection by the virus of religion."

[OpenSky]

Wow...No way.....im in shock... this is simply hard to believe that someone would actually say that.

But then again, Jesus' coming is closer then ever.

That guy certainly wont get off easily when God judges him.

He lacks common sense.

Edited May 10, 2006 by OpenSky

[kamusat]

I wonder if he means all religion, or just Christianity? I bet I can guess the correct answer!!!

Blessings, kamusat

[mike2]

In a broadcast entitled "The root of all evil?" British evolutionist Richard

Dawkins engaged in a rant against what he considers the greatest threat

facing humanity.

"I'm very concerned about the religious indoctrination of children. I want

to show how faith acts like a virus that attacks the young and infects

generation after generation . . . It's time to question the abuse of

childhood innocence with superstitious ideas of hellfire and damnation. And

I want to show how the scriptural roots of the Judeo-Christian moral edifice

are cruel and brutish . . . What in the 21st century are we doing venerating

a book [the Bible] that contains such stuff? . . . . The God of the Old

Testament has got to be the most unpleasant character in all fiction --

jealous and proud of it, petty, vindictive, unjust, unforgiving, racist, an

ethnic cleanser urging His people on to acts of genocide . . . When it comes

to children, I think of religion as a dangerous virus. It's a virus which is

transmitted partly through teachers and clergy, but also down the

generations from parent to child to grandchild. Children are especially

vulnerable to infection by the virus of religion."

Obviously he didnt read the New Testament

[Old Timer]

There is evidently a panic among evolutionists. They are circling the wagons, calling for the cavalry. This was from Creation- Evolution Headlines:

A new book attacking intelligent design has chapters by most of the big names in evolutionary thought: Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Jerry Coyne, and others. An introduction to the book Intelligent Thought: Science vs. the Intelligent Design Movement (ed. John Brockman, Vintage Press, May 2006), with a synopsis of each chapter, is available at The Edge. The upshot is: materialistic Darwinism is the only scientific approach to origins, and the

[Can Do (Phil 4:13)]

I know those of us who are 'saved' in Jesus Name are offended by evolution, but what about OTHER beliefs? Are THEY also offended

Faithie

[Can Do (Phil 4:13)]

I just received this emai...INTERESTING reading eh

Spiritual Milestones: Salvation

I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.

Romans 1:16

Recommend Reading

Romans 10:8-13

The word "salvation" appears 162 times in the Bible (NKJV). In both the Old and the New Testaments, it conveys the idea of being saved from a terrible fate. One of the most prominent occurrences of this word is in Acts 4:12, in which Peter declared, "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

Jesus Christ - and He alone! - saves us from sin, death, judgment, and hell. He died on Calvary's cross, offering His blood as atonement for sin. We come to Him in simple faith, for we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).

This is contrary to modern opinion. Comedian Jim Carrey, for example, recently told 60 Minutes that he has replaced anti-depressant drugs with spirituality. He said, "I'm a Buddhist, I'm a Muslim, I'm a Christian. I'm whatever you want me to be. . . . It all comes down to the same thing."(1)

No, it doesn't. There is no other name given under heaven among men by which we must be saved.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior?

The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world.

C. S. Lewis

(1) http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3.htm (accessed November 19, 2004)

http://www.turningpointonline.org/?AddInterest=1041

[littlejoe]

I know those of us who are 'saved' in Jesus Name are offended by evolution, but what about OTHER beliefs? Are THEY also offended

Faithie

I once read a book that stated in part of plot that the leaders of The different religious traditions would water down their religious beliefs so that everyone could accept them and incorpate it into one religion. The book is fiction, but after seeing the about post I am not so sure. Love in Christ littlejoe

[Leonard]

Who cares? Dawkins is a congenital imbecile and everone knows it.

[RGR]

Who cares? Dawkins is a congenital imbecile and everone knows it.

Now, Leonard, don't hold back, tell us what ya really think!