Rock solid Creationism?
Ran across this little tidbit on Donklephant today…
Welcome the new “Jesus Camp”… HBO Documentary “Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi“.
In this short clip, Pelosi focuses on the creation “science” classes and some individuals who follow its teachings.
There’s a segment where a man speaks of the “fact” that man walked with Dinosaurs and that the ONLY opinion one should ever trust is God’s because he knows all. Nevermind that they leave ZERO room for debate on the topic… it’s in the Bible and we all know it cannot be questioned.
I consider myself to be “middle ground” on religious issues, as I believe in evolution and the ‘idea’ that something or someone started everything at one point on the path it took to get where we are today. I don’t however, as illustrated by those shown in the film, believe that the earth is a few thousand years old, or that man walked the earth with Dinosaurs.
The funniest moment in the documentary clip came at the end when they interviewed some kids in their teens to see what they thought of evolution or creationism.
“I believe that there is a divine being, that created us all”
Pelosi:”What are you going to be when you grow up?”
“Um, I want to be a biochemist and work at the Institute for Creation Science in Arizona, as a research scientist”
Pelosi:”So you don’t believe in evolution?”
“No, absolutely not.”
Pelosi:”And you’re gonna prove it…”
“Yup. I wanna win a Nobel Priiiiize. [laughs]”
Pelosi:”In Creationism?”
“Yup.”
Pelosi:”What do you think of people like me that believe in evolution?”
“Well… um, I’m not sure if you’ve maybe, studied all the facts, exactly… right. An… um…”
Pelosi:”So you’re saying that I got a bad education…”
“No, I’m not saying that at all… I’m just saying that, um… the school system is pretty biased towards evolution. As most public school systems are, at least mine was. And… um they tend to just show you one side of the story.”
Now I’m not sure what that last girl knows or doesn’t know… but I’m PRETTY sure that she doesn’t have “all the facts… exactly”.
Last time I checked, public schools are funded by the government. The government is forbidden by the Constitution to establish or recognize a specific religion over another.
Creationism is not science as it is based on the lessons in a book, seen through the eyes of a specific religious division as “the word of God”.
Science is the systematic study of the physical world, using collectible data and tangible evidence.
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You know that most Christian fundamentalist are not 7day creationist? The video crew went out and tried to find the most disgraceful examples of Christianity they can but all they could find ways some 7day creationist that are polite and well meaning but have no scientific evidence for their beliefs. Notice how hard Pelosi tried to get offended when the girl disagrees even though the girl was very polite.
Many of the Christian who do believe in 7 day creation believe in it through a spirtual understanding. They understand that we can not prove it and it certainly does not look like the case but they trust God’s word.
I feel this misses the point of Genesis which is not really about science but about the spirtual beginnings and struggles of humanity. Also, I recognize that Genesis being a poem (unlike Exodus and Deuteronomy) it is not meant to be completely literal.
But when push comes to shove in the end we must have religious freedom in this country and it is one of our founding principles. No matter what you think about how 7 day creationist believe, don’t you believe they have right to their beliefs?
I come from a part of the country where “religious freedom” often gets translated into “push your beliefs on me until I break”.
I have no problem who or what you believe in, it’s when it becomes indoctrination and you get pushy that I push back.
whoa, scary times we live in.