Letters to the Editor
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The Creation of Fallacy Museum!
This is so disturbing to my spirit. As I often do, I will start my letter with full disclosure. I am a Catholic and deeply so. That said, I am a progressive, liberal Catholic so please do keep that in mind as you read on.
The dogma of the Roman Catholic church does not call on those of us who practice it, to interpret scripture literally. That alone is a reason to stay in the church, despite all the often compelling reasons to flee.
So right there and then, this whole notion of creation falls short. The reason you may hear dissent about that in today's church, especially the American church is that we live in the land of idiocy and confusion!
Rather than rail on about all manner of things I will start with this taken directly from the article... Buddy Davis, a technician and artist who has also made dinosaurs for use in secular exhibits, tells me he's much happier seeing his dinosaurs at the Creation Museum, promoting faith in the Bible. "I want to see God get credit for his creation," he says. "I look around and see so much beauty -- even if it is marred by sin -- and to think that it all just came from an explosion billions of years ago is just wrong. To me it's obvious the hand of God is behind it. As scripture says, 'They are without excuse' who do not believe."
"--even if it is marred by sin--" says Buddy.
This is the sort of sick, sad thought that attracts some to Christianity and repels others.
As for me, I am sticking with the following, as moved to do so by my spirituality. Yes, that spirituality... the one that is based on and in Jesus Christ.
1. We are all God's children and as a result, loved no matter what. Ever.
2. Avoiding that whole "We are all sinners", which while true at one level to me, is used to promote "working" to achieve grace (which by its very nature is given and received freely not earned!), so that God loves us better or more. Not so!
3. Science is good. Very, very, very good. God invented it.
This child of God is signing off...