Posted on 11/19/2025 8:37:08 AM PST by cuz1961
MILLIONS Left the Faith Because of This Sneaky Lie Taught in Schools Calvin Smith November 15, 2025 This sneaky lie taught in schools all over the world has caused MILLIONS to abandon the Christian faith… Join me as I expose why evolutionary ideas about rock layers are not only false, but very harmful.
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Jim
I noticed you didn’t address my question /-)
But instead directed this at me
“Care to share what you think are the shortfalls of “Fundamentalist Christian” schooling?”
when neither the other freepers question nor your answer had anything to do with MY question to you.
I had no part in the question so why direct this to me ?
Coward.
Then you go onto attack fundamentalist Christians....with your academic opinions ...
slander basically.
Educational for sure, it teaches us a lot about you and your character .
Shame on you sista.
Behold , the broad brush of malicious slander !
Flat eathers, silver-cures-bacterial infections, anti-evolutionists, and young-earthers all......
.. fail to use the huge brains God evolved for us.
..
Oh really ?
Pfft.
Wrap your large brain around this...
In school the 1st time evolution was taught I asked my teacher
so...
...1st there was nothing.....
..then...
...nothing exploded ?..
...and became everything ?
😂
I might have just been a dumb kid....but I wasn’t THAT dumb.
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Your estimation of your big brain is wayyyy overblown right into delusion.
And don’t even try to float the turd that it wasn’t nothing that exploded but was a singularity
Cuz singularity is just another word for nothing, or with the newest word rape definition
The singular point in time when there was nothing.
Academic weasels think they have a big brain, and maybe they do, but they sure as shit don’t use them.
You appreciate discussions that have theories presented as fact ?
The point was the question presented itself in more than one forum within school. Biology class, and to a certain extent Astronomy elective. (Big Bang theory.) — As well as a class that fulfilled Religion requirement for the year. Could be “Bible” or “Philosophy” class…Depending on the year.
(“World Religions” also presented different takes on creation. And actually one proof that the Noah flood is THE flood is because a grand flood narrative presents itself in the lore of multiple ancient cultures)
The 6 day Genesis was read, mined, presented, plus Darwinism, Big Bang, etc…Catholic Church teaching, readings/documents which also were not monolithic! But lean on “Theistic Evolution” and nuanced with distinctions between macro vs. micro evolution etc.
And we were allowed to present, discuss, and come to our own conclusions.
No, carbon dating was not used to date ash from Mt St Helens.
Radiocarbon dating (carbon-14 dating) only works on things that were once alive.
Here’s why:
The method relies on the isotope carbon-14 (¹⁴C), which is produced in the atmosphere and absorbed by living organisms (plants, animals, humans, etc.) through the food chain.
While an organism is alive, it maintains a constant ratio of ¹⁴C to regular carbon-12 (¹²C), roughly matching the ratio in the atmosphere.
When the organism dies, it stops taking in new carbon, and the ¹⁴C begins to decay at a known rate (half-life of about 5,730 years).
By measuring how much ¹⁴C is left compared to ¹²C, scientists can calculate how long ago the organism died.
A volcano, however animated it may appear to be, doesn’t breathe and was not alive, so carbon dating would never be used on it.
There are some things later that seem to suggest short creation days and some things that suggest long creation days. Like Genesis 2’s description of what all Adam does in the 6th “day” seems like a lot for a person to do in a day’s work with no mention in the text about God giving Adam miraculous abilities. That suggests, but doesn’t imply, that the 6th day was longer than a day. But then in Exodus Moses says that the Sabbath day of rest each week is is like God resting in His creation. That suggests, but doesn’t imply, that the creation days were 24 hour days. So nothing definitive on how long the creation “days” were. The same with others Scripture references to creation (ie Hebrews 3-4)
I didn’t see your other question
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Oh really, you didn’t notice the bright red
notification ?
I don’t believe you Hun.
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until after I posted the long answer and included you in the reply box since you posted the original topic.
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The original topic had zero to do with your windy worded slam on fundamentalists or the other posters reply or questions asked
But you knew that.
So, do you appreciate discussions where theory is presented as fact in schools ?
And please, enough of your wordy dissertations , just a concise yes or no will do.
And please refrain from your habitual prevarication.
My guess is you won’t , cuz you’re basically academic uberweasel
No offense meant, just an observation.
It can mean a 24-hour period, daytime, or era of unspecified length
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The text defines the day as one cycle of light and dark.
24 hours.
You use the same old Dodge theistic evolutionists use.
It is faulty exegesis at best, and a direct known false assertion at worst.
In my experience of Catholic school, if Biology or other science teachers are atheist in their personal lives, they have to caveat the topics they present in class with “but the Catholic Church says…” or, “Because of the Bible, some believe that…”
The point is neither 6 day Creationism NOR Evolution was taught as “settled science.”
I knew it.
You just can’t help your self.
The o.p. topic is about evolutionary theories taught as fact in public education.
I could care less about your attempts to muddy your actions, ,,or Catholic schools Hun,,,or any of the other non op topic equivocal chaff you chose / choose to deploy.
But I’m going to give up on my question,,,
, you refuse to plainly answer yes or no, ,,,
,,ignoring the Christian principle of
Jas 5:12 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Mat 5:37 - But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
I’m tired of your habits and am done entertaining them.
Pearls and such.
But hope you have a nice day, God bless you and yours.
Nicely said, sir.
The point is its just as toxic to teach 6 Days as fact and not allow exploration of the theories.
Gen 1:5 - And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The context plainly delineate day and night as a cycle.
You attempt to spiritualize the definitions of day and night, darkness and light , by conflating and doing violence to the other texts and their contexts.
Just another proof that preterism spoils discernment and sound exegesis and doctrine .
I’ve been Catholic my entire life and I’ve never heard of anything like you claim. The Bible, compiled by the Catholic Church including the Gospels, teach no such thing. The Church teaches no such thing. Take care. Hope that helps.
No one , much less the op contends that 6 day creation be taught as fact in public schools !
The point is evo theories are taught as fact
And you prove you approve of that ,as well as appreciate that.
Academic bait and switch is obviously your forte.
Wow ,youre such a stiff necked dishonest prevaricating equivacating reprobate.
I give up trying to get through your indoctrination .
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS are producing students who LEAVE the faith in droves. That’s the point!
Stop and think about it. I'm not asserting a timeframe. I'm saying it could be multiple possibilities (and I lean old earth, but I don't assert it). You seem to be the one doing the asserting (that only the 24-hour period interpretation being the only literal interpretation).
In an earlier post you said that the Hebrew word "yôm" has only one literal meaning: 24-hours. And you also said that it was used in the OT text only for 24-hour day, not other meanings. Let's look at that.
According to the biblestudytools.com listing of Genesis 1 in KJV (good for Strong's references), click on the settings gear and turn on the Strong's #'s. That should convert many of the words into links. Click on the word "day" in verse 5. That'll take you to the Strong's listing for the Hebrew word "yôm". There you'll see the multiple literal definitions for "yôm" like I described (and a few more).
Scroll down to the section labeled "KJV Verse Count" and you see that that word is in Genesis 139 times. Click on Genesis to see a listing of all of those verses. Scroll down to Genesis 2:4 and it reads: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,". Obviously that occurrence of "day" (yôm) is not talking about one 24-hour period (Genesis 1 says that God used multiple "days", not just one "day", to make the earth and heavens). Is it so hard to believe that it's possible that yôm in Genesis 1 could also mean undefined eras? (Like me telling my kids "back in my day".)
Do the same with the word "evening" ʿereḇ and you'll see in Jeremiah 25:20 it's translated as "mingled" (perhaps best translated "foreign" or edge) of the people. Meaning it's reached the end or edge of the Jewish people and starting to get into areas of other races. Obviously that word doesn't always mean "evening" like we think of. Can it be meant in Genesis 1 as the edge of the first era? I'm not saying it has to be. I'm just shooting for true objectivity (the purest form of exegesis), we have to make sure we're not perceiving things through the bias of young-earth that's been heavily promoted in the U.S. for the past century (since the Stokes trial a century ago this year in 1925), including in the church I attended for many years after I first became a Christian at the age of 14.
That's why, as far as the duration of creation goes, I'm hesitant to assert that people who don't interpret the long earth creation belief that I do are non literal interpreters of the Bible. Which is why I've been able to win over a few fellow programmers to Christ by discussing apologetics. But when young earthers assert that the only literal interpretation is a week long creation event about 6,000 years ago (something we're not sure the Bible said anyway), it basically tells people who were considering Christianity that joining us means adopting pseudoscience. Is the young earth creation viewpoint worth that? Again, for something we're not sure the Bible literally meant anyway?
I’m sorry, Scopes trial, not Stokes trial. LOL
When you realize time is just another direction, just like up or down or left or right or forward or backwards, it’s pretty obvious.
God is omnipresent. That means now, then, and in the future, too. Time is just one dimension of His creation. He exists outside of His creation.
But I suppose people just like to fight.
Much more flexibility in discussions at Seattle a Christian in 1950-60s than in public schools. Example: 1961 world government class project was to report on a country that would be important in the next 10 yrars.
I chose S Vietnam. I said it would be the next “Korean war” type conflict. I got a D-. The teacher said I should have chosen Cuba or one of the new African socialist nations
They tested new volcanic material and found discordant ages much, much greater than 40 years...they knew how old the rock was...the radioactive dating did not confirm it...they did not use carbon 14.
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