Posted on 03/21/2006 8:10:55 AM PST by PatrickHenry
The spiritual leader of the world‘s Anglicans does not believe that creationism -- the Bible-based account of the world‘s origins -- should be taught in schools.
"I don‘t think it should, actually. No, No," said Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, reflecting on the bitter education debate over religion and science that has so divided the United States in particular.
Williams, head of a church which has no problem with the Darwinian theory of evolution, told the Guardian newspaper: "I think creationism is, in a sense, a kind of category mistake, as if the Bible were a theory, like other theories."
Asked if he was comfortable with the teaching of creationism in schools, the mild-mannered and usually cautious theologian said: "Not very. Not very."
In the battle to bring God into the classroom, Christian conservative supporters of creationism and intelligent design seek to deny or downgrade the importance of evolution.
Intelligent design proponents say that nature is so complex that it must have been the work of a creator rather than the result of random natural selection as outlined in Charles Darwin‘s theory of evolution.
Williams‘ stance echoes the position of the Roman Catholic Church, the world‘s largest single Christian denomination, which has weighed into the debate by praising a U.S. court decision that rejected the intelligent design theory as non-scientific.
Catholicism, which has never rejected evolution, teaches that God created the world and the natural laws by which life developed.
British businessman Peter Vardy has funded schools in northern England that came under attack for teaching creationism in biology classes.
But the creationist movement has certainly not taken hold as strongly in Britain as it has in the United States.
"Religion has become politicized in America. That is not the case here. This is not a major issue," religious commentator and broadcaster Clifford Longley told Reuters.
"There is no intellectual credibility given to creationism in this country. There is no parallel between English evangelicals and American evangelicals.
"When I wrote an article saying there were no creationists in Britain, they both wrote to me."
Nah, they wouldn't last 3 months.
"In surveys taken, Baptist wives are the most faithful in marriage"
So Baptist wives self-reported that they were faithful in their marriages. Well, if that's not absolute proof, I don't know what is. ;-D
"Knowing that your immortal soul will be as a sinner in the hands of an angry God and you will held over the burning pits of Hell - did you ever sleep with another man?"
How about that?
Now that was funny.
lol.
I am an Anglican, I am PE.
I am protestant, catholic, and free.
Not an RC; not a Presbee; not a Baptist, white with foam.
I am an Anglican, just one step from Rome.
I am an Anglican, just one step from home.
(To the Tune of "God Bless American")
Reminds me of the Clancy novel where they dump the enviro wackos spreading ebola naked in the jungle and let, well, nature take its course.
"Not very comfortable" means having to use unwaxed dental floss.
Everyone has a Magnificent Obsession.
OK, PH, we've strung out this puppy longer that it deserved. How about something a bit more interesting?
Well, I just like to kid Baptists, but let's face it, there are some people who you can set loose in the wilderness for forty years, and they'll emerge, conquer some territory and set up a government. And there are others who will die of despair as sson as they realize that there are no Sonny's Barbecues or Waffle Houses.
" Our "lanes" are just polite suggestions, and you don't want to be too suggestible here."
Could be worse. It could be NJ.
I've been looking.
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