But the problem is not the people who do honorable work, it is not even people who follow blind belief. My difficulty is with those who presume to speak for the Lord. Specifically, when they use their beliefs to try and undermine the Wisdom journey of the Holy Spirit. Once, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about religion and belief. Over time, I have come to understand less and less. Now I am happy to be part of the journey. The kids today are smart as heck. When people of faith engage science in a vanity debate it bothers me that they do not understand the damage they are doing to the curious minds of our children.
It has been years since I looked at the wild man from north. I remember my professor called him the Bible's straight talker. If I remember he railed against the ruling class for the injustices imposed on the poor. My handwritten Bible notes suggests that when Amos was really fired up he usually would say the same thing twice for emphasis.
2:6
(a) because they have sold the virtuous man for silver
(b) and the poor man for a pair of sandals
(a) because they trample on the heads or ordinary people
(b) and push the poor out of their path....
2:13
See then how am going to crush you into the ground.
Amos preached in a time of plenty and comfort. There was no recognition among the people that they needed the Lord.
Those in our culture who luxuriate in their comfort do not want to be bothered with loathsome enemies like Marxism, Islamofascism and the illicit spawn of Humanism.
When science seeks to create a moral climate it is beyond its limits.
And, you are correct, when religious professionals make diatribe against reason and legitimate scientific enterprise they are no better than a Taliban.