When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Saturday, August 23, 2003
The monster in American life today seems to be unthinking 'faith' which is not Christian in nature as far as I can see, but rather self-congratulatory bigotry. Recent polls show belief in god has increased significantly, while belief in evolution is below 30 %. Amazing!
Nicholas Kristoff writes:
What are people thinking? Do they ever think at all? Our schools have failed utterly if people are unable to comprehend the simplest science methods.
I should just mention that as far as I know, if Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, biology suggests Jesus would have been -- perhaps was! -- a girl. No Y chromosome available in non-sexual reproduction, y'know. This is 10th grade biology, gang.
An alternate theory, alluded to above, is that someone telling the story just added the idea of Jesus being fathered by a god, since that made him seem more heroic.
If there is a God, does he wish for this stupidity? Why did he bother with brains?
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
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The monster in American life today seems to be unthinking 'faith' which is not Christian in nature as far as I can see, but rather self-congratulatory bigotry. Recent polls show belief in god has increased significantly, while belief in evolution is below 30 %. Amazing!
Nicholas Kristoff writes:
The Virgin Mary is an interesting prism through which to examine America’s emphasis on faith because most scholars of the Bible regard the evidence for the virgin birth, and for Mary’s assumption into heaven (which was proclaimed as Catholic dogma only in 1950), as so shaky that it pretty much has to be a leap of faith. As the Catholic theologian Hans Kung puts it in On Being a Christian, the virgin birth is a "collection of largely uncertain, mutually contradictory, strongly legendary" narratives, an echo of virgin birth myths that were widespread in many parts of the ancient world.Kristoff adds this astonishing fact: "... despite the lack of scientific or historical evidence, and despite the doubts of Bible scholars, America is so pious that not only do 91 percent of Christians say they believe in the virgin birth, but so do 47 percent of U.S. non-Christians." [emphasis added].
What are people thinking? Do they ever think at all? Our schools have failed utterly if people are unable to comprehend the simplest science methods.
I should just mention that as far as I know, if Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, biology suggests Jesus would have been -- perhaps was! -- a girl. No Y chromosome available in non-sexual reproduction, y'know. This is 10th grade biology, gang.
An alternate theory, alluded to above, is that someone telling the story just added the idea of Jesus being fathered by a god, since that made him seem more heroic.
If there is a God, does he wish for this stupidity? Why did he bother with brains?
Palema
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