Evolution Sunday?
Friday, February 09, 2007
The article, however, is not quite so specific on the details of how evolution and religion are compatible:
The Rev. Bill Hirschfeld, a UCC minister with a Ph.D. in biology, will observe “Evolution Sunday” on Feb. 11 at First Congregational UCC in Cadillac, Mich. He’ll make his case that Christianity and science are friends, not enemies.Contrary to the article, the "Clergy Letter Campaign" does distinguish religion from science and ultimately pits the two against each other:
“You don’t have to make a choice between being a Christian and believing in evolution,” Hirschfeld told the Cadillac News.
The Second Annual Evolution Sunday, sponsored by The Clergy Letter Project, was created so that congregations could “join together to discuss the compatibility of religion and science.”
Many of the beloved stories found in the Bible – the Creation, Adam and Eve, Noah and the ark – convey timeless truths about God, human beings, and the proper relationship between Creator and creation expressed in the only form capable of transmitting these truths from generation to generation. Religious truth is of a different order from scientific truth. Its purpose is not to convey scientific information but to transform hearts.The letter does not convey any compatibility at all and it suggests that the motivation for this letter writing campaign is more political than theological. Either you believe God is our creator (even through the evolution process) or you do not.
Besides that, I'll leave the politics to the politicians.