Monday, January 15, 2007

Church Evolve?

Will the Church evolve? That is a question that has been asked throughout recent history. The Church was one of the last to accept the principles of science. Yes, they rejected the scientific fact that the earth was not the center of our universe. They viewed science as anti-religion yet had no problem with medical discoveries providing cures for centuries old illnesses. They believe in a merciful God but also that he allows fatal illnesses for babies. How do you reason away the contradictions? They are still afraid of scientific facts such as evolution and global warming. They also continue to view women as second class citizens and not worthy of the same level of religious competence that men have always enjoyed. Primary to most of these views is the fundamentalist view of the Bible as being literally infallible. They justify all their prejudices by declaring their particular Biblical interpretation to be the only correct interpretation. These are the same people who rail against homosexuals and claim that theirs is a worse sin than greed, needless war or heterosexual adultery which are a few of the more commonly accepted forms of sin the present day conservative Church accommodates. How fast will the modern day Christian Church evolve into a more reasonable and logical institution? Only time will tell. Until then, superstition and ignorance will reign supreme in the fundamentalist Church of today.

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