Darwinist Clergy
Well, they've managed to get 10,000 clergymen to sign on to a letter professing their belief in Evolution, according to an article by Rev. Mark Creech (Southern Baptist) on "Worldview Weekend."
Meanwhile, hundreds of accredited scientists have signed a document professing their rejection of Evolution and their belief in Intelligent Design--which, of course, implies an intelligent designer. (Hint: it is not Bill Gates.) Maybe some of these scientists ought to be in the pulpit; it might be in improvement over some of these pastors.
The Chalcedon Blog reported on this project on Feb. 8 of this year (see archive), when it was already under way. As reported by Agape Press, virtually the whole 10,000 come from mainline Protestant churches who are losing members to the tune of tens of thousands a year. You can bet those members aren't fleeing because their pastors don't believe in Evolution.
In addition to being sloppy, antiquated, 19th-century science, the theory of evolution contradicts the Bible. But contradicting the Bible is a daily activity in some of these churches, what with goddess worship, feminist theology, the social gospel, and celebrating homosexual behavior. This latest declaration by 10,000 mainline clergy is only the latest evidence of their desire to please men rather than God.
Man-pleasing and ear-tickling have become endemic in much of the American church, and it's due to a dearth of sound theological teaching--in the seminaries and from the pulpit of the local church.
R.J. Rushdoony always stressed the clergy's teaching function, and so does the Bible: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). But don't forget the rest of the quote: "because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of they God, I will also forget thy children."
Meanwhile, hundreds of accredited scientists have signed a document professing their rejection of Evolution and their belief in Intelligent Design--which, of course, implies an intelligent designer. (Hint: it is not Bill Gates.) Maybe some of these scientists ought to be in the pulpit; it might be in improvement over some of these pastors.
The Chalcedon Blog reported on this project on Feb. 8 of this year (see archive), when it was already under way. As reported by Agape Press, virtually the whole 10,000 come from mainline Protestant churches who are losing members to the tune of tens of thousands a year. You can bet those members aren't fleeing because their pastors don't believe in Evolution.
In addition to being sloppy, antiquated, 19th-century science, the theory of evolution contradicts the Bible. But contradicting the Bible is a daily activity in some of these churches, what with goddess worship, feminist theology, the social gospel, and celebrating homosexual behavior. This latest declaration by 10,000 mainline clergy is only the latest evidence of their desire to please men rather than God.
Man-pleasing and ear-tickling have become endemic in much of the American church, and it's due to a dearth of sound theological teaching--in the seminaries and from the pulpit of the local church.
R.J. Rushdoony always stressed the clergy's teaching function, and so does the Bible: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). But don't forget the rest of the quote: "because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of they God, I will also forget thy children."
