We want good scientific Christian books for our kids.
My local radio manager wants a good short popular radio spot on
science.
Only the ICR materials are available.
So, our views are losing in the local churches because we are not
writing the *popular* stuff. While many of us focus on our research and
grants and other *legitimate* scientific work we are surrendering a
generation of church-goers to the ICR.
I know it is not quite that bad -- but we scientists need to spend
some time popularizing our views. Particularly those of us who are
Christians.
I'd say more but I'm beginning to feel guilty...
Ken
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Scott wrote:
>>OK folks--I could use your help.
>>
>>Our church booktable was recently "graced" by a (well, I think I can say this
>>here...) HORRENDOUS book for children entitled "Dinosaurs and the Bible". I
>>knew I was in trouble when the preface essentially drew a line in the sand
>>between "Scientists" (boo hiss) and "The Word of God". Actually, I should
have
>>guessed what was coming from the cover illustration of Dinosaurs cavorting
>>around the Ark...but I digress. The book "majored" on attempting to show that
>>Dinosaurs and humans lived together (insert Paluxy river tracks here) and
maybe
>>still lived today (Japanese "rotting undersea pleisiosaur" picture,
>>word-of-mouth reports from the Congo...). There was even a page detailed how
>>Tyrannosaurs might have been created to eat fruit--thereby suggesting that
they
>>could have lived in a death-free, pre-Fall world as well.
>>
>>I *diplomatically* (really!) suggested to our manager that I didn't think that
>>it was a very good book, mentioned that even ICR was distancing itself
from the
>>Paluxy river stuff, etc.... and was openly received for (perhaps in spite
of?)
>>my views. (Actually--I feel fortunate that our church generally refrains from
>>litmus tests...) Now this week, she specifically approached me and asked if I
>>knew of any children's resources that might be better! Of course, dinos are a
>>big deal--I have a 4 year old too--and I'm stumped for ideas.
>>
>>So I submit this to you--what do you know of that is creationist in
*theology*,
>>but open to taking the "book of nature" at face value? Sort of "Hugh Ross for
>>kids". I eagerly await your answers...
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