... my latest issue of the ASA Newsletter arrived a few days ago. I was
surprised to see that there was an extensive article by a Moonie (Jonathan
Wells, prominent in the Intelligent Design movement, for those who missed
that discussion a few months ago).
I found it interesting that the Christian Legal Society found a meeting
room for the event reported, and at the end of the article he attributed
its success to "several prayer groups in Kansas and in Seattle." Most of
whom probably thought they were supporting a Christian endeavor and a
Christian speaker.
The movement Phil Johnson calls "the Wedge" (centered around the Center for
the Renewal of Science and Culture) cannot have it both ways. When Wells
was first "outed" a few months ago, Phil Johnson (in addition to the
ludicrous claim that Wells' Moonie affiliation was well known) said this
was an effort of like-minded scholars, not specifically Christian. Of
course there is nothing wrong with such an effort. *UNLESS* that
non-Christian effort tries to give the Christian community the impression
that it *IS* a Christian effort when soliciting prayers, meeting rooms,
financial and other support, etc. The Wedge seems to portray itself as a
Christian effort when it is advantageous for it to do so; at a minimum they
make no effort to correct those who mistakenly get that
impression. Perhaps the many Christians active there should insist that
the deception end.
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