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Originally Posted by MysticCat
If only the effort that goes into trying to battle evolution and push "Creation Science" could go into feeding the hungry, healing the sick, clothing the naked . . . .
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LOL. C.O.S.I.G.N.!!!!!!!!
What great responses, reading these was like reading the emails between my family members and sitting around the living room (with nittanynephew lecturing from his dino books
). You should see the look on my Dad's face (who went to schools that were taught by Jesuits) listening to this little guy challenging scripture (and doing it well). It's classic.
I think all of the grown-ups are able to grasp the difference between taking Genesis literally and figuratively, but the challenge my brother and his wife are facing is a very smart 7-year-old, to whom nuances are not yet understandable. He just knows that the bible says one thing and his dino books say another. Things are black and white in his little 7-year-old mind, so treading the line of teaching him the shades of gray without undermining what they're trying to teach him about religion is what's keeping them on their toes.
And personally, I love it. This kid is one of my favorite people in the world and I egg him on all I can. Because then I get to go home (and hear the echoes of "but why, Daddy?" as I drive away
).
ETA: thanks for the book suggestion, cheerful, I'll look it up & pass it along to my brother
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