Katiejoyful

I am honestly sick and tired of Christians freaking out over the evolution issue. Many start to have high blood pressure just at the mention of natural selection or apes. This is ridiculous. Christians will say things like “Schools are brain washing our children” or “It’s a conspiracy” but I mean… listen to yourselves! Are the schools brain washing us with how to do algebra as well?

Science is the study of NATURE. God created NATURE. As well as us and our intelligence. He has given us the wonderful gift of our minds. He gave us the gift of discovery. Scientists study nature. If nature is pointing towards something, then who are we to say NO NO NO. Just because it doesn’t fit into the little box that we have created for God to work within. This is GOD we are talking about. He can do whatever He wants and honestly, if He wanted to create things to evolve or to have nature at least point there, I’m pretty sure He could do that.

There are full skeletal structures of dinosaurs and neanderthals. We have seen within our own lifetimes species adapting to new conditions, yet Christians cover their ears like little stubborn children and scream “NONO NO NONO!”. How intelligent is that?

I’m not expecting this to change anyone’s mind. This is something that is hard to figure out. The time-line. The creation story in the Bible… It is all very confusing. I took a class on this last year and loved it. We went into different theories and it was all fascinating. I am not sure exactly what I believe right now and that is OK. God didn’t create the universe so that we could understand it. We don’t need to.

The book God and Evolution by David Wilcox is a wonderful book to read on this subject and the man that wrote it taught the class that I mentioned above. He is a strong Christian man who has dedicated his life to trying to stop the fight between Christianity and science. Science is the study of God’s creation.

I ask that all of you who are Christians (or even those who are not) think about the things you believe to be incorrect or wrong and research them. Look up recent information. Look at the facts. If we really want to reach the world for God we need to be able to speak intelligently and relevantly or we will not be listened to. Why do you think the world looks at us as uneducated? Because most of us are so close minded and unwilling to accept changes and new developments in common knowledge. This goes for the fights with abortion, same-sex marriage, and politics. If you feel strongly about something, research it. Pray about it. Try to understand it better in order to speak intelligently. And think about how Jesus would handle a discussion about it (notice how I didn’t say “argument”) I highly doubt He would condone name calling and harsh words with those who believe something differently. Although people who believe differently from you may call you names or say something harsh, retaliation is childish. Instead, respond intelligently. And try to understand why they think/feel the way they do. God also gave us the wonderful gift of empathy. Let’s try to use it a bit more instead of fighting and then blaming it on our fallen world, when we ourselves fuel the fire, but its ok for us to do that- because we are doing it in the name of God or the name of religion.

Wake up. Smell the roses. We are guilty too. If not more guilty.

Read a book every now and then. And how about some secular non-fiction?

That is all.