Archbishop Of Canterbury Defends Christianity From Cheapening By Creationists.
by tristero
Williams described creationism as ”a kind of category mistake, as if the Bible were a theory like other theories.”
”And for most of the history of Christianity … there’s been an awareness that a belief that everything depends on the creative act of God is quite compatible with a degree of uncertainty or latitude about how precisely that unfolds in creative time,” Williams said.
Asked if creationism should be taught in schools, Williams said: ”I don’t think it should, actually. No, no.”
Williams’ office confirmed that he had been quoted accurately in The Guardian, and said he was not scheduling further interviews immediately.
I can find plenty to snark about in this, if I want to. Like somehow, the good Archbishop seems to have forgotten that it took, what, 350 plus years for the Vatican to cut Galileo some slack? And does “creative act of God” leave a hole wide open for “intelligent design” creationism? I really don’t know what the Archbishop was thinking about regarding the first, but I’m pretty sure he’s too smart to fall for IDiocy. In any event, as important as they may be to clarify sometime in the future, I really don’t think those are the main issues. What’s important is that the Archbishop has irrevocably recast the debate within the Christian community. The question has become this:
Now that a widely respected religious leader has bluntly declared creationism bad theology, why do the Dobsons and the LaHayes of the world continue to demand that all good Christians foolishly believe that the Bible is a scientifically accurate textbook?