Is this a new George Lucas film? Nope, just the title of today’s Breakpoint commentary. I’ve been discussing the whole evolution/creation topic lately so this caught my eye today…
Sticker Wars - A Case of the Blind Leading the Rest of Us
Here’s a good insight…
If the courts approached conflicts over other laws the way they do over biology, we’d soon have no laws left at all
Romans 12:2 (from The Message translation)
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Just a reminder: Josh Harris spoke at Passion 2005 on”Stop Dating the Church.” Here’s the free chapter on “Choosing a Church” that Josh promised to students who attended his session.
The only you’ll truly find out is to trust God and know that He is able. Faith isn’t about what we do or how many good works we perform; rather, it’s about who God is. If you’re going through adversity, focus on the Lord, not on your circumstances. Surrender everything to Him, and find rest. As Psalm 46:10 advises, “Cease striving and know that I am God.”
- Robert J. Schipper, In Touch Ministries
As federal judges step in to make another decision in a Biblical Creation vs. Evolution case,
Ga. Evolution Stickers Ordered Removed
…I was reminded of some quotes that I compiled regarding science, evolution, and faith.
Our faith in the doctrine of evolution depends upon our reluctance to accept the antagonistic doctrine of special creation. -L.T. More
Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation which is unthinkable. -Arthur Keith
Evolution can only survive in the arena of public opinion if no one is allowed to challenge it with the scientific facts that point to special creation as a more sound theory. -Grant R. Jeffrey
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Here’s more proof in this AP story…
Kennedy: Democrats Need Progressive Agenda
Here’s my take: Knowing that most people don’t have time to follow politics very closely, politicians hope they can succeed on first impressions or emotional appeals. ‘Liberal‘ must have been studied or poll tested and found to have bad political connotations - in regards to positive opinion and electability. The word ‘Progressive‘ gives the first impression of ‘moving forward’, or ‘getting better’ - as opposed to the status quo, or worse - a backward, timid clinging on to simplistic theories of the past. After all, who wants to be stuck in the past instead of growing and moving on to better things?
I don’t care about all that superficial stuff. I care about what people believe and why. Labels serve a purpose (in the sense that we don’t have to define something by all of its attributes) but they can also be used to hide a reality, by not forcing a deeper look at those core issues of what people actually believe - and hence what they are most likely to do.
