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From: mahoney@bach.DEC (Be verwy verwy quiet I am hunting wabbits)
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Subject: Creationsim in Christian Thought
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Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 11:35:13 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 11:35:13 1985
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>Yes, well Galileo was a Christian persecuted and tried for having the audacity
>to say what he had observed in the scientific evidence- namely that the
>Earth revolved around the Sun rather than the Sun revolving around the Earth.
>For 200 hundred years Christian fundamentalists refused to acknowledge
>that Earth might not be the center of the Universe.  Now the same mentality
>prevails amongst Christians arguing that there is no such thing as evolution
>or that Homo sapiens could not be related to other animals by evolution.
>It is doubtful the Catholic Church which tried Galileo for his "heresy"
>thinks he will be in Heaven.  
>I agree with them - but then the Catholic Church won't be in Heaven either!
> 
>                            tim sevener  whuxn!orb
>"Almost Heaven, West Virginia ..."

   Number one I don't believe that those Christians who believe in creationism
prevail (unless you mean only that they have gained influence.).  If this is 
what you mean then I want you to show me by statistics how far this influence
affects other Christians beliefs. 
  I consider myself a Christian and Catholic and believe in both Darwin's Theory
and the Big Bang Theory.  Most Christians I know also believe in these theories.
So I am curious as to how far the influence of the Moral Majority has become
entrenched in Christian thought.  Personally I believe it is a small minority
who is overly vocal and thus the politicians are afraid to buck them. (As they
are of any vocal group)

  As far as the Catholic Church goes Galileo (unfortunately) recanted his 
believes and thus was never excommunicated.  Since he never committed any major
sins (that I know of) he would be able to enter heaven.  The Catholic Church
also learned its lesson about science and no longer pushes any one scientific
belief. Your last line to me is offensive not only as a Catholic but as a 
person.  It is highly prejudicial I believe it warrants an apology to Catholics.
Yes there is much wrong with the Catholic Church as with any large organization
run by men.  The Church though has done many good things over the years and
for that, should be praised. This attack upon the Church is just pure malice.
(Of course I could be misreading your text.  If so I apologize.)


                                 Brian Mahoney
                                 "Truth the ultimate reality and the ultimate
                                  destroyer"