[Goanet]Re: No conflict between Science and Bible???

[Kevin Saldanha]

I just had to add my $0.02Cdn here for the record.  Currently there have 
been 2 bills introduced in the US that flout this very subject line.  
The Christian fundamentalist movement has been bolstered by the current 
political climate to attempt to confuse school children with a false 
impression that the 'Intelligent Design' Theory (newspeak for 
Creationism) is a valid alternative to the Fact of Evolution.  
http://www.humaniststudies.org/enews/index.html?id=192&lid=1681#n1

Although many forward thinking clergy (Fr. Ivo included) claim to know 
and acknowledge the basic facts of evolution, a thorough understanding 
of evolution is incompatible with the notion of a supernatural deity 
(which is why Darwins Origin of the Species was on the Vatican's banned 
list until it was 'declassified' in 1966!)  Many who are unable to come 
to terms with this reconcile their beliefs in some sort of suspended 
animation.  This is fine if it doesn't impinge on the ability to educate 
our children properly without having religious ideology subverting 
scientific facts.

Kevin Saldanha
Mississauga, Canada
ps. ... and as to the doubts about my sexuality... let's just say it's 
not all 'missionary'...  but my orientation is XY   :-)))