Toss Me Another Banana!

On Monday, 15 September 2008, the Church of England launched a new section on its website, dedicated to the evolutionist Charles Darwin and to mark the approaching bicentenary of his birth.

The Church even offers a posthumous apology to the late scientist:

“Charles Darwin: 200 years from your birth, the Church of England owes you an apology for misunderstanding you and, by getting our first reaction wrong, encouraging others to misunderstand you still. We try to practice the old virtues of ‘faith seeking understanding’ and hope that makes some amends.”

It is bizarre that this Church has addressed its contrition directly to the Victorian scientist himself, even though he died 126 years ago.

Of even greater concern is the fact that this apology is for misunderstanding and opposing Darwin’s theory of evolution.

In this contribution to the Creation V. Evolution debate that is raging across our world, Ian Brown deals with:

[1] The FOUNDATION For the Theory of Evolution,

arguing that it is (a) A Tower of Atheism, and (b) A Token of Apostasy;

[2] The FALLACIES In the Theory of Evolution;

(a) Mutations and Natural Selection cannot bring about New Species,

(b) The Fossil Record Argues Against Evolution,

(c) The Universe is Intelligently Designed

(this is where the title of the message fits in!).

[3] The FAITH Despite the Theory of Evolution.

The greatest historical event in 1859 was not the publication of Darwin's treatise on evolution, but the mighty awakening known as the 1859 Revival. We pray for a repeat of this in our day!