By their own words:
"No theologian could ever be a historian. The historian has only one
concern: truth, whereas the theologian has something else at stake: his
dogma." Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1897)
By their own words shall you know them.
Gems from the Creationist slagpile:
"If one is willing to make adjustments in the historical claims of the
Bible, they can be correlated with the archaeological evidence, if one
is willing to take some liberties with the archaeological evidence."
- J. Maxwell Miller
"It is precisely because Biblical revelation is absolutely
authoritative and perspicuous that the scientific facts, rightly
interpreted, will give the same testimony as that of Scripture. There
is not the slightest possibility that the *facts* of science can
contradict the Bible." -Dr. Hank Morris in first paragraph of
"Scientists Confront Creationism" edited by Laurie R. Godfrey
"There is no observational fact imaginable which cannot, one way or
another, be made to fit the creation model." - Henry Morris
-President, Institute for Creation Research
"But the main reason for insisting on the universal Flood as a fact of
history and as the primary vehicle for geological interpretation is
that God's Word plainly teaches it! No geologic difficulties, real or
imagined, can be allowed to take precedence over the clear statements
and necessary inferences of Scripture." Henry Morris, _Biblical
Cosmology and Modern Science_ (1970) p. 32-33
"It is precisely because Biblical revelation is absolutely
authoritative and perspicuous that the scientific facts, rightly
interpreted, will give the same testimony as that of Scripture. There
is not the slightest possibility that the *facts* of science can
contradict the Bible." - Henry Morris in first paragraph of "Scientists
Confront Creationism" edited by Laurie R. Godfrey
"The "stars" associated with the solar system, such as the planets and
asteroids (and it should be remembered that the term "star" in Biblical
usage applies to any heavenly body other than the sun and moon) would
be particularly likely to be involved , in view of the heavy
concentration of angels, both good and evil, around the planet Earth. "
--Henry Morris, President, Institute for Creation Research
"Light was first intermingled with darkness. This "darkness" seems to
have been not all absence of light, but a created "darkness," the exact
nature of which is not revealed. Maybe it was akin to what scientists
today call a Concentration of cosmic dust, dark "nebulae" or the like.
When Light appeared for the first time, it was obscured partly by some
dark matter and it did not unveil its brilliance."
-Rabbi Schwab, Jewish Creationist
"A second possible thing that creationists might look for is some kind
of an instrument that will detect darkness. It is my conclusion, based
on [scripture] that darkness is a positive thing. " -Richard Niessen,
Professor, Christian Heritage College
"If God cannot be taken literally when He writes of the rising sun (S-
U-N), then how can one insist that he be taken literally when writing
of the rising of the Son (S-O-N)! " -Professor Gerardus Bouw, Baldwin-
Wallace College
"We really have dinosaurs today, without any question. You just need
the right weather conditions, as I see it, to get huge creatures. And
in the ocean, of course, we have huge creatures....this is where the
plesiosauruses seem to be today, and perhaps also this fire breathing
dragon is still down there -- very rare, but occasionally there."
--Rev. Walter Lang, Founder, Bible-Science Association
"This problem seems formidable at first, but is easily resolved when
the implications of God's creative acts are understood. The very
purpose of creation centered in man. Even the angels themselves were
created to be "ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who
shall be heirs of salvation." (Hebrews 1:14). Man was not some kind of
afterthought on God's part at all, but was absolutely central in all of
His plans.
"The sun, moon, and stars were formed specifically to "be for signs,
and for seasons, and for days, and years," and "to give light upon the
earth" (Genesis 1:14, 15). In order to accomplish these purposes, they
would obviously have to be visible on earth. But this requirement is a
very little thing to a Creator! Why is it less difficult to create a
star than to create the emanations from that star? In fact, had not God
created "light" on Day One prior to His construction of "lights" on Day
Four. It is even possible that the "light" bathing the earth on the
first three days [before the sun was created] was created in space as
en route from the innumerable "light bearers" which were yet to be
constituted on the fourth day." --Henry Morris, President, Institute
for Creation Research; on why it appears that the light from distant
stars has been travelling for so long.
"We still do not know the full answer to the problem of the total
purpose of all the stars. Especially is this true of the innumerable
stars that can only be seen through telescopes.... The stars that are
visible to the naked eye are, of course, valuable for navigation as
well as beauty, but these only constitute an infinitesimal fraction of
the total numbers of stars. What, then, was the purpose God has in
creating all the others?... "
"Since in Scripture stars are frequently associated with angels, it may
be that the stars are in some way involved in the ministries of the
angels.... This possible association of angels with the stars,
incidentally, is the only suggestion that Scripture makes concerning
intelligent life on other worlds..."
"The physical stars, which are somehow associated with the spiritual
host of heaven, may thus be also involved in this heavenly warfare.
The "stars" associated with the solar system, such as the planets and
asteroids (and it should be remembered that the term "star" in
Biblical usage applies to any heavenly body other than the sun and
moon) would be particularly likely to be involved, in view of the
heavy concentration of angels, both good and evil, around the planet
Earth."
"There are a number of Biblical references indicating that in some way
the stars may actually participate in human battles Numbers 24:17;
Judges 5:20; Revelation 6:13; 8:10; etc.).... In any case, the
possibility is at least open that the fractures a nd scars on the moon
and Mars, the shattered remnants of an erstwhile planet that became the
asteroids, the peculiar rings of Saturn, the meteorite swarms, and
other such features that somehow seem alien to a "very good" universe
as God must have created it may have been acquired later. Perhaps they
reflect some kind of heavenly catastrophe associated either with
Satan's primeval rebellion or his continuing battle against Michael and
his angels..."
"The long fascination of men of nations with pagan astrology can only
be understood if it is recognized that there is some substratum of
truth in the otherwise strange notion that objects billions of miles
away could have any influence on earthly events. Certainly the physical
stars as such can have no effect on the earth, but the evil spirits
connected with them are not so limited."
"...the well-documented association of certain "U.F.O." sightings with
occultic influences and tendencies suggests that the "rulers of the
darkness of this world" (Ephesians 6:12) are increasingly imaginative
in their battles for the minds of men." The preceding were all more
'wisdom' from -Henry Morris, President, Institute for Creation Research
... And yet these bozos want YOU to pay for THEIR religion in public schools.
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