The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia

The Response of the "Scientific" Community to opposing views?

Dialogue?

Open-mindedness?

Nope! Protests!

As the Creation Musuem approachs it's opening on Memorial Day, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that a number of groups will be on hand to protest:

When the gates of the new Creation Museum in Petersburg open Memorial Day, several groups will be inside - and outside - waiting to see what all the fuss is about.

Many of those people will be followers of the creationist faith, believing in the literal
Bible. They think the world is about 6,000 years old, that dinosaurs and man
co-existed and Noah built an ark to save God's creatures from a massive flood.

Others will be there to protest the museum and its ministry, Answers in
Genesis. Some will have religious and political agendas, while others do not
believe in God at all. Some are concerned the museum's teachings will warp children, while others say the ministry uses bad science.

Some quotes from these self-appointed high priests of evolution:

The Campaign to Defend the Constitution, a national group that opposes the religious right, drafted petitions against the museum. (note: The Campaign to Defend the Consitution? By protesting people excercising their constitutional rights to practice their religious beliefs?)

They claim Answers in Genesis markets its unscientific ideas to children, much in the same way R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. used its "Joe Camel" cartoon character to promote Camel cigarettes. The group says so far 3,000 people have signed its petitions.

"We agree they can build this museum and believe what they wish," said Clark Stevens, co-director of the Washington-based group, which claims 125,000 members nationwide and 7,000 members in the region. "But we feel they can't try to convince children that this is true." (note: I am glad that we have your permission to believe what we want, thank you Mr. Stevens!)

Atheists and those Christians who are not creationists could be standing side-by-side Monday, and for once they will believe the same thing: that the Creation Museum is bad for the area.

Edwin Kagin, a Union lawyer and the national legal director of American Atheists, is urging members of his group to walk through the museum.

"We want to let the world know that most rational people do not share the primitive world view of creationists that the Earth is only a few thousand years old, and that humans and dinosaurs existed at the same time," he said. "Various groups, representing both religious and secular orientations, will join together to protest this destructive world view."

Note the use of scare langauge: "most rational people", "primitive world view", "destructive world view". The message: we think we are smart and if you disagree with us you are a fool, so join in lockstep with us or face our derision. The irony is so rich, that those who complain the loudest about the closed mindedness of creationists are responding with protests, in an attempt to shout down or intimidate those who hold to a Biblical view of creation. Perhaps they will sneak into the museum and try to lure away children who are being led astray by their awful parents. Perhaps these groups will demonstrate their rejection of fundamentalism by burning Ken Ham's books and AiG brochures, or perhaps even appointing a Grand Inquisitor. After all, we certainly need the evolutionist community to save us from ourselves, or at least save our children from us!

One way or the other, I am going to get down to Northern Kentucky with my kids, and whatever other families I can, to help instill in them an appreciation of the Biblical doctrine of creationism, and help them to truly appreciate the creation and, more importantly, the Creator.

(here is an ABC News clip about the Creation Museum, pretty fair and it cited an interesting stat, that despite years of public education, 60% of Americans believe in a literal six days creation)

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."(1Co 3:18-20 ESV)