Anglican Church to Charles Darwin: Sorry about evolution

[Heraclitus]

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The Church of England will concede in a statement that it was over-defensive and over-emotional in dismissing Darwin's ideas. It will call "anti-evolutionary fervour" an "indictment" on the Church".

The apology, which has been written by the Rev Dr Malcolm Brown, the Church's director of mission and public affairs, says that Christians, in their response to Darwin's theory of natural selection, repeated the mistakes they made in doubting Galileo's astronomy in the 17th century.

"The statement will read: 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 practise the old virtues of 'faith seeking understanding' and hope that makes some amends."

[Ming]

Talk about "a day late and a dollar short"...

[Jon Miller]

Yeah, I think this is a bit silly.

Would have been meaningful even 100 years ago. Now? No.

JM

[Lorizael]

And when is Darwin going to apologize for making creationists look dumb?

[MarkG]

perhaps people in the US allowing creationism to be teached as a theory or banning evolution should take a note. the apology is of some worth in this regard...

[Riesstiu IV]

People who want to teach creationism and ban evolution aren't going to see that message since they need to be able to read and comprehend information in the first place.

[Theben]

Creationists excuse: "It's the English, not God-fearing Americans."
After adopted by U.S. Angles: "They're not real Christians anyway."
After adopted by everyone else in world: "That's why there's only a chosen few who enter God's Kingdom."

[Thoth]

Originally posted by Lorizael
And when is Darwin going to apologize for making creationists look dumb?

Creationists don't need Darwin's help to look and sound dumb, they're managing just fine on their own.

[Kuciwalker]

Berlusconi should apologize to the Tunisians for the Punic Wars already

[Elok]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Berlusconi should apologize to the Tunisians for the Punic Wars already

Please, we all know that b!tch Hannibal had it coming. You're such a partisan Carthaginian hack...

[Chemical Ollie]

Hannibals horses had a lot of schlong in their faces

[Dr Strangelove]

I don't think Anglicans have had any problem with evolution for a couple of generations. A couple of years ago our priest announced that "creationists are welcome in the Episcopal Church too."

[Riesstiu IV]

I forgot to mention, my avatar has relevance to this thread.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Elok
Please, we all know that b!tch Hannibal had it coming. You're such a partisan Carthaginian hack...

That was the 2nd Punic War.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I don't think Anglicans have had any problem with evolution for a couple of generations.

Even longer. The Anglicans are distinctly embarrassed by the creationist lobby.

This is part of an ongoing move to keep creationism out of schools and mainstream Christian groups by laying down a firm stance.