tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post5384254293008187950..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: The Creation(ist) Tour in a Secular Age: Reprise of an RiAH Classic. Or: Why There is Almost No HOpe for America. Paul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-48582147222268356402013-07-15T00:25:02.241-06:002013-07-15T00:25:02.241-06:00It could have something to do with the belief that...It could have something to do with the belief that the Bible is divinely-inspired and inerrant. (-:Paul M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17939196043622736762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-14579449726376750102013-07-13T04:14:00.673-06:002013-07-13T04:14:00.673-06:00I take it that you're referring to this:
http...I take it that you're referring to this:<br /><br />http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/gay-marriage-fundamentalism-and-the-evangelical-mind/<br /><br />I regretted that we put that line in the NYT's op-ed about the Bible and homosexual marriage: "Bible does not condemn evolution and says next to nothing about gay marriage." It was meant to have an ironic zing to it, but that doesn't come out. Many others have said it as well, as in this in the LA Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/15/opinion/la-le-1215-postscript-bible-gay-marriage-web-20121215 <br /><br />In defense of a line like that one could say that many, many issues people deal with today are not best addressed by answers from the first century or 500 bce. Why it is that conservative Christians insist on making the Old Testament into a science text book, a primer on human sexuality, or a guide on how to discipline children is well beyond me.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54066851155511349062013-07-12T15:12:22.055-06:002013-07-12T15:12:22.055-06:00Perhaps the "gross self-indulgence" woul...Perhaps the "gross self-indulgence" would be lessened if you followed this post up with another listing the less hyperbolic critiques of the book?<br /><br />For instance, I'd be interested in your response to Rod Dreher's critique that one of your principal arguments is a (fallacious) argument from silence. Paul M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17939196043622736762noreply@blogger.com