The Freedom from Religion Foundation organization has put up a few church-styled billboards with the message, “Praise Darwin, Evolve Beyond Belief.” They tried to place one of the billboards in downtown Dayton, Tennessee, site of The Scopes Trial with William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. My local paper quotes a pastor making a good point:
The Rev. J. Milton Knox, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dayton, said many residents would get “bent out of shape” over the sign but look past more subtle anti-Christian messages every day.
“This mindset continues to be propagated whether it’s on a billboard or not,” he said citing advertising messages like “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas.”
World has some good articles on Darwin and the current phase of the evolutionary debate.
Here’s the really problematic message: “what happens in Church stays in Church”. If you can discredit that all the other pieces will fall into place.
What are you saying? That church isn’t about showing up and looking good? I don’t understand. 🙂