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Debate:Listing the Earth's most pressing needs in urgent order of fixing (view source)
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::: I was raised in a Christian home and have attended church all my life, yet I have ''never'' been taught that I'm not allowed to question the authority of the church leadership, or even the Bible. Perhaps that's because I was raised as a Protestant, but I've already mentioned that it was Protestantism that I'm referring to as much as anything.
::: I was raised in a Christian home and have attended church all my life, yet I have ''never'' been taught that I'm not allowed to question the authority of the church leadership, or even the Bible. Perhaps that's because I was raised as a Protestant, but I've already mentioned that it was Protestantism that I'm referring to as much as anything.
::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:50, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:50, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
Leopeo, I do encourage you to read the book, as I found it quite a revalation, I credit it for turning me from an agnostic to an atheist. Even if you are comfortable with your christian beliefs, I still think it is a very good book and worthwhile reading.
I am not making out that it was coincidence, it is true that the church has played a role in the dvelopment of science during the dark and middle ages. The main problem is that it has discourage scientific research that goes against its world view or ideology, for example the helioentric model, or evolution. Recently, ie the past 300-400 years there has been a tendency for the church to only use science where it supports their theology or whatever. I do admit however, that my knowledge of this is confined mostly to the catholic church and evangelicals so I cannot counter any claims you make about Protestantism, which sounds fairly mild as religions go. [[User:Bolly Ottihw|Bolly Ottihw]] 20:19, 11 May 2007