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The question is not whether it would make someone "uncomfortable," it is whether the question and the required "right" answers are academically sound. What do you think, Nancy?

If they could add one more option: "All of the above" then it would have the best answer option. As the question is stated, it is misleading, and should never appear in ANY sort of course of science.

Oh sorry... it is from a Bible course, eh. Hm. Then the question sgouldn't even appear. Dinosaurs have nothing to do with the Bible.

Any mention of Barney always makes me uncomfortable.

Seriously though, most of the folks who push for Bible classes in public schools would probably be aghast if the classes were actually taught in a legal manner, as opposed to taught as if they were a Sunday school class.

I can sympathize with Christians who feel their rights are almost daily being erased -- a more diverse world almost calls for it, at least when it comes to everybody's tax dollars. I admit I was amazed at the academically sound/matter-of-fact way this was presented.

"Dinosaurs have nothing to do with the Bible".......

eric take a few minutes and read this link - it ought to provide some room for thought ?!

http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/dinos.shtml

The problem is that the whole issue is exceedingly convoluted and complex. It is really impossible to be a consistent biblical Christian and not hold that the phrase in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven” merely envisions nice old ladies having devotionals every afternoon all over the planet. The entire tenor of the OT and the NT is that God is Lord of all the earth, and that He will not allow in perpetuity any law system, worldview or moral order to exist except His. Otherwise He wouldn’t be God.

Sin, and its societal ramifications, is seen in the Scriptures as a temporary aberration, allowed because of free will and the consequent outworking of the plan of redemption, culminating in Messiah’s resurrection, ascension and session at the right hand of the Father, where He spiritually rules the earth as the Messianic King until “all his enemies are made his footstool.” This is the postmillennial view, which I support. Dispensationalists stubbornly cling to the oft-debunked rapture nonsense. Too bad; it doesn’t hold apologetic or interpretive water.

This article and its links is typical of this blog’s bias against consistently biblical Christian views and objectives. No entries, that I recall, ever reveal the horrendous views of the very active and widespread atheistic left-wing groups, who not only hate the Bush administration with a rabid passion, but just about everything else American, Western and Christian. You can view some of these groups on channel 9415 Dish. Their objective, like the Weathermen, SDS and SNCC of old, is the transformation of America into an atheistic socialist society, which would entail scrapping (or at least radically altering) the Constitution, and implementing Communist or Humanist Manifesto-like ideas. And many liberal churches and denominations are their bedfellows.

I really do NOT want Bible courses taught in the atheist public schools, because they are usually watered down or taught from who-knows-what theological perspective, as the article shows. The public school system, as it now exists (actually it should never have been instituted in the first place), should simply be scrapped, as it is merely a machine for inculcating and implementing the religion of secular Humanism (abortion, gay agenda, free sex, socialistic ideas, ad nauseam). It is a miserable failure, and a repository of all the rot that passes for culture in our lust-infested media culture.

Ordinary Christians are in a very difficult place, because many must send their children to the public schools for economic reasons; knowing full well they are teaching things antithetical to their values and beliefs. On another level, Christian apologists and theologians are deeply concerned that our culture will continue on its downward slide into depravity if our youth are not educated in the live-giving tenets of God’s Word. The best alternative, of course, is to withdraw from the humanist mills and home school Christian youth – that or good Christian schools. But, as I noted, this is not widely possible: thus, the attempts to inject some measure of spiritual instruction in the public schools.

I am not a young earth (6,000 yr.) Christian, but I also do not think that evolution has all the answers, by any means. Genesis is absolutely true in what it seeks to convey – that God initiated and guided the creation of the universe and all life in an orderly and purposive fashion, however long it took and whatever means He employed. It did not pop out of the cosmic dice canister and eventuate in the magnificent universe and world we now see. We all should have the humility to do true and honest research until the picture clearly resolves. But I believe the Word of God to be infallibly inspired and revealed, including the Law, the Prophets and the New Covenant – intelligently and faith-fully interpreted.

The depictions linked or cited in this article are a mixed bag. Some of it is accurate, and some is deceptively caricatured. It is no secret that the left delights in selective, biased reporting on the “Christian right.” It is true that there is often a lack of theological depth and accuracy there, even some quirky loose canons; but I generally agree with the reconstructionist notion that the consistent and unavoidable consequence of biblical teaching is the universal Lordship of Jesus Christ and the coming of the Kingdom. I do not agree with, or resonate, with the theology and tactics of some enthusiasts, but there are numbers of far more erudite and balanced voices that NEVER get the media spotlight - wonder why? Mmmmmm!

The problems arise when a school Bible course presumes that questions like these are on their face logical. If someone taught a class by making it clear such conundrums are in the realm of faith, NOT science, I would have little trouble with it. Unfortunately, though, most students are not aware of the difference, and perhaps few teachers are, either.