Comments on: Turkana Boy http://www.arthshastra.com/post/216 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vikas http://www.arthshastra.com/post/216/comment-page-1#comment-33625 Vikas Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:34:27 +0000 http://www.arthshastra.com/archive/turkana-boy#comment-33625 <b>joe</b> Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I absolutely agree with you that this controversy is purely a result of the influence of American evangelicals. joe Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I absolutely agree with you that this controversy is purely a result of the influence of American evangelicals.

]]> By: DesiPundit » Archives » Turkana Boy http://www.arthshastra.com/post/216/comment-page-1#comment-33593 DesiPundit » Archives » Turkana Boy Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:49:40 +0000 http://www.arthshastra.com/archive/turkana-boy#comment-33593 [...] Vikas writes about the rise of Christianity fundamentalism in Africa and blames the US for exporting Evangelical Christianity. [...] [...] Vikas writes about the rise of Christianity fundamentalism in Africa and blames the US for exporting Evangelical Christianity. [...]

]]> By: joe http://www.arthshastra.com/post/216/comment-page-1#comment-33402 joe Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:40:30 +0000 http://www.arthshastra.com/archive/turkana-boy#comment-33402 As a Christian and as a Kenyan I feel that the whole evolution vs. creationism debate is a complete waste of time .For hundred of years Kenyans have worshipped and believed in the one true God and studied Evolution. Some of the people involved in the evolution discoveries in Kenya, infact a majority of them are bible believing Christians. Evolution in Kenya is taught in schools from as early as elementary school .I even remember trips to the national museum to see "Lucy”. Christian religious education-CRE is also a compulsory subject in elementary school just like science .Meaning that Evolution is also taught as a compulsory subject. As a Kenyan I have never had an issue with the Evolution theory! It’s just a theory .My only worry today is the importation of "western values" to Kenya that have nothing to do with Christianity .Faith in God is exactly that! Faith, it can not be hammered into someone .It is a gift from God. A good Christian church should not have an issue with evolution theory. If sound teaching of Christianity is taught the people will know were the truth lies .You can never hide the truth .Church leaders should stop being influenced by American evangelicals who want to Americanize Christianity.(Creation vs. Evolution is an American debate not a Christian debate) Faith can not be gained by locking up scientific theories in back rooms. If your faith in God is so fragile that it can not stand the challenge of an old theory then maybe you need to be reading the bible more and fighting the theory less. it is activities that call for artifacts to be stored /hidden that give Evolutionist a voice .Christian have nothing to fear .We have lived with evolution’s 'evidence' but Kenyans have always known that God created the world including Adam. The bible is very clear that to the world our faith is foolishness .But none the less it is the truth .We can not and should not hide fossils. Our faith can withstand and indeed it has withstood any challenge thrown against it .Let Creationists and Evolutionist fight it out in America. We know what is true .God created everything .We don’t need to argue about it As a Christian and as a Kenyan I feel that the whole evolution vs. creationism debate is a complete waste of time .For hundred of years Kenyans have worshipped and believed in the one true God and studied Evolution. Some of the people involved in the evolution discoveries in Kenya, infact a majority of them are bible believing Christians. Evolution in Kenya is taught in schools from as early as elementary school .I even remember trips to the national museum to see “Lucy”. Christian religious education-CRE is also a compulsory subject in elementary school just like science .Meaning that Evolution is also taught as a compulsory subject.

As a Kenyan I have never had an issue with the Evolution theory! It’s just a theory .My only worry today is the importation of “western values” to Kenya that have nothing to do with Christianity .Faith in God is exactly that! Faith, it can not be hammered into someone .It is a gift from God. A good Christian church should not have an issue with evolution theory. If sound teaching of Christianity is taught the people will know were the truth lies .You can never hide the truth .Church leaders should stop being influenced by American evangelicals who want to Americanize Christianity.(Creation vs. Evolution is an American debate not a Christian debate) Faith can not be gained by locking up scientific theories in back rooms. If your faith in God is so fragile that it can not stand the challenge of an old theory then maybe you need to be reading the bible more and fighting the theory less. it is activities that call for artifacts to be stored /hidden that give Evolutionist a voice .Christian have nothing to fear .We have lived with evolution’s ‘evidence’ but Kenyans have always known that God created the world including Adam.

The bible is very clear that to the world our faith is foolishness .But none the less it is the truth .We can not and should not hide fossils. Our faith can withstand and indeed it has withstood any challenge thrown against it .Let Creationists and Evolutionist fight it out in America. We know what is true .God created everything .We don’t need to argue about it

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