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[semperfiona]

For a little perspective on the kind of Christian upbringing I received,
here's an essay by a Christian evolutionary biologist who was a friend
of mine in high school.

The
Lesson of Riddles

This is exactly the sort of thought that was taught and encouraged at
our church. I malign them when I use the word fundamentalist; there was
a lot more room for interpretation and disagreement over aspects of
doctrine. We had some members who were definitely creationists, but many
more who felt that science and religion need not contradict one another.

I don't quite know where the line got drawn between things you could
agree to disagree about and dogma you had to accept, but there
definitely were some things that were absolutes.

(Can you tell I'm having old-home-week today, googling people I used to
know?)