It sure does matter what we think about Evolution. If it doesn't stack up to what God says in his word, the Hebrew Bible, and it doesn't (it doesn't even stack up to scientific evidence) then it should be disregarded.

I'm amazed a Christian can support, let alone promote Evolution. If you don't believe God, why are you claiming to be a Christian? God says he will not be mocked. You will surely reap what you are sowing. Repent and be saved!!!!!!

Dear Michael and Connie, if I may be so bold as to address you thus,.. is there an email address where I might reach either of you? emailing to Michael@TheGreatestStory.org bounced back.
I was told about your DVDs and talks by one who had either attended or heard about them---a lady named Jane Parsons in Austin, Texas (near where I live.)
Apparently you're carrying on the pioneering work of a number of folks who are re-telling the Cosmic Story in a more interesting way.

My own background involves Whitehead's process philosophy, Hartshorne's elaboration of it---and others--, enjoyment of some people who have written or presented on the anthropic principle and argument from design; a background in medicine, psychiatry, amateur philosophy, psychodrama, etc.; and presently preparing a 6 lecture series on interfaith spirituality for our local lifelong learning program. (I'll mention your website among my references).
I wasn't able to find a reference to Teilhard de Chardin.. though I see you've mentioned numerous others who are telling the story, and your website seems to be wonder-full in its openness to multiple other things.

Might you be willing to look over a couple of the essays on my website and let me know if they're worthy of being linked to?

http://www.blatner.com/adam/consctransf/scientistsbible.html

http://www.blatner.com/adam/consctransf/Poetheology.html

http://www.blatner.com/adam/consctransf/godbeing.html

and other things at http://www.blatner.com/adam/papers.html#philos

What excites me about your work is that in a sense it is part of this new cultural trend, and also resonant with what I call creative mythmaking. We need this kind of stuff! Thank you!
Sincerely, Adam Blatner

Dear Sir,

You hit the nail on the head when you said that it matters what we think about evolution. Here's what *I* think:

I think that it is interesting that you call yourself a Christian, yet not once do you mention Christ. So I'm wondering in your ethereal view of a universe that is billions of years old, which an initially-creative but subsequently-uninvolved God/god is somehow responsible for, where does Christ fit in?

I also think that it is pointless for you to associate yourself with God, or at least the traditional judeo-christian idea of God. After all, you i) deny the validity of His Word; ii) don't seek Him, in that you are replacing His wisdom with "your own understanding" (Prov. 5:8); and iii) are denying His perfect creative power in creating the Universe according to His word.

I think, finally, that you must not know the ridiculous things that evolution teaches, or else you would not be preaching it. You also likely don't know the highly unscientific and questionable means that evolutionary scientists use in order to force evidence to say what it is they want it to say. There is so much I could say on this topic, but I'll just send you to http://www.answersingenesis.org for now, and I challenge you to go up against the arguments given there.

Evolution is not a fact. It is a religion (in that it is based on faith, since no one was there millions, or even thousands, of years ago). It was conceived, and is being perpetuated, by people for whom the existence of the God of the Bible is inconvenient. To accept evolution as unquestionable fact makes you a fool, the Bible says.

Shame on you, Sir, for distorting the minds of gullible followers who, like yourself, prefer to dilute themselves into believing in an absent god who really doesn't care about our stance toward him, rather than seeking the true and perfect God who loves us so much he gave His Son to die for us.

Please publish my previous comment--I entered "michael@email.com" instead of this email address. Thanks.

Amen!

Rev. Dowd, thank you for standing up for science and evolution. The Biblical literalists would take us back to a time when people believed the Earth was flat and that the sun and the heavens wheeled about us once a day. By refusing to use their God-given gifts of intelligence and reason, they blindly oppose the findings of biology, geology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. Science is a common language of humanity, and it is embraced by millions of non-fundamentalist theists of many religions, as well as the non-religious. I hope that many more people of faith will come to view ALL natural processes as part of God's universe.

P.S.: To see what the top scientists in the country have to say about the subject, I refer people to that National Academy of Sciences publication here:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11876