REASON #6: THE CHURCH IS ANTI-SCIENCE (6 OF 6)
Scripture: Psalm 19:1-8
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Reason #6: The Church Is Anti-Science (6 of 6)
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 19:1-8
Good morning Chapel family. We are living at a moment in history when more and more Americans are deciding they're done with church. The trend is very clear. So we're taking six weeks to look at some of the main reasons this is happening. In my 25 years at The Chapel, I don't think there's been a series that has generated as much discussion and interaction and debate and emotion as this one has. And I think that's a good thing. Because these are some of the real issues that are turning people away from church. And if we care about people-if we love them-we will listen to them and humbly consider their thoughts and concerns. And this series has been an attempt to do that-a very imperfect attempt, but an imperfect attempt is better than no attempt at all.
Okay-today we come to the sixth and final reason that some people are done with church, and it's this: the perception that the church is anti-science.
I have distinct childhood memories of visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and walking through the Hall of Human Origins. Have you been there? And I would look at the different fossils and skulls and diagrams that showed the development of life on earth, and how life evolved over billions of years to where we are today. And every time I was there, it stirred up this strong dissonance in my mind. Because I attended a church that taught that evolution was a myth. And so here I had this renowned museum, not to mention all my science teachers in public school, telling me one story with great confidence. And I had my church leaders telling me a completely different story, also with great confidence. And I'm not saying that it dominated my thoughts, but it bothered me. And it bothered me more as I got older. Can anybody relate to that?
So now, fast forward a few decades. In 2011, a researcher named David Kinnaman conducted a major study of young ...
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 19:1-8
Good morning Chapel family. We are living at a moment in history when more and more Americans are deciding they're done with church. The trend is very clear. So we're taking six weeks to look at some of the main reasons this is happening. In my 25 years at The Chapel, I don't think there's been a series that has generated as much discussion and interaction and debate and emotion as this one has. And I think that's a good thing. Because these are some of the real issues that are turning people away from church. And if we care about people-if we love them-we will listen to them and humbly consider their thoughts and concerns. And this series has been an attempt to do that-a very imperfect attempt, but an imperfect attempt is better than no attempt at all.
Okay-today we come to the sixth and final reason that some people are done with church, and it's this: the perception that the church is anti-science.
I have distinct childhood memories of visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and walking through the Hall of Human Origins. Have you been there? And I would look at the different fossils and skulls and diagrams that showed the development of life on earth, and how life evolved over billions of years to where we are today. And every time I was there, it stirred up this strong dissonance in my mind. Because I attended a church that taught that evolution was a myth. And so here I had this renowned museum, not to mention all my science teachers in public school, telling me one story with great confidence. And I had my church leaders telling me a completely different story, also with great confidence. And I'm not saying that it dominated my thoughts, but it bothered me. And it bothered me more as I got older. Can anybody relate to that?
So now, fast forward a few decades. In 2011, a researcher named David Kinnaman conducted a major study of young ...
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