God In America
March 16, 2012 at 7:54 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2012 at 7:56 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
I have been watching an excellent documentary about the history of religion in the US.. Fascinating stuff.
Last night it looked at the foundation of Reform Judaism in the US. I learned a lot.
Then it looked the Scopes monkey trail,with protagonists William Jennings Bryant representing young earth creationists and Clarence Darrow representing the sane people, who lost that battle,but won the war.
I use the term 'sane people' intentionally. The programme uses actual accounts and court transcripts. There is a reinactment of a private exchange between the judge and Bryant. The judge expresses his exasperation with Bryant for arguing a position which no thinking Christian believes.
That echoes my existential attitude to young earth creationists. I don't hate them,or even dislike them. After all, I've never met the ones we have here. I am however,exasperated. I honestly find it hard to accept that a thinking adult could be as ignorant and stupid as those people seem to be.
American viewers can watch the full programme on PBS online.
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/
Last night it looked at the foundation of Reform Judaism in the US. I learned a lot.
Then it looked the Scopes monkey trail,with protagonists William Jennings Bryant representing young earth creationists and Clarence Darrow representing the sane people, who lost that battle,but won the war.
I use the term 'sane people' intentionally. The programme uses actual accounts and court transcripts. There is a reinactment of a private exchange between the judge and Bryant. The judge expresses his exasperation with Bryant for arguing a position which no thinking Christian believes.
That echoes my existential attitude to young earth creationists. I don't hate them,or even dislike them. After all, I've never met the ones we have here. I am however,exasperated. I honestly find it hard to accept that a thinking adult could be as ignorant and stupid as those people seem to be.
American viewers can watch the full programme on PBS online.
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/
