Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

"God created humans with a brain capable of discovery and reason. God does not require us to “check our brains at the door,” along with our coat and hat in order to be a part of the faith. Faith and Science are not in conflict; they are in harmony. The Bible is not a Science textbook and should never be taken as such. We affirm that if God is truth, then any discovery we make about ourselves, our origins, or the way the universe was created has come from God and should not be viewed as heresy."

This is exactly what I have always advocated as an answer to those who try to take the Bible and turn it into a scientific thesis. It is NOT a science book, or even a history book of the world's many cultures. It is a book, a story of a specific group of people, about faith, about the meanings of life, about the way people relate to each other and to a Supreme Being. The more I learn about nature and science, the more wondrous the creation seems to me.