http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:03:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22406 The day after the Church of England issued an “apology” for having “misunderstood” the work of Charles Darwin, the Vatican has announced that it will organise a debate on the thorny question of Christian belief and the theory of evolution.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:53:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22403 Michael Reiss, a biologist and ordained Church of England clergyman, agreed to step down from his position with the national academy of science after its officers decided that his comments had damaged its reputation.

His resignation comes after a campaign by senior Royal Society Fellows who were angered by Professor Reiss’s suggestion that science teachers should treat creationist beliefs “not as a misconception but as a world view”.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:47:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22347 Opposition to evolutionary theories is still "a litmus test of faithfulness" for some Christian movements, the Church will admit. It will say that such attitudes owe much to a fear of perceived threats to Christianity.

The comments are included on a Church of England website promoting the views of Charles Darwin to be launched on Monday.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:33:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22328 Professor Michael Reiss, director of education for the Royal Society, said banning creationism from the classroom could backfire at a time of growing religious fundamentalism.

Professor Reiss, a Church of England minister and former biology teacher, said he strongly believed in teaching the theory of evolution to children.

But rather than dismiss creationism as wrong or stupid, teachers should be prepared to discuss it as another 'worldview'.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:11:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21940 Richard Dawkins, the Oxford professor and evolutionary scientist, has criticised Muslim parents for "importing creationism" into British schools.

Prof Dawkins, a well-known atheist, also blamed the Government for accommodating religious views and allowing creationism to be taught in schools.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3679/museum-of-creation-envisaged http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3679/museum-of-creation-envisaged#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:22:30 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3679 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3679/museum-of-creation-envisaged/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3536/evolution-vs-creation-the-debate-continues-to-flourish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3536/evolution-vs-creation-the-debate-continues-to-flourish#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:40:45 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3536 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3536/evolution-vs-creation-the-debate-continues-to-flourish/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3535/the-evolution-of-a-scientific-religious-controversy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3535/the-evolution-of-a-scientific-religious-controversy#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:30:22 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3535 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3535/the-evolution-of-a-scientific-religious-controversy/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3534/lehigh-professor-shakes-up-darwinists http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3534/lehigh-professor-shakes-up-darwinists#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:18:11 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3534 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3534/lehigh-professor-shakes-up-darwinists/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3376/chimps-may-belong-in-the-human-genus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3376/chimps-may-belong-in-the-human-genus#comments Tue, 20 May 2003 12:29:14 +0000 Editor http:/?p=3376 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/3376/chimps-may-belong-in-the-human-genus/feed 0