A resolution adopted by Europe's top human rights body last week declaring creationism as a potential ''threat to human rights'' is evidence of a secularized culture, said one of America’s pre-eminent evangelical theologians.
On Oct. 4, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted 48 to 25 in support of the resolution entitled “The dangers of creationism in education,” in which the parliamentary body urged its governments to “firmly oppose” the teaching of creationism as a scientific discipline.
The document stated that creationism is promoted by “forms of religious extremism” and criticized advocates of creationism for seeking to "to impose religious dogma" at the expense of children’s education.
“For some people the Creation, as a matter of religious belief, gives a meaning to life,” stated the report. “Nevertheless, the Parliamentary Assembly is worried about the possible...
Dr. Terry Mortenson | 1/16/2009
