Hmmm. Seems all the good stuff happens when I'm not around. (I wonder if that's a conspiracy...nah...can't be...I think)
Why is it important to know his beliefs? Are we not supposed to hire people for positions without predjudice with regard to religion, color, sexual orientation etc? --Mike On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 6:24 PM, William Scott <wsc...@wooster.edu> wrote: > Chris Green sez: > ------ > "I think the major reason that attention > has suddenly become focused on the Science Minister is that his > government just cut the budgets of the major research funding agencies > as part of their "economic stimulus" package. Go figr." > ---------- > But he, himself, objected to those cuts!! > > I'm taken with the following comments by Lorna Dueck in the Toronto Globe & > Mail: > > "He made a defensive stumble in an environment he assumed would not allow > the breadth of questions needed to explore Christianity and science. He drew > the line around his faith tightly, with what appears to be a "Don't ask, > don't tell" policy. The fact that we cannot intelligently explore a science > minister's personal beliefs in God because it's deemed political suicide in > a sound-bite culture should alarm us all about the erosion of our freedoms." > > While I agree that it is important to know his beliefs, I do understand the > defensiveness which led to his statements. > > Bill Scott > > > > >>> "Christopher D. Green" <chri...@yorku.ca> 03/18/09 7:53 PM >>> > sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote: > > Our Science Minister, (yes, our _science_ minister), with the proud > > title of federal Minister of State for Science and Technology, was > > asked whether he "believed in evolution". > > > > > And then... > > Shame on us. > > > > Indeed. However, it has been long known that the current Minister of > International Trade (and former Leader of the Opposition) Stockwell Day > is a "young Earth creationist." I think the major reason that attention > has suddenly become focused on the Science Minister is that his > government just cut the budgets of the major research funding agencies > as part of their "economic stimulus" package. Go figr. > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > chri...@yorku.ca > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
