Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution
by Telegraph

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The Church of England is to apologise to Charles Darwin for its initial rejection of his theories, nearly 150 years after he published his most famous work.

By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent
Last Updated: 1:06AM BST 14 Sep 2008

The Church of England will concede in a statement that it was over-defensive and over-emotional in dismissing Darwin's ideas. It will call "anti-evolutionary fervour" an "indictment" on the Church".

The bold move is certain to dismay sections of the Church that believe in creationism and regard Darwin's views as directly opposed to traditional Christian teaching.

The apology, which has been written by the Rev Dr Malcolm Brown, the Church's director of mission and public affairs, says that Christians, in their response to Darwin's theory of natural selection, repeated the mistakes they made in doubting Galileo's astronomy in the 17th century.

"The statement will read: Charles Darwin: 200 years from your birth, the Church of England owes you an apology for misunderstanding you and, by getting our first reaction wrong, encouraging others to misunderstand you still. We try to practise the old virtues of 'faith seeking understanding' and hope that makes some amends."

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.

Back then when the ideology of science and religion clashed

dawnomike:
Back then when the ideology of science and religion clashed

how do you mean?

Workch:
Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution
by Telegraph

Since they welcomed homosexuality at about that same period, soon it is expected that they would welcome Honeywell spaghetti, Oranmiyan and co!

Dtruthspeaker:


Since they welcomed homosexuality at about that same period, soon it is expected that they would welcome Honeywell spaghetti, Oranmiyan and co!

Well, they also wrote the kings James version of the Bible. They know better than you do

Workch:
Well, they also wrote the kings James version of the Bible. They know better than you do

When evil enters a person, the right full overtake him.

Dtruthspeaker:


When evil enters a person, the right full overtake him.

They wrote the Bible, you don’t know better than them

Workch:
They wrote the Bible, you don’t know better than them

They did not write the Bible, they translated it into their own language and put it together. And I can do the same.

"When evil enters a person, the right full overtake him."

Dtruthspeaker:


They did not write the Bible, they translated it into their own language and put it together. And I can do the same.

"When evil enters a person, the right full overtake him."

What have you done?
They are an authority, you are a nobody.

They know better than you

Dtruthspeaker:

When evil enters a person, the right full overtake him.

Why argue with him?
He should have mentioned a place in the Bible that relates to England since in his own brain the Bible originated from England!

MaxInDHouse:


Why argue with him?
He should have mentioned a place in the Bible that relates to England since in his own brain the Bible originated from England!

They know better than you.
You church will join in the apology soon

MaxInDHouse:


Why argue with him?
He should have mentioned a place in the Bible that relates to England since in his own brain the Bible originated from England!

Workch:
They know better than you.
You church will join in the apology soon

You're a black man so i don't need to argue with you, sebi it's England that wrote your history and dictated how you should run your government, why won't you believe they're your god!

Workch:
What have you done?
They are an authority, you are a nobody.

They know better than you

Even children have acquired authority over their parents!

But when evil enters a person, the right full overtake him!

Dtruthspeaker:


Even children have acquired authority over their parents!

But when evil enters a person, the right full overtake him!

They brought the religion to Africa, they know more than you.

MaxInDHouse:


You're a black man so i don't need to argue with you, sebi it's England that wrote your history and dictated how you should run your government, why won't you believe they're your god!

The Church of England brought Christianity to Nigeria.
You can’t know better than them

Workch:
The Church of England brought Christianity to Nigeria.
You can’t know better than them

Atheism really makes you people hopeless to the point that you can't even use your brains anymore. You just want to debunk God at all cost even if it means throwing away your brains. So if someone brought you something it means you can't know better than the person shey?
I use to think atheists have brains o!
Well there's no problem, if you think England brought Bible and they also brought Atheism no wahala you chose atheism while others chose Bible!

MaxInDHouse:

Atheism really makes you people hopeless to the point that you can't even use your brains anymore. You just want to debunk God at all cost even if it means throwing away your brains. So if someone brought you something it means you can't know better than the person shey?
I use to think atheists have brains o!
Well there's no problem, if you think England brought Bible and they also brought Atheism no wahala you chose atheism while others chose Bible!

Church England brought Christianity to Nigeria. A local expert like you don't know better

Workch:
They brought the religion to Africa, they know more than you.

So did they bring phones, cars, books etc and SO DID THEY TAKE from us oil, coal cocoa etc Nothing unusual here.

My parents, teachers neighbours, once knew better than I BUT WHEN I KNEW WHAT THEY KNEW, I WAS EQUAL TO THEM AND WHEN I KNEW MORE THAN THEY DID, THEN I WAS BETTER THAN THEM.

AND NOW MY FIRST BORN IS ON HIS WAY TO OVERTAKE ME, NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE.

For as said in Nigeria, Life is turn by turn. My time has come my time will go.

But But when evil enters a person, the right full shall overtake him!

You can mention yourself!

Dtruthspeaker:


So did they bring phones, cars, books etc and SO DID THEY TAKE from us oil, coal cocoa etc Nothing unusual here.

My parents, teachers neighbours, once knew better than I BUT WHEN I KNEW WHAT THEY KNEW, I WAS EQUAL TO THEM AND WHEN I KNEW MORE THAN THEY DID, THEN I WAS BETTER THAN THEM.

AND NOW MY FIRST BORN IS ON HIS WAY TO OVERTAKE ME, NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE.

For as said in Nigeria, Life is turn by turn. My time has come my time will go.

But But when evil enters a person, the right full shall overtake him!

You can mention yourself!

You are an African expert who wants to know better than those who brought the religion to you.

They believe evolution is tru because they accept evidence. Deal with it

I can’t take you by your words over those that brought the religion to you

Workch:
Church England brought Christianity to Nigeria. A local expert like you don't know better

Instead of arguing blindly let me enlighten you!

Christianity has to do with what the man Jesus established in the first century, try read it and stop deceiving yourself.
Find out for yourself if what Jesus taught has anything to do with what the British brought here!
Sure, the British brought a religion here and claimed it is Christianity but you take the book and read for yourself to know if what they were practicing has anything to do with what the man from Nazareth taught.

It's time you stop being fooled by whatever a white man say. They brought their religion you foolishly swallowed it saying it's Christianity, they told you evolution is another better option you swallow again.
Haba, can't you use your own brain for once?

Well if you must know, what those people brought to Africa has absolutely nothing to do with what the man from Nazareth taught, your people were scammed!

MaxInDHouse:

Instead of arguing blindly let me enlighten you!

Christianity has to do with what the man Jesus established in the first century, try read it and stop deceiving yourself.
Find out for yourself if what Jesus taught has anything to do with what the British brought here!
Sure, the British brought a religion here and claimed it is Christianity but you take the book and read for yourself to know if what they were practicing has anything to do with what the man from Nazareth taught.

It's time you stop being fooled by whatever a white man say. They brought their religion you foolishly swallowed it saying it's Christianity, they told you evolution is another better option you swallow again.
Haba, can't you use your own brain for once?

Well if you must know, what those people brought to Africa has absolutely nothing to do with what the man from Nazareth taught, your people were scammed!

Church still brought the religion to you. They have started doing it before you.
You are just an African expert

Workch:
Church still brought the religion to you. They have started doing it before you.
You are just an African expert

This is why you won't make anything tangible despite all your argument on Nairaland.
When you missed something try to make amendment not stubbornly arguing blindly!

They were politicians who used a religion that's strange as cover to enslave our people, what they brought has nothing to do with Christianity. Read the book and find out what the man Jesus taught not what the British called Christianity for you!

MaxInDHouse:

This is why you won't make anything tangible despite all your argument on Nairaland.
When you missed something try to make amendment not stubbornly arguing blindly!

They were politicians who used a religion that's strange as cover to enslave our people, what they brought has nothing to do with Christianity. Read the book and find out what the man Jesus taught not what the British called Christianity for you!

I rather listen to those that brought the religion to you as authorities instead of an African expert

Workch:
I rather listen to those that brought the religion to you as authorities instead of an African expert

Well i'm not practicing the religion of England, Christianity came from Israel!

MaxInDHouse:

Well i'm not practicing the religion of England, Christianity came from Israel!

well, we have more Muslims than Christians in Isreal

Workch:
well, we have more Muslims than Christians in Isreal

That's to show you how people choose what they like but you take the book and read not just sit down arguing based on what people say.
If someone talk about evolution now you will start talking as if you're co-author with Darwin but Bible you will not read only arguing based on what people say. That doesn't make you the smart type you want to prove yourself!

MaxInDHouse:

That's to show you how people choose what they like but you take the book and read not just sit down arguing based on what people say.
If someone talk about evolution now you will start talking as if you're co-author with Darwin but Bible you will not read only arguing based on what people say. That doesn't make you the smart type you want to prove yourself!

Its shows that Isreal is not a Christian country and has never been

Workch:
Its shows that Isreal is not a Christian country and has never been

Have you read the book to know what really happened or you're just a dummy that's tossed about with every wind of information?
You keep calling me expert as if something will flog you if you read the book yourself to know how the story goes!

MaxInDHouse:

Have you read the book to know what really happened or you're just a dummy that's tossed about with every wind of information?
You keep calling me expert as if something will flog you if you read the book yourself to know how the story goes!

We know where that the Bible was put together not in Isreal but in Rome.

Isreal is not Christian country and has never been Christian. This truth can kill

Workch:

We know where that the Bible was put together not in Isreal but in Rome.
Isreal is not Christian country and has never been Christian. This truth can kill

Sure the book wasn't put together in Israel but the information inside has nothing to do with England, and there can never be a Christian country because Jesus' teaching is not to be taken as a constitution to rule people who are not interested in what Jesus taught. It mustn't be forced on anyone, those who are subjects of his teachings willingly surrendered themselves to his teachings. So there can never be a Christian country where those ruling will be talking about Jesus' teachings to be imposed on people who don't accept it!

So learn what the book says not what people around you are saying about the book!

MaxInDHouse:

Sure the book wasn't put together in Israel but the information inside has nothing to do with England, and there can never be a Christian country because Jesus' teaching is not to be taken as a constitution to rule people who are not interested in what Jesus taught. It mustn't be forced on anyone, those who are subjects of his teachings willingly surrendered themselves to his teachings. So there can never be a Christian country where those ruling will be talking about Jesus' teachings to be imposed on people who don't accept it!

So learn what the book says not what people around you are saying about the book!

Isreal is Judaism and the Old Testament, the remaining fraud called New Testament was compiled in Rome