So true. In the last few months I contacted …

Comment on Adventists are virtually silent by Doug Kendall.

So true. In the last few months I contacted about 10 Science Professors at our various schools about the issue of 6 day literal creation and the ones that did respond asked me not to publish their responces. No one that has any real influence wants to put their reputations on the line. Of the many conference and GC leaders I also contacted, none felt that they had any responsibility to say anything. Most didn’t think this was a big issue or one that mattered. More than one didn’t believe that we even know if Genesis is literal. I was very disappointed in most all of them.
One thing that was both troubling and encouraging was that many claimed to believe in the 6 day literal creation. If many of our leaders and professors do believe in 6 day literal creation yet say nothing, then something is very wrong with the quality of leaders we are putting in office.
I’m very encouraged to read that Roy Adams sees something wrong with hiding during times when leadership is most needed.

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Adventists are virtually silent
Like Michael said above, this situation is the result of a combination of long standing trends and the lack of leadership (and membership) on many issues.
-“(2) If they know anything about it at all, they feel it is so outrageously left-field that our administrators will surely do something to stop if, if they haven’t already; or else, if not, it must be all wild rumor and untrue.”

This is very true. Many people can’t understand how this situation could be possible. If it were true, surely our leaders would do something.
Our church membership is very trusting and want to believe the best of people, especially our leaders. This is both good and bad. In this case it’s bad. Their blind trust has made our leaders soft and without any accountability for their actions or lack of action.

In addition, LSU has done a very good job of hiding their true positon from the general membership (and leaders). If you read their advertizing and promotional material, you would think it’s a Good SDA school. You really have to do a bit of research to find the real truth. This site is about the only place that makes this information available.

Bravas is also right to some degree. Many of our teachers have gone through our schools during the last 20 years. They were taught the liberal views of Biblical interpretation and many are a product of the bad teachers who were allowed to teach them. This problem has been going on for a while and it’s very possible that many of our teachers arn’t speaking out because they don’t believe in our stated beliefs either. That is their choice and they are free to find other jobs also. No one is forcing them to teach in our schools or be burned for their beliefs.
This site is just asking them to be honest and teach what they are paid to teach or go elsewhere. If they are not honest enough to leave on thier own, our leaders need to have the courage to remove them. This is really for their own sakes as well as the students. They need to realize they are off cource.

These are all reasons why it got to this point. God allows us to stray, but there are always consequences for not standing guard. Error has been with us so long now that to many it looks very much like truth.

So we know why there has been silence and why many will continue to be silent.

None of these are acceptable resons to God and he will ultimitaly judge those who have allowed this mockary of God to go on for so long. In the mean time we pray that as this situation becomes public, the truth will come out and some of those who have been silent will stand for God and return our schools back to the straight and narrow.


Recent Comments by Doug Kendall

Ravi Zacharias: Should Church Members be Held to a Higher Standard?
Right on the money Sean. This issue seems so clear to many of us, but there are many who have a misunderstanding of God and his ways. We must not judge their hearts. We can however judge many things/actions/ideas to be right or wrong. God has given us his laws and his word for that very reason.


CCC Requests “Decisive and Conclusive Resolution” from LSU
Amen!


Silence of the Geoscience Research Institute
Very true ICR and AIG are miles ahead of us in most every area. We should be at the front of this Creation vs Evolution Issue, not debating if the Bible is true or not.


Andrews University statement on creation
Very well done. God is honored by the Biblical integrity of this statement.


GC document holds LSU professors accountable
That was a great Statement. Too bad no one gave it much thought, much like the Creation summit statements of 2004.

I am aware the GC recently had meetings on the issue and are working to resolve it. Most of the GC leaders have united in support of literal creation from what I have heard. (this is good news)
However, it’s clear having meetings and giving out statements of support for Creationism isn’t going to change things very much at LSU. (the bad news)