More compromising "Christians"

Duhhhh, I did the math,
but I run outta fingers 'n' toes! 

“There is no such thing as a worldly Christian. You might as well talk about a heavenly devil.” ~ Billy Sunday

Christian Band Rejects Literal Genesis

by Brian Thomas, M.S. *

Respected guitarist and talented Christian songwriter Michael Gungor has recently made the news—not with his music, but with his outspoken rejection of a historical Genesis. Amid this contention, a Baptist church even canceled one of his gigs. Gungor cited science and reason for his position on Noah's Ark. How reasonable are his reasons?

He and his wife Lisa together comprise the Dove award-winning band Gungor. They attempted to clarify their beliefs amidst swirling controversy over how closely they align with evangelical Christianity by writing a blog post that the Christian Post quoted:

Do I believe that Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness? Yes.

Do I believe that God literally drowned every living creature 5,000 years ago in a global flood except the ones who were living in a big boat? No, I don't.

Why don't I? Because of science and rational(?) thought.

They described what they deem irrational about the Flood, writing, "Even if God miraculously fed all of these species and kept them from killing each other on the boat, how big would that boat have to be? And what sort of ecological systems would have to be in place for all the species to survive? Genesis puts the ark at 300 cubits long, 50 wide, 30 high. (a cubit is approximately 45 cm) If you do the math, there is really just NO way to fit two of every kind of animal species on an ark of the dimensions that the Bible purports."

The Gungors also wrote in their blog, "You can still love God and love people and read those early Genesis stories as myth(?) with some important things to teach us." Well, who says you can't? But how worthy of love would a God be who can't or won't communicate clearly, or who lied about our beginnings on the very first pages of His book?

After all, the command to love God was written on stone by God's finger at the same time that He wrote, "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." If one cannot believe this fourth of the Ten Commandments, then on what basis should one believe the other nine? Both science and rational thought support the Genesis Flood and ark—do the math. (All emphasis added)

Read the rest of the story here.

LAST MINUTE FOLLOW-UP

This statement on wikipedia about Gungor goes a long way towards explaining their ignorance:

"Though Gungor's music is filled with Christian themes and language and is spiritual in nature, the band has attempted to distance itself from being labeled simply a "Christian" band due to the problematic way the term is often used." (Emphasis added) 

It can be found here

Best re-read Billy Sunday's quote at the top.