Creation Clarification
O. Kris Widmer
Idea:
17 May 2016 Printed: 26 May 2016
Three Word Wednesday #479 – Required Words: Babble, Cherish, Damned
Inquiring minds
want to know
Dear Biblical Literalist
-
You who babble on, insisting life is clearly, ideally
Divided into
black and white,
right and
wrong,
male and female
-
Which day were
amphibians and many reptiles created?
Was it day
five…or six?
The flying fish
is easy for you, of course.
Day Four – they
mostly swim in the water
But for those
brief bursts,
They soar above
the waves.
Air or Water,
either way – Yes, Day Four.
But what about
the myriad of megafauna that
Live between -
at home in the swamps and marshes,
The wetlands,
the estuaries, the bogs, the fens.
They may start
life as swimmers,
Then transform
into walkers upon the land.
The Toads. The Frogs.
The Salamanders.
The Caecilians
(Look it up!).
Tell me where
these fit into your cherished
positions?
And another
thing – What about day 3?
You insist that
the Sun, Moon and Stars
Were spoken
into being on that first Tuesday.
But it doesn’t
mention the comets at all?
Which day were
they given form and sent
Sparkling on
their way?
Sure, Yes - we
have references to evening and morning,
But there is no
mention the transitions
of the shadowy
periods of dusk and dawn!
What of
them? I mention this because
It points out
the ludicrousness of your literalism.
You insist that
genitalia determines gender.
Everyone must
fit neatly into the male and female
Boxes of your
binary, and….full bladder
Transgender
people be damned!
You ignore the
statistically regular numbers
Of Intersex
births – the differences of sexual development
that occur in
the human family.
Some of them
look normal on their birthday
Check the F on
the Birth Certificate Form
But later on
the learn all is not “normal” with their personal plumbing.
Yes…ideally -
genitalia and chromosomes
And Brain
function are often in agreement.
But if you
haven’t noticed: This world is not ideal
anymore!
Please! I beg you!
Do not ignore that our Lord said -
“Some are born
eunuchs.”[1]
And they can
and will belong in the Kingdom of Christ.[2]
All I ask is
that you remember two realities
as you form
your doctrines about marriage,
sexuality and
bathroom privileges.
1. When a person should receive a lower dose
of chromosomes,
hormones or enzymes in the womb,
They do NOT
receive a lower dose of God’s image.
2. We are not in Eden anymore
And we are not
in Heaven yet.
Thank you for
your time.
