Intellectual Status

Here is an article from the Washington Post on the President's recent remarks that Intelligent Design should be taught along side the theory of Evolution. Set aside the debate, note the tone in this article.

Obviously, Christians can't keep folks from speaking badly about them. This won't change any time soon. But we should not be criticized as irrelevant on fronts where we should be leading.

The authors of this piece obviously have no respect for I.D. because of the community which is promoting it. The skeptical voices can throw out assumptions about the intelligence of religious folk, and have the reader count them as valuable critiques.

If Christians were known leaders in our top universities in areas of science, history, philosophy and the like, the backwater assumption would not stand. It would come across as odd, unlearned, and...well...backwater. For a solid perspective on the road back to intellectual distinction and respect see Moreland's "Love Your God With All Your Mind".