Questioninggeller
3rd August 2007, 03:06 PM
Problems is creationist circles aren't caused just by dogma. Some nasty things are being said by Answers in Genesis to discredit fellow creationists:
Kevin Eigelbach: Creationists' un-Christian row
Cincinnati Post, OH
August 3, 2007
Column by Kevin Eigelbach
As part of an attempt to destroy a fellow creationist group, Boone County-based Answers in Genesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answers_in_Genesis) raised questions about a colleague's marriage. At least, that's Creation Ministries International's version of events, as detailed in a report by a former chief state magistrate in Australia, Clarrie Briese.
Trying to discredit CMI Managing Director Carl Wieland to colleague Philip Bell, AIG founder Ken Ham suggested things about Wieland's marriage that weren't true, Briese found. "It is astonishing that respected leaders of Christian organizations would stoop so low as to resort to gutter tactics of the kind mentioned here," Briese wrote.
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Though they share a common ancestor, CMI and Answers in Genesis have not had equal success. Last fiscal year, CMI had about $3 million total revenue and a staff of about 30 employees, Wieland said.
AIG received $13.6 million in total revenue in just six months, from July 2005 through June 2006. It recently opened a $33 million creationism museum at its Petersburg headquarters.
Nevertheless, in March 2006, when CMI officially separated from AIG, three other groups formerly known as Answers in Genesis in Canada, New Zealand and South Africa affiliated with CMI rather than stay with the larger group. "They unanimously decided they didn't want to be associated with Answers in Genesis," Wieland said.
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Full article: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/LIFE/707050335/1005
There is more about the lawsuit in this thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=85330).
Kevin Eigelbach: Creationists' un-Christian row
Cincinnati Post, OH
August 3, 2007
Column by Kevin Eigelbach
As part of an attempt to destroy a fellow creationist group, Boone County-based Answers in Genesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answers_in_Genesis) raised questions about a colleague's marriage. At least, that's Creation Ministries International's version of events, as detailed in a report by a former chief state magistrate in Australia, Clarrie Briese.
Trying to discredit CMI Managing Director Carl Wieland to colleague Philip Bell, AIG founder Ken Ham suggested things about Wieland's marriage that weren't true, Briese found. "It is astonishing that respected leaders of Christian organizations would stoop so low as to resort to gutter tactics of the kind mentioned here," Briese wrote.
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Though they share a common ancestor, CMI and Answers in Genesis have not had equal success. Last fiscal year, CMI had about $3 million total revenue and a staff of about 30 employees, Wieland said.
AIG received $13.6 million in total revenue in just six months, from July 2005 through June 2006. It recently opened a $33 million creationism museum at its Petersburg headquarters.
Nevertheless, in March 2006, when CMI officially separated from AIG, three other groups formerly known as Answers in Genesis in Canada, New Zealand and South Africa affiliated with CMI rather than stay with the larger group. "They unanimously decided they didn't want to be associated with Answers in Genesis," Wieland said.
...
Full article: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/LIFE/707050335/1005
There is more about the lawsuit in this thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=85330).