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John Knox (1505-1572), a leader of the Protestant Reformation, was frequently in danger from the Catholic authorities. It is said that in his house in Edinburgh, Scotland, he had a set of inside stairs built that were intentionally uneven. One step might be 8 inches high, the next step 12 inches high and so on. Why do you think Knox did this? (Hint: Read Jesus' words in John 3:19 and 12:35.)
Answer: The stairs were built to trip up intruders who would sneak into the house in the dark of night, leaving them laid out flat! Evil loves the cover of darkness, but when we live honestly and righteously, we have nothing to hide. Psalm 119:105 says, "[God's] word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." When we follow God's laws, we can be confident we are taking the right step, and not stumble.
The Ohio State Board of Education, on Dec. 10, 2002, adopted a new set
of standards for their science curriculum which could allow for teaching
alternate explanations about the origin and development of life on earth,
beside evolution. It took the board 12 months to come up with a compromise
statement that strikes a delicate balance between teaching evolution and
teaching anything that is critical of the theory. And board members were
quick to add a statement saying that they did not endorse "intelligent
design"-- the idea that life is too complex to have developed by chance
and must have been guided by an intelligent "higher power."
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