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<DIV><FONT size=2>From the <EM>Daily News</EM> Article below:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>"Wilson said morality cannot evolve over
time."<BR><BR>"Wilson said there are good and bad things in the Bible. He said
there are certain things that are wrong now, but used to be good back in
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wouldn't even an average third grader see the contradiction
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Should there be some kind of God, Cultmaster Douglas
Wilson is certainly one of God's more self-amusing curses upon
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow,
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<H1>Pastor, WSU atheist group discuss film</H1>
<H3>Local pastor, WSU atheist group debate</H3>
<P id=byline>By Yesenia Amaro, Daily News staff writer</P>
<P id=storydate>Posted on: Thursday, February 11, 2010</P>
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<P class=storybody>What was supposed to be a question-and-answer session turned
into a debate after the showing of the documentary "Collision" at Washington
State University on Wednesday night. </P>
<P class=storybody>The documentary, which was released in October, features
Christ Church pastor Doug Wilson of Moscow and Christopher Hitchens, well-known
journalist and author of the bestselling book "God is Not Great." In the
documentary, Wilson and Hitchens debate each other. </P>
<P class=storybody>The debate continued after the showing of the film, which was
sponsored by Collegiate Reformed Fellowship of Christ Church and the WSU
Atheist/Agnostic group. </P>
<P class=storybody>Wilson debated with the adviser of the atheist/agnostic
group, Ph.D student Raj Poudel, and group member and undergraduate student Jenae
Reese. </P>
<P class=storybody>Evolution of morality was one of many issues that were
debated during the event. </P>
<P class=storybody>Wilson said morality cannot evolve over time. </P>
<P class=storybody>Reese disagreed and discussed slavery as an example of how
morality has evolved over time. She said in the past, people didn't think it was
wrong to own slaves, but that since then has changed. </P>
<P class=storybody>"That's a clear evolutionary path that morality has taken,"
she said. </P>
<P class=storybody>Wilson said slavery still exists. </P>
<P class=storybody>"Incarceration is slavery," he said, adding there's thousands
of people in prison. </P>
<P class=storybody>Reese said Wilson was confusing two different things. She
said slaves didn't have a choice, while people in prison made the decision to
commit something that was wrong, which is the reason they are incarcerated. </P>
<P class=storybody>Poudel asked Wilson why he was "scared of even using the word
evolution." </P>
<P class=storybody>"It's not scary, " Wilson responded. "It's a distasteful
thing for me." </P>
<P class=storybody>Wilson said there are good and bad things in the Bible. He
said there are certain things that are wrong now, but used to be good back in
time.</P>
<P class=storybody>"I don't want to apologize for anything in the Bible," he
said. </P>
<P class=storybody>Reese said if God knows the past, present and the future, he
"should have known that owning a slave was bad back then." </P>
<P class=storybody>As the three of them continued their debate for almost an
hour and a half, Wilson said he always thinks he's right, but he knows that
isn't always the case.</P>
<P class=storybody>"I'm not unique," he said. "Everybody always thinks they are
right, that is why they say what they say."</P>
<P class=storybody>He said he would abandon his faith if a grave with Jesus'
body was discovered. </P>
<P class=storybody>On other hand, Poudel said if somebody could prove to him
that there is a God, he would believe it.</P>
<P class=storybody>"I don't say there's no God ... ," he said. But "there's
overwhelming evidence that points to there not being a creator. I don't know
where life came from. Science doesn't explain that yet. I don't claim to know
that truth, I don't know where we came from." </P>
<P class=storybody><STRONG>Yesenia Amaro</STRONG> can be reached at (208)
882-5561, ext. 237, or by e-mail at<A href="mailto:%20yamaro@dnews.com"
rel=external> yamaro@dnews.com</A>.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>