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A response to Andrew and others...

 First of all, yes, maybe Satan works to divide the church.  But maybe it's not entirely the critical brother's fault, as is generally argued.  A particular church group is happy for many years, then new junk appears out of nowhere.  New choices.  Alternatives.  Many embrace the new choices and just expect the more conservative brethren to follow suit with this entertaining new thing they've found.  So where did the division begin, then?  With the introduction of the new thing, of course!  Not necessarily saying I disagree with any and all change, it's quite the opposite, and I'm much more liberal than you or most anyone you know in many ways, but to slight the questions and concerns and feelings of the more conservative folks is more the cause of division than anything else in the church.  And usually it's done by wide-eyed, idealistic adolescents, AKA "fools".  Sometimes it's older folks who had a bad experience with a conservative-minded group a
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Old earth creationism.

Disclaimer:  My interest in this subject came and went years ago.  I now take the Genesis gap and an old earth for granted.  My interest waned when I became convinced.  That dormant interest only awakens when I'm asked about this belief and I feel a need to explain myself. Below is my explanation.  It's poorly written because my grammar education never happened.  I repeat points often to tie them in with other points so that people can't dismiss them separately, which I've found they have a tendency to do in most any argument.  All these points sort of tie in later on in this rant.  I make claims early on to plant ideas in your head and then offer cumulative evidence from the bible later.  It's the only way I could think of to word it. Also, I start off slow and beating around the bush.  The actual scripture references come in the second half of the rant.  I begin with more secondary, circumstantial evidence and end with more solidly biblical sources.  I also do n
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