Liberalism - July 27 2020

1. Liberalism Research
“I have defended Ellen White as a strong woman and church leader. I have great appreciation for
what she accomplished. But I cannot defend some of the things she taught. It’s not just that many
were copied from other writers. It’s not just that some of them were ridiculous, like visiting with
Enoch on another planet.* Or unscientific, like the earth being a mere 6000 years old, or
masturbation making children into twisted, malformed monsters. Or racist, such as that black
people are amalgamations. Or contemptuous of grace, as demonstrated by her repeated forays
into perfectionism.
“Those are bad enough. But what offends me more than anything is when, as here, she makes
God out to be just as cruel as his enemy—all in the service of some strange drama that must be
played out in the ethereal realms.” (https://atoday.org/is-probation-about-to-close/)
Let me say this plainly and without compromise: the close of probation is an inhumane, ungodly
and entirely unnecessary teaching. Any god who would make people suffer with no possibility of
salvation as unwilling object lessons to what are apparently some rather dim space aliens, is a
sadistic monster who I don’t want to spend eternity with. Ibid
“The as-soon-as-next-week return of Christ, imminent persecution for Sabbath-keepers, the
unannounced close of probation, and the Roman Catholic church as our personal bogeyman—all
of these are still the official teachings of the church. Though some pastors and evangelists have
softened them in the telling, these stories—not Jesus—are what drive our soul-winning. There is
still a significant portion of the church for whom this rubbish is the kernel of their faith
experience.” (Abusive Eschatology)
The 1.8-billion-year age of this fossil reactor is based on the time it takes for U-235 to decay
from a 3% concentration to its present concentration. The half-life of U-235 is 0.704 billion
years.[2]
The normal concentration of U-235 in Uranium deposits today is 0.072%. At Oklo it is
0.060%—a significant difference and, in some places, it is as low as 0.044%. An examination of
the fission by products of the Oklo deposits matched that produced in modern reactors using U-
235. Other Uranium deposits don’t have the fission by-products. (Rocks Don’t Lie)
1. The earth was created about 6,000 years ago.
2. It was created in 6 days.
3. It was created perfect.
4. Adam and Eve were the first humans.
5. Sin ruined this perfect creation.
6. Adam and Eve’s disobedience changed humanity such that all their descendants were
born sinful.
7. God introduced physical death as a consequence of Adam’s sin.
8. The plan of redemption was introduced to deal with sin and restore creation to its perfect
condition.

2. This interpretation was largely inherited from our Protestant roots. However, evidence in the
earth itself challenges this model. It is an evidence-based fact that the earth is old. That means
that the first seven points of the above young earth theology are wrong. They are more than just
wrong; they are devastatingly wrong. (Rocks don’t lie)

3. Bibliography
https://atoday.org/how-big-is-your-religious-liberty/ By Loren Seibold
https://atoday.org/is-probation-about-to-close/ By Loren Seibold
https://atoday.org/abusive-eschatology/ By Loren Seibold
https://atoday.org/the-rocks-dont-lie-and-neither-does-god/ By Paul Priest