Comments on: The Student Response to the 1911 BYU Heresy Controversy

By: Kirstie Haverly

Kirstie Haverly — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:43:04 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:47:21 +0000

Over a hundred years ago, blood letting was taught in Harvard and Oxford. Has much changed these days? And how do we know?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:04:34 +0000

Sorry, I miswrote.

I can safely say that 90% of current BYU faculty members would not sign such a statement. It would be viewed as evidence of a lack of faithfulness.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:18:29 +0000

I think this:

“5. The teachers carried philosophical ideas too far: (1) “They believed sinners should be pitied and enlightened rather than blamed or punished,”

should be enough to demonstrate how much of the author’s own prejudices are present in both the original source and Packer’s choice to quote it. Or am I remembering incorrectly and Jesus actually went around blaming and punishing every sinner he met? We really should reintroduce corporal punishment to our state penitentiaries. None of these silly education and work programs for our crooks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:11:50 +0000

I can safely say that 10% of current BYU faculty members would not sign such a statement. It would be viewed as evidence of a lack of faithfulness.

By: Kari

Kari — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:26 +0000

I don’t know if it’s too early to bring it up, but there appears to be at least one exception.

Whenever we speak about science and the teaching of science at BYU, isn’t it always presumed that BKP will be the exception?

By: Cap

Cap — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:31:07 +0000

Very interesting. I am looking forward to the later posts about this.

By: SteveP

SteveP — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:21:12 +0000

ujlapana, Now armed with faith and science the birds are flying higher, faster and further than ever before. It's like a scene from Jonathan Livingston Seagull around here.

By: ujlapana

ujlapana — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:35:29 +0000

That’s a very interesting talk by Mr. Packer. How’s the fishing at BYU these days, Steve? (Or would that be birding?)

By: SteveP

SteveP — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:24:34 +0000

Thanks All. It is amazing to me too that this was going on about 100 years ago and is still an issue today. And evidence has done nothing but accumulate in stunning ways for evolution. Clearly, the issue has nothing to do with evidence or rational inquiry or we would still not be fighting these battles!