Sherri Shepherd's 'View' on Evolution, Flat Earth?
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Categories: Television
If Barbara Walters wanted to get publicity when she hired two new cohosts this month, she sure got her wish. New hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd have so far fit into the chatfest seamlessly. Goldberg, whose views are...
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Sorry, but the Bible says that the Earth is flat. If you believe that the Bible is the word of God. It's flat.
I'm not personally handicaped by superstion, so I don't have to believe nonsense.
Ed Graham
Ed Graham is reading a fake Bible. Nowhere in the Bible does it say the earth is flat. To the contrary, it clearly says the Earth is circular in shape.
Get another Bible Ed.
I have never, ever heard of a Christian even questioning if the Earth is or may be flat! Has she never seen the photo's of the earth taken by the Space Shuttle?
I know some fundamentalist Christians don't believe in Evolution but I've never heard them question the shape of the earth.
Of course, Shepherd knows the earth is NOT flat. She like many millions of other folk have seen the earth from space time and time again. Her fellow host were trying to invent a 'funny' at her expense. She tries to play along and comes up with the remark that she would take her son to the Library. Atheist and agnostics and others who have become mesmerized into believing in evolution are purposely twisting this and other like events in an attempt to belittle the belief in a God who made the earth and the entire universe.
There is not a person of sound mind in the whole earth that is over 10 years old that thinks the earth is flat. Get real folks.
Jim
I am I the only one who is getting sick and tired of seeing the words "devout Christian" and "conservative" always linked together?? I am a devout Christian and I am a proud Democrat!!
Bill, you are not alone. It is the one of the works of Satan to divide and conquer. He has now succeed in dividing the country down the middle.
I am 75 years old, born a democrat, voted both ways and now consider myself neither democrat nor republican. They both have failed our people and our country.
I am outraged when a person is classified as liberal or conservative. I am an AMERICAN and I vote on the issues, and, who if anyone can solve them. Party politics will go down in history, IF time should last, as the avenue Satan used to destroy the greatest Republic that ever existed.
Jim
Shepherd certainly knows that the earth is round. It seems like a silly thing (her answer of "I don't know") to make a big deal about.
I'm christian, republician and I too agree with Bill! Devout makes us sound too hollier than thou anyway! Shepherd is not at ease enough yet with the women, and can't think quickly enough, YET!
the thing about christianity that makes it so special you do not have to force it on anyone it is not allah somebody have to kill somebody to see if allah could get some beautiful people in america for itself JESUS wants you for his kingdom he will dragg you in Jesus explain no one can come to me except my father draw you he is no respecter of person and if you are not his your heart will be hardened just like pharaoh salvation is a gift to the chosen sinner like all of us are I grew up in the great witchcraft life where I saw things that could make me say thank you Lord for saving me in this temporary world we need the Saviour we need to know a 100% when I take my last breath here I will be with Jesus cause Hell is real my father buy souls for evil busness I saw people lucifer the devil who own some souls killed someone I knew because he did not know what to say to send it back before day light he explained everything right in front of me before he died I am thanful to GOD for sparing me
I don't own a TV, so I haven't seen the show, only the YouTube clip.
Here is what I saw:
Whoopi: "Is the earth flat?"
Sherry: "I don't know"
I think that was pretty cut and dry.
It certainly isn't clear that she knows the earth is spherical, in fact, I'd suggest she has never bothered to think about it in her entire life. I know it is difficult for people to reconcile that kind of ignorance in someone hired to give their "view" on national broadcast television, but it seems to be the case.
Sigh.
Clearly Christianity needs better public representation than this. Christians historically have been great thinkers with great minds: Isaac Newton, Rene Descartes, CS Lewis, St. Augustine. Now we let the dumbest representatives of our faith get in front of a camera, testify that they believe in Jesus, doubt evolution and admit that they've never though about the world being flat. Letting this woman open her mouth on national television clearly is not helping us share the gospel in a real and believable way. The fact that the media is anti-Christianity is one thing, but this woman is making us look like Christianity is now pro-stupid.
Frank:
You have decided Sherri Shepherd is dumb? Aren't you just a little arrogant and yet you claim to represent a Christian? Isn't pride a "sin"? If anything, she is "dumb like a fox."
The media is anti-Christian? It is just reacting what it has seen since "W" was mistakenly elected....TWICE! Please! He supposedly is Christian too? Not a good representative you your faith.
Fortunately I have family that represent a non-arrogant version of being Christian. They are respectful of me (and my non-belief) and of other religions and don't push themselves on the world.
BTW, did it ever occur to you that some folks aren't interested in your sharing "the gospel?"
Thanks pagansister for putting it all in perspective. Yes, I have decided that sherri shepherd is dumb. Why? Because answering the question "Is the world flat?" has been a no-brainer for anyone who could read and write since the 16th century. There are stupid people in the world. There are also smart people.
Claiming that someone or something is of a lesser intelligence does not by default make the claimant arrogant. Could it make the claimant more intelligent? Possibly.. Monkeys cannot write and discuss literature. Humans can. Therefore humans are smarter than monkeys (except for Koko ). Humans are not [by default] arrogant.
By the way, the media is much more anti-christian than it is anti-buddhist or anti-muslim. The media's reality television where christians are over-zealous, close-minded Bible-thumpers. The media does not produce programming that aligns with christian morals or ideals. The media chooses to elucidate those proclaiming to be christian and by demonstration are .... wait for it... DUMB!
I voted for Bush. Twice. I regret making that decision a second time. George Bush is also a representative of the Christian faith and I don't think he's doing a great job (but I accept responsibility for putting him there). So you and I agree. Not every christian will honestly and accurately represent the faith...you've read books, you know as well as I do that the spanish inquisition, the salem witch trials and the holocaust certainly were not representative of the Bible or my beliefs.
I am glad that you have a non-arrogant version of chrstianity in your family. I would like to know how they justify the cognitive capacity to reasonably respond to the question "is the world flat" with out sounding arrogant by your definition.
Yes, it has occured to me that some folks aren't interested in my "sharing the gospel". Before I was a Christian I was Jewish. Before I was jewish I was an agnostic. People sharing their beliefs in a real, practical and respectful way are what brought me to where I am. I ask respect in exchange for respect. So long as someone respects what I believe, I will in turn respect the beliefs of another.
Frank:
By any chance did you see the show the day after Sherri's flat earth statement? It was discussed. I will agree to disagree with you on Sherri's intelligence. Is Sherri new to the show and it's fast pace, yes. Did she make a silly statement? Yes, but I don't think she is dumb. Is she the sharpest knife in the drawer? Probably not, but dumb? That is a broad catagory.
If my folks were still alive and saw the show, I'm not sure they would have thought about it long enough to wonder about Sherri's intelligence. They probably wouldn't have judged her answer, but would have laughted it off. I tend to think it(the statement) was a silly thing to exploit, and I think they would have also.
As to respect...I have respect for you and your beliefs, as well as other religions. You seem to have come to them on an interesting path...agnostic, Jew, and Christian. I was raised in the Methodist church for the first 17 years of my life, but had a hard time with an invisible being (god), who demanded worship and kept an eye on everyone. Just didn't cut it. However my sisters still are devout, and we get along fine. That was over 40 years ago. I have a feeling from reading your post, that you are a caring, understanding person and have a clue as to when to tell folks about Christianity and when not to.
You mentioned that the media is more anti-Christian than anti-Muslim or anti-Buddhist. Perhaps, but with the current situation in Iraq and all the over Middle East, there is a lot of anti-Muslim feelings on the media. There were a couple of shows recently that were pro-Christian, 7th Heaven and Joan of Arcadia. I used to watch Joan, but since I liked it...it was cancelled! The desire of the religious right to tell women what to do with their bodies, to tell the government what laws to pass, to try and run this country isn't a good advertisement for Christians.
I knew that you and I could get along! I was born into a Methodist family ( a very strict one). Issues with church practices pushed me away from church, into my own agnosticism, further into Judaism which oddly led me back to Christianity. It's a long story.
My whole issue with Christians is that being bold, obnoxious and stupid does not represent Jesus nor the faith. I hate street-corner evangelism and close-minded judgmentalism. Furthermore, I hate the stereotype that is so easily spread that Christians are dumb and ignorant. I think there is room to question evolution, but seriously, a round earth is something that should be a no-brainer.
There are some anti-muslim sentiments in the media, but they are not made nearly as evident. If anything most media outlets seem to fear attracting muslim hate more than christian hate.
I can't stand 7th heaven, it irritates the hell out of me. As for Joan of Arcadia, I found it much more tolerable...but, of course, it was canned.
The fact that Christianity is trying to defy what our founding fathers wanted out of this goverment bothers me; this nation should be free to practice any religion, I don't want Christian-based laws because all that does is push people further from my faith. As for the religious right........ some of it I agree with, some I don't. I am of my own philosophy : Philosophic Radicalism. I evaluate what the core meaning of a belief is to determine its relevance (thanks Ayn Rand). More Christians need to learn to use their brains.
Frank:
I didn't watch 7th Heaven, but heard about it from my sister, who let her 2 girls watch it. Joan was just fun to me.
My parents were gentle, loving people and the Methodist church we attended wasn't strict. But as I got older, the things I was being taught just didn't make sense...thus my questioning and leaving the faith.
This country certainly shouldn't be run by any religion, but there are some who feel that the lack of "Christianity" is the reason for all our troubles....lack of prayer in pubic school has started the decline in children't behavior and other rot like that.
I haven't figured out why the pushy, close-minded evangelicals who think that pushing is the way of spreading their message, does just the opposite most of the time.
Yes, more Christians need to learn to use their brains...certainly agree with that.
Maybe Sherri will read some science books and learn what shape the earth is and go farther and find evolution logical.
Its too bad that the show does not allow a thoughtful discussion of such matters and relies on verbal unreferenced assertions. Its just more of the shallow programing that seems to promote a passive intake of information..uncritical consumption without thinking, without effort...People should read more and think more. Then they would make more sense and develop more individually arrived-at positions instead of repeating the opinions and conventional assumptions of others.
I think that religion is based on astrology and worship of the sun. It is no coincidence that December 25th Jesus supposed b-day as well as many, many other so called sons of god like Horus etc...
December 25th is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Then the Sun (son) returns.
Religion is a complete scam and completely 100% untrue.
So religious people are not critical thinkers and choose "faith" over common sense for one reason or another.
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