In recent days, a debate has sprung up about establishing a National Holiday, centered on Charles Darwin. As most know, Darwin was a biologist, who established what we now know as biological evolution. There is an effort to make a national holiday (which means paid time off, and national recognition, obviously), mostly based on the premise that Darwin was an intellectual giant who threw off the chains of intellectual bondage, and thought outside the accepted realm. Supporters claim that making this a holiday would support academic freedom and the search for something different out there. Different from what? Well as any educated person could tell you, Darwin has caused a severe amount of friction with not only the religious establishments, but with a Theistic worldview at all. The entire premise of evolutionary theory is this: the origins of the species come from one central ancestor. I.E. All forms of life come from one specific species. Through a series of multiple evolutionary mutations, this original species has spawned all we know today, every organic organism on the planet comes from one thing. The logical conclusion to this theory of macro evolution is this, if life comes from one point, so does everything. This has severe implications that follow right along with this theory. Existence becomes merely chance, and supposedly with enough time, the lining up of all the necessary elements to spontaneously produce organic life from in-organic substances is possible, and evolutionists would like us to believe that it is entirely probable. Now flaws with the theory aside, I will focus on why it is less than intelligent to try and push to make this a national holiday.
The implications of naming this holiday Darwin day would imply that the government supports Darwin and the theories that come along with Darwin. Some supporters would say it is merely celebration of a brilliant man who fought against the religious stranglehold on the academic community. I say poppy-cock. Many many many men before him have fought against the religious establishment, even Martin Luther… We don’t have a Luther day, or an Einstein day, or an Aristotle day, or a Pascal Day, or a Russell day, so why should we have a Darwin day? I’ll tell you why, it’s the atheistic community pushing to get their piece in… It would be more than foolish for the government to buy into this. Because of the title of Darwin day, certain implications come with it, and for the government to support Darwin day would be to support the overthrow of religion, which implicitly destroys the first amendment. This holiday would not support freedom of religion, but freedom from religion, which forces people to celebrate the overthrow of religion, specifically Christianity… which clearly breaks the First Amendment. The majority of American’s claim Christianity as their religion, and so this would cause even more dissension with our government, which I’m sure they don’t want any more of. Not to mention that we need more of the government overstepping their bounds, and pushing things on us. And, quite frankly, the thought of MY tax dollars going to support a holiday centered around a figure-head of the pseudo-academic community in an effort to demean my Faith appalls me!
Now, if a day supporting academic freedom and technological advance were to be suggested, I would gladly vote for that. I think academics ought to be supported, and revolutionary minds praised, but not a specific mind, namely Darwin’s. Last time I checked, many scientists’ works have done just as much for humanity, if not more than Darwin. Mendel, Newton, Einstein, Tesla, and a whole slew of others, not to mention philosophers, psychologists, engineers, and a multitude of other academics, who deserve a day to recognize their efforts just as much as Darwin. But you don’t see a group of people lobbying to have a Newton day, and you know why? Newton had no effect on one’s specific worldview, that’s why. These atheist lobbyists have an agenda to destroy the faith of people, even though it is academically legitimate as science, if not more. Last time I checked, people have adhered to the same basic beliefs and understanding of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam since their introduction. Science is ever evolving. In fact one of the only clear cases of evolution is in science. Christianity still stands to the scrutiny of every faith hating group on the planet, for over 2000 years, not including Jewish roots. This is a thorn in the side of the pseudo-intellectual world. So they have made an effort to establish a day nationally to support and recognize their prophet, Darwin. The group of anti-religion atheist’s is just as vehement as the group of fanatical Christians in their onslaught against religion. What does this say? Not that every atheist is out to destroy religion, but that humanity, in general, is full of many fanatics who are too blind to see past their own views.
So I would urge you, if given the chance, vote against the petition to enlist a national holiday named after Darwin, because that is restricting academic freedom just as much as religion ever did. Now, however, it’s saying, don’t believe in a god of any sort, because only fools and stupid people believe in a deity, instead of reversed as it was for so long. I stand for freedom: my freedom to choose what I believe, and to choose not to support that which I don’t believe. Support freedom, don’t allow this to be voted in.
