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c a t \ v r* Science and the B ible by Bolton Davidheiser Chairman. Science Division Biola V: \
College em e rg e a t a s e rie s o f e x its b u t a re p e rm itte d to u se o n ly th e fa r th e s t, m a k in g it n e ce s s a ry to p a ss th e d is p la y s o f m e rch a n d ise f o r sale. T h e re is a lso a r e p r o d u c tio n o f “ P e te r ’s T o m b ” in R om e . Sermons from Science o ffe r s a v a rie d B ib le -ce n te re d p r o g r a m , w ith a d iffe r e n t fe a t u r e f o r e v e r y h o u r o f th e d a y . T h e N a tio n a l C ash R e g is te r C om p a n y h a s a v e r y in te r e s tin g p a v ilio n . T h e r e o n e ca n se e th e w h o le B ib le re co rd e d on a 2 x 2 p r o je c t io n slide. L o o k in g a t o n e o f th e se slid es th r o u g h a com p o u n d m ic r o s c o p e , on e ca n re a l se v e ra l P sa lm s w ith o u t m o v in g th e slid e. A lo n g o n e w a ll is a s e r ie s o f te le ty p e m a ch in e s lin k e d to com p u te rs , w h ich ty p e o u t a n sw e rs t o q u e s tio n s f o r v is ito r s . A s ig n s u g g e s ts o n e a n sw e r p e r v is ito r , b u t a t th e m a ch in e a n sw e r in g q u e stio n s on s cie n ce a w om a n w a s g e ttin g a n sw e rs to tw o d ozen q u e stio n s. (I co u n te d th em w h ile w a itin g f o r a tu rn , b e fo r e d e c id in g to com e b a ck la te r. M a n m a y a ch ie v e m e ch a n ica l m a rv e ls, b u t h um a n n a tu re rem a in s th e s a m e !) In th e o p in io n o f th is w r ite r , th e B ib le -lo v in g C h ris tia n w ill fe e l m o st a t h om e in th e P a v ilio n o f 2 000 T r ib e s , o f th e W y c liffe B ib le T r a n s la to rs, w h e re m u ra ls tell th e tru e s to r y o f th e co n v e rs io n o f A m a z o n ian h e a d h u n te rs. T h e V a tic a n P a v ilio n is th e m o s t p o p u la r o f th e r e lig io u s b u ild in g s , an d m o re th a n h a lf o f th e p eop le w h o a tte n d e d th e F a ir in 1 964 v is ited it. T h e se co n d m o s t p o p u la r r e lig io u s b u ild in g is th a t w h ich d is p la y s som e o f th e h is to r y and te n e ts o f th e u n -C h ris tia n cu lt o f M o rm o n - ism . O n ly tw o p e r ce n t o f th e v is it o rs a t th e F a ir e n te re d 2 0 0 0 T r ib e s P a v ilio n o f th e W y c liffe B ib le T r a n s la to rs. T h e th em e o f th e F a ir is Peace Through Understanding. T h i s so u n d s g o o d , b u t th e a ttem p t a t u n d e rs ta n d in g is, as u su al, o n e -sid e d , f o r C om m u n ist R u s s ia fin d s o th e r m a tte rs m o re im p o rta n t th a n p a r tic ip a tin g . F u r th e rm o r e , it is e v id e n t th a t h um an u n d e rs ta n d in g is m ea n t, and n o t p e a ce th ro u g h d iv in e h e lp and an u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e W o r d o f G od . B ib le -b e lie v in g C h ris tia n s d o n o t lo o k f o r a w o rld a t p ea ce u n til th e L o r d re tu rn s.
I N A pr il , 1965, th e W o r ld ’s F a ir op en s a g a in in N ew Y o r k C ity . T h e F a ir is a sp e cta cle o f s cie n tific a ch ie v em e n t, and in se v e ra l o f th e p a v ilio n s s p e cia l r e fe r e n c e is m a d e to th e s e lf-s u fficie n cy o f m an in a c c om p lis h in g th e se w o n d e rs . T h e f a i r h eld in N e w Y o r k in 1939 h a d a “ T em p le o f R e lig io n ,” w h ich w a s co n s id e re d a fa ilu r e . T h e e cu m e n ica lly -m in d e d s p o n s o rs a t th e p r e s e n t f a i r fe lt th a t a lth o u g h in th e ir o p in io n “ A m e r ic a n r e lig io n h as m a tu re d to a p o in t b e y o n d 1 9 3 9 ,” th e m a jo r fa it h s a re n o t y e t re a d y to sh a re th e sam e b u ild in g . I t w a s p la n n e d to h a ve th re e p a v ilio n s o f r e lig io n — o n e f o r th e R om a n C a th o lics , o n e f o r th e J ew s , a n d o n e f o r e v e ry o n e else. T h is p la n b ro k e d ow n w h en th e C h ris tia n S cie n ce p eop le, fo llo w e d b y o th e rs, a p p lie d f o r th e ir ow n b u ild in g s . M o s t o f th e P r o te s ta n t g r o u p s a re in th e “ P ro te s ta n t an d O rth o d o x ” P a v ilio n , w h ich a ls o h o u se s a t le a st t w o cu lts. T h e S e v e n th D a y A d v e n tis ts a re th e re . T h e y still s tre s s O ld T e s tam e n t le g a lism , in s p ite o f th e re le a se fr o m th e b o n d a g e o f th e law w h ich is o u rs th r o u g h th e re d em p tio n b y C h rist. T h e S w e d e n b o rg ia n s a re a lso th ere. E m a n u e l S w e d e n b o rg is e v en am o n g th e “ P r o te s ta n t P io n e e rs ” fe a tu r e d in th e co u rt. H e w a s a scie n tific g e n iu s w h o a b a n d o n e d scie n ce t o fo u n d a r e lig io n b a se d on in fo rm a tio n h e r e ce iv e d fr o m th e s p ir it w o r ld . In th is p a v ilio n is also a life -s iz e d r e p re s e n ta tio n o f da V in c i’s Last Supper, r e ce n tly ca rv e d in w o o d b y a R om a n C a th o lic w h o d ie d s h o rtly a ft e r its com p le tio n . A s v is ito r s lo o k a t it, a v o ic e fr o m a ta p e sta te s as a fa c t th e tr a d itio n th a t P e te r w a s cru cifie d u p sid e d ow n in R om e , a lth o u g h circu m s ta n tia l e v id e n ce in d ica te s th a t P e te r n e v e r w a s in R om e . In th e th e a te r o f th is b u ild in g is sh ow n an a lle g o rica l film w h ich d e p icts C h ris t as a clow n . T h e R u s s ia n O r t h o d o x G r e e k C a th o lic P a v ilio n fe a tu r e s th e “ H o ly Ik o n o f th e V ir g in o f K a z a n .” A n id o l is a n id o l, w h e th e r it is a cru d e fig u re fa s h io n e d b y an u n civ ilize d h ea th en o r a r e p re s e n ta tio n stu d d ed w ith a h a lf a m illio n d o lla rs ’ w o rth o f g em s, lik e th is on e. T h e o u ts ta n d in g fe a t u r e o f th e V a tica n P a v ilio n is M ich e la n g e lo ’s Pieta. A f t e r v ie w in g it, v is ito r s
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