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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
A Christian can hold the post of Minister of Science. The problem is that you always hope that ministers given a certain post or portfolio will have some understanding of the issues, how they impact society, how they are relevant to each other, etc.
The problem with the minister not answering the question is that you begin to question and doubt if he really is knowledgeble enough to handle the post with responsibility and execute it intelligently with the requisite knowledge and acceptance of the principles that it deserves.
It's like hearing that you have a finance minister who says that he won't confirm if he believes in banking because lending with interest is against his religious beliefs.
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Well said.
I don't care that we have a Christian in this post. What I do care is that we have a Christian who is dodging a basic question while hiding behind his beliefs.
Unfortunately the Conservative party is ruled by a faction of highly religious social conservatives. It's not surprising we have an assumed creationist as the Minister of Science given the makeup of the party.
Hopefully this faction will lose it's power base in the future, but until then our country will be held back, scientifically at least.