Sermon

``Evolution is the sin of mankind!'' Hector bellowed from his pulpit.

``There is no other way of interpreting the facts than stating that God was the one who created all that has and ever will be. Observational science has been the scourge of the faithful for the past two hundred years, and bit by bit they have turned against the Lord and sinned by believing that their human observations that are not with one hundred percent certainty describes the world.

``The good book is clear on such matters. The Big Bang did not happen; God himself made the world and universe as it is in six days, taking rest on the seventh to observe all that He had created. That's historical science. It is backed by all the evidence that we see today. It is a fact inasmuch as it is the absolute matter, unlike observational science where the Big Bang theory is merely a theory, and all the `proof' that they provide is based on fallible observation. We know that God Almighty Himself is infallible, and therefore our perspective is the Absolutely Correct one.''

Hector sipped some water from the glass next to the podium and took a look at his congregation. All of them were staring upwards at him with eyes rivetting upon his stately figure, lapping up the sermon as eagerly as he was giving them. Already many of his flock had left the church, some even forming strong anti-establishment groups and actively trying to defame his and his Lord's good name. Such sinners will end in hell, no doubt, but Hector knew that it was the living who needed to be saved, not those that were already condemned.

``Evolution,'' he continued. ``It is merely a theory that those who practise observational science like to lob at us believers. Time immemorial has been spent on this pet theory of the observational scienctist, and each time we have proven that God's Creation is the simplest and best explanation. The observational scientists like quoting Occam's Razor as a principle behind their argument. Well then, their principle hampers their argument more than it does ours, for isn't it simpler to have God create all that is than to assume that random processes somehow managed to create the diversity and intelligence that are present among God's own creatures?

``Be fooled not of the Devil, for he misleads in all guises and forms. Amen!''

A resounding amen echoed through the church. Hector stepped away from the pulpit, pleased with himself. Another well done sermon.

(Based on an exercise generated by WriteThis - 2014-02-17 18:06:47)

[Ed: The prompt had a special rule that required me to write from an opposing viewpoint.]