The Bible is full of commandments regarding out relationships with others - and with ourselves. The counselling of those who are stressed and who are stressing others is one that evangelical churches must reclaim. Any assessment of the present state of evangelical witness in this vitally important area forces one to reluctantly admit that it has. In my examination of psychiatry, I have found very exact parallels with the way in which evolution is promulgated. Some of these are as follows.
Evolutionists insist that only they have the scientific truth.
Both assume that they are correct and that the layman should leave controversial issues to the experts. They are protected from adverse publicity by a well organised press that usually limits the criticisms printed. Success stories are greatly puffed up - failures are ignored. There is much confusion and contradiction within both of these disciplines of which the general public is completely unaware. There is no doubt in my mind from whence the spiritual force behind both of them emanates.