If you watch any of the CSI TV programs you know how important DNA evidence is. What you may not know is that using DNA evidence can be found in the Bible.
Christian theocrat David Barton believes that the earliest use of DNA evidence is found in the story of Cain and Abel:
Biblically, the death penalty could not be applied unless there were at least two eyewitnesses to the incident. Circumstantial evidence, even when strong, is not the equivalent of multiple eyewitnesses and therefore does not meet the Biblical standard. Interestingly, however, the Bible long ago acknowledged a specific eyewitness that only in recent decades has become recognized in Americans courts.
Recall the account of Cain’s murder of his brother Abel from Genesis 4:8-10. When God asked Cain where his brother was and Cain lied, God specifically confronted him with the declaration: “The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground” (v. 10). Blood cries out? Blood has a voice? How can that be? We now know that DNA has a voice – that it serves as an eyewitness to specific crimes, just as when it cried out to God about Abel’s death. This voice therefore Biblically qualifies as one of the “two or three eyewitnesses” needed to secure the death penalty in a capital crime.
This is another reminder that you can make the Bible say anything. Thoughtful Christians should be embarrassed by this kind of thinking, but I suspect Barton’s revelation will be seized upon as a-n-o-t-h-e-r proof that the Bible is an accurate, up-to-date, infallible science textbook.
In the same way that ‘join the triumph of the skies’ (no idea if it’s bible wording or just a Christmas carol) predicts motorcycles.
Geoff must be a Brit. For the sake of the Yanks not understanding his comment, Triumph is a British motorcycle. There used to be a lot of them over here but they are so scarce now that I thought a bit of explanation from an old timer might demystify that comment for many.
Ha! I rode one once and still didn’t get the reference…. Thanks for the heads up!
Oh but Triumph are back in a big way now, and very popular in America. Still a way to go to catch up with Harley Davidson mind!
I’m old enough to know what a Triumph is. 🙂
Bruce,
You realize that mere exposure to David Barton sucks intelligence and reason from sensible human beings. ugh.
Scott
Why do fundagelicals seem to think that any random idea that pops into their head is some sort of revelation?
Bible literalism is the problem. Imagine doing this to any other work of fiction. Why, you would be laughed out of town. Not with the Bible…it is treated as a non-fiction book…and we end up with all kinds of crazy.
Oh, I remember hearing stupid things like this and thinking they were the greatest tidbits of information. I am actually ashamed of myself, when I think back on it.