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Synod motion to make science call God and science 'are compatible'
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The Church of England's ruling body will close its meeting with a call for more recognition of the compatibility of religious belief with science. The Church of England's ruling council has passed a motion calling on Church leaders to emphasise the compatibility of belief in both God and science.
The motion will urge it to fight back in what is the latest move in a public battle between atheists and believers. The motion urges the Church to fight back in what is the latest move in a battle between atheists and believers.
The motion at the General Synod in London is proposed by Dr Peter Capon. The motion at the General Synod in London was proposed by Dr Peter Capon.
Many religious people feel they are being gradually pushed out of the public sphere by opponents who are using science as a weapon. He believes atheists are forcing the public to choose either belief in God or the logic of science in a bid to push religion out of the public sphere.
Dr Peter Capon's motion has come in response to what many in the churches perceive as a growing pressure on the public to choose between the merits of either religion or science. The motion was passed 241 to two, with two abstentions.
Dr Capon, himself a former lecturer in computer science, says atheists are misleading the public when they claim science and religion are incompatible. Dr Capon's motion has come in response to what many in the churches perceive as a growing pressure on the public to choose between the merits of either religion or science.
A former lecturer in computer science, Dr Capon says atheists are misleading the public when they claim science and religion are incompatible.
He believes that some popular science and nature programmes also repeat this line too easily, ignoring the fact that many scientists hold spiritual beliefs.He believes that some popular science and nature programmes also repeat this line too easily, ignoring the fact that many scientists hold spiritual beliefs.
But critics say the two disciplines contradict each other, and accuse religious groups of seeking to hamper and reverse scientific breakthroughs.But critics say the two disciplines contradict each other, and accuse religious groups of seeking to hamper and reverse scientific breakthroughs.