Central Presbyterian Church issued the following announcement on Feb. 19.
Speakers reveal some surprises, including how eugenics once appealed to progressives
Wednesday’s online forum Race, Science and the Church uncovered some surprising facts, including this one: Eugenics, which had its heyday between 1880 and 1930 and may be returning in new forms today with genetic engineering technology like CRISPR, received support from, among others, religious progressives.
“I’m in a mainline denomination. That was a surprise, and something of a concern,” said the Rev. Dr. Greg Cootsona, a Presbyterian pastor who helped lead the Synod of the Covenant’s “Race, Science and the Church” webinar as part of the Science for the Church organization.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Central Presbyterian Church
