Inter-Parish
Religious Formation
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Appleton, WI 54911

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Inter-Parish
Religious Formation
 

Serving St. Joseph and St. Mary
since 1984

Cross and Bible

IPRF, forming
families of disciples
by nourishing them
 with the Word of God.

 

Do you think the Big Bang theory contradicts Christian Faith? 
Not after you read this:
by Andrew Russell

Everyone has heard of the "Big Bang" theory.  But do you know "the rest of the story?"

Most people think that Albert Einstein developed the Big Bang theory, or that it was some other physicist.  But it was actually a mathematician named Georges LaMaitre. 

Georges was a professor in Belgium in the 1920's and had heard of the red shift of stars that astronomers had observed.  He worked tirelessly to find mathematical explanations of this.  Finally he came up with what he called, "The expanding universe theory."  Thankfully, someone with better marketing skills later started calling it the "Big Bang."  Not only did he claim that the universe was expanding, but he claimed that his formulas showed that it was expanding at an increasing rate. 

 

Einstein himself thought that the mathematics was beautiful, but doubted the physics, until several years later, he reportedly stood up in a presentation by LaMaitre and said, "Thats it!" and accepted the theory of the expanding universe. But, Einstein and other physicists could not accept that the universe was expanding at an increasing rate until the 1990's when experiments confirmed once again that Georges LaMaitre was right. 

Some people claim that there is a conflict between science and religion, or that the Bible contradicts the Big Bang or other scientific theories, but wait 'til you read, "the rest of the story!"

Read Come Follow Me by Fr. Mike O'Rourke to learn more about the Catholic Faith.  His book and others can be found at IPRF Catholic Christian store. 
Click the link to the right!

Click here to read the rest of the story!

 

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