The Parish Magazine June 2022

38 The Parish Magazine - June 2022
History
Was it really . . . ?
. . . 250 YEARS AGO on 22 June 1772 that the Court of
King’s Bench ruled that slavery was illegal in England and
Wales. It remained legal in British Overseas Territories
and colonies until 1833.
. . . 100 YEARS AGO on 10 June 1922 that Judy Garland,
American actress and singer, was born. She is best known
for her films The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me in St Louis. She
died in 1969.
. . . 100 YEARS AGO from 28 June 1922 to 24 May
1923, that the Irish Civil War took place. It led to the
confirmation of the Irish Free State.
. . . 75 YEARS AGO on 5 June 1947 that the Marshall Plan
was proposed. US Secretary of State George C Marshall
offered a self-help programme to Europe that would
enable countries to rebuild democratic societies and resist
communism after the Second World War.
. . . 65 YEARS AGO on 1 June 1957 that the first premium
bond prize draw took place in Britain.
. . . Also 65 YEARS AGO on 27 June 1957 that Britain’s
Medical Research Council reported that there was a causeand-effect
relationship between smoking and lung cancer.
. . . 50 YEARS AGO on 17 June 1972 that the Watergate
Scandal began when five men were arrested for breaking
into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at
the Watergate complex in Washington DC.
. . . 40 YEARS AGO, on 14 June 1982 that the Falklands
War ended. Argentine forces surrendered to the British
in Port Stanley and a ceasefire was agreed. Argentine
president Leopold Galtieri resigned on 17 June.
Thomas Dutou, dreamstime.com
. . . 40 YEARS AGO on 21 June 1982 that Prince William
of Wales (pictured above at his wedding in April 2011 to Kate
Middleton) was born. Son of Charles and Diana, he is
second-in-line to the throne.
THE SCIENCES
Dinosaurs and God?
Pavel Losevsky, dreamstime.com
These questions and answers are taken from The Faraday Kids
website (http://www.faradaykids.com). For more science-faith
Q&A's, check out 101 Great Big Questions About God and Science,
Edited by L Henderson & S Bryant (Lion, 2022)
Why aren’t dinosaurs in the Bible?
The Bible wasn’t written to list all the animals on earth or
tell us about science. It was written a long time before people
started to use science to learn about the world.
When the Bible was written, people didn’t even have a
word for dinosaurs yet! But it’s not just dinosaurs that aren’t
mentioned in the Bible, it doesn’t talk about armadillos,
kangaroos, sabre-toothed cats or penguins either!
That doesn’t mean that the Bible is out of date or wrong,
or that these animals aren’t important. Rather than teaching
us science, many Christians believe that the Bible was
written to tell people about God, how much he loves them,
and all the amazing things he has done.
The Bible says that God made everything, and loves
everything he made, so that includes dinosaurs. It also
encourages people to explore and find out all about the
wonderful things it says God has made. Science is a part of
this exploration.
Did God make the dinosaurs?
The Bible, the holy book that Christians read, says that God
made everything. All the stars, the Earth and all the amazing
plants and animals that have ever lived here. So yes, most
Christians believe that God made the dinosaurs!
The Bible also teaches that God loves it when people
explore his creation, and science is a great way of doing that.
So, for many Christians, science is one of the fun things
we can use to learn all about how God made everything,
including all of the dinosaurs!
Did humans and dinosaurs live together?
Yes! But probably not the kind of dinosaur you’re thinking
of! Most of the dinosaurs died out a very, very, long time
ago, way before humans first lived. But some of the smaller,
feathery dinosaurs survived and over a long time they have
evolved into the animals we call birds. So, from chickens and
robins to penguins and ostriches there are dinosaurs living
all over our world today!
. . . 25 YEARS AGO, on 26 June 1997 that J K Rowling’s
first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone was published in the UK.
. . . 15 YEARS AGO on 27 June 2007 that Gordon Brown
became Prime Minister.
Ondřej Prosický, dreamstime.com