It’s only a very small sub-set of Christianity that sees some sort of dividing barrier between evolution and Christian faith.
The Vatican hasn’t updated its dress code since 1250 and even they find this a little puzzling.
You couldn't be more wrong. The following Gallop polls were for the general population. Needless to say, the percentage of Christians holding the creatiionist view is much, much higher!
| Belief system> | Creationist view | Theistic evolution | Naturalistic Evolution |
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Beliefs-->
Year |
God created man pretty much in his present form at one time within the last 10,000 years. | Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process, including man's creation. | Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life. God had no part in this process. |
| 1982-JUL | 44% | 38% | 9% |
| 1993-JUN | 47 | 35 | 11 |
| 1997-NOV | 44 | 39 | 10 |
| 1999-AUG | 47 | 40 | 9 |
| 2001-FEB | 45 | 37 | 12 |
| 2004-NOV | 45 | 38 | 13 |