[GodGunsGuts]

==It’s only a very small sub-set of Christianity that sees some sort of dividing barrier between evolution and Christian faith.

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
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

[Ken H]

So in 2004, 51% thought we came from dirty apes? Those numbers are STUNNING! I figured it would be much, much smaller... 25% tops, I would have guessed.

People must be listening to Pope Benedict XIV:

"This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such."

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=9968

[TomOnTheRun]

This was for America was it not?

Christianity in America is a special beast that is very different from the global Christian community. The Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox communions have all officially said they simply see no conflict there. So have a number of protestant churches.

It’s been quoted in this thread already but it deserves saying again:

“This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.” — Benedict XVI

[Eddeche]

PRINCETON, NJ -- On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they "believe in the theory of evolution,"

Lolz: "There is a strong relationship between education and belief in Darwin's theory, as might be expected, ranging from 21% of those with high-school educations or less to 74% of those with postgraduate degrees." :-)

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx