Thank you for the reply.
How would an evolutionist define "Christianity"? I think I gather you are a Christian and an evolutionist, and maybe could answer my question.
Thanks in advance if you are able to respond.
First of all, I am not an "evolutionist." I am a scientist whose calling in life is to study and describe the physical world as well as I can. And to explain my observations to others.
A Christian is one who has accepted the lord Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins. Yes, it is a little more complicated than that, but I don't care to get into all of the finer points of what that statement means. No one has to deny that the physical world has the characteristics it has, or to claim that scientists are lying when they describe their observations (which is bearing false witness, an act specifically forbidden in the Ten Commandments) to accept Jesus into one's heart. Recognizing that the creation story told in Genesis is a metaphor meant to teach about morality and is not a literal account does not (or should not) damage one's faith any more than recognizing other metaphors would weaken one's faith.