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You honestly believe that one cannot be both a Christian and scientifically sound? What about Galileo?

The point of my posts are to say that it's a bad move for Christians to take any position at all regarding evolution. That has absolutly nothing to do with the idea that "one cannot be both a Christian and scientifically sound". It is actually the opposite.

When Christians push creationism, and even Intellegent Design (when it's done as an alternative form of creationism) it can do no good whatever, and perhaps a great deal of harm, to Christianity.

If Christians stake a huge claim in creationism/ID, then the young student who goes off to college and see's the huge amount of evidence for evolution will be forced to evaluate his faith and make decisions. However, if that young student was taught that the Bible is a guide to living and other religious matters, NOT a science textbook, then he can decide whatever he wants about evolution and not run the risk of losing his faith.

Just to chime in briefly, my son is home schooled and learned both evolution and creationism. He also learned to question what narby calls the "huge amount of evidence for evolution". The original post was about teaching both. The benefit is learning how to conduct a scientific inquiry when faced with opposing viewpoints. Critical thinking. It surprises me that proponents of evolution consider that so dangerous.

Personally, I'm am evolutionists turned creationist. I am also an engineer and certainly have a respect for science, enough to question even what some consider so obvious it supposedly needs no explanation.

You are being more like those who persecuted Galileo than you are like Galileo.

The Christian man Galileo proposed something that the heirarchy couldn't reconcile with what they'd learned from Aristotle/Augustine, and the leadership of the Roman Catholic church sought to silence him. Just like it appears you are trying to do -- silence Christians.

We Christians who believe a Creator brought about everything we see are more like Galileo than you are. For you to say that "it can do no good whatever, and perhaps a great deal of harm, to Christianity" to proclaim the wonder of God's Creation is absurd.

Are you one of those who've been swayed to reject Christ and believe evolution after having been taught creationism as a child? This seems to be a big part of your argument, and I'm wondering if it's your "story."