[metmom]

Creationists, on the other hand, act as if the Bible was designed as a science textbook, which it most emphatically isn't.

We keep hearing that accusation all the time and I don't know ANY that make that claim. Could you provide us with some examples of those who have stated that? And could you then explain why you make a blanket statement about all creationists based on your perception of what some have allegedly said?

[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote, "We keep hearing that accusation all the time..."

And you will keep hearing it, since Creationism--as a movement, as a set of ideas--is a literal interpretation of the creation story in the Book of Genesis. Any time any Creationist claims that the world was made in literally six days, then that person is claiming the Bible as a source of scientific authority. There are, of course, other, more scientifically mainstream arguments against evolution that do not rely upon interpretation of Biblical texts, but that isn't what we're talking about when we're talking about Creationism, is it?