Free Republic

Nearly 450 Christian churches around the country plan to celebrate the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin today with programs and sermons intended to emphasize that his theory of biological evolution is compatible with faith and that Christians have no need to choose between religion and science. ``It's to demonstrate, by Christian leaders and members of the clergy, that you don't have to make that choice. You can have both,'' said Michael Zimmerman, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, who organized the event. Darwin's theory holds that all life on Earth, including humans, has...

NEW YORK -- Nearly 450 Christian churches around the country plan to celebrate the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin on Sunday with programs and sermons intended to emphasize that his theory of biological evolution is compatible with faith and that Christians have no need to choose between religion and science. "It's to demonstrate, by Christian leaders and members of the clergy, that you don't have to make that choice. You can have both," said Michael Zimmerman, dean of College of Letters and Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, who organized the event. (snip) "Evolution Sunday" has drawn participation from a variety...

Dear Members and Friends of The Clergy Letter Project, I'm writing to provide an update on The Clergy Letter and on Evolution Sunday. Although we've not been aggressively recruiting new signatures for The Clergy Letter since we reached our goal of 10,000, signatures continue to arrive daily. We are now up to 10,236 (http://www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/religion_science_collaboration.htm). Similarly, the number of congregations participating in Evolution Sunday continues to grow nicely. As of this afternoon, 366 congregations representing 48 states and the District of Columbia have signed on. The events are very exciting. Some congregations will be hearing sermons while others will be having...