Pew Research Poll: Over 30% of Americans Say Being a Chrstian Is Important to be "Truly an American." (polls, Barack Obama)
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No; and the earth is young (see post #85 - http://www.city-data.com/forum/55601052-post85.html), so there is no time for evolution to occur. But even if you had billions of years to work with, slime plus time wouldn't produce genetic information.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God [...]" (2 Timothy 3:16)
I'm religious but I also agree that modern science in no way takes away from my faith. Evolution has been proven for centuries and I see no problem with that. God gave people brains to learn.
Last edited by BornintheSprings; 07-07-2019 at 06:13 AM..
This doesn't surprise me. Probably about 3/4 of Trump's base believes that being a born-again evangelical Christian is part of American identity. Also saddening is they are currently the dominant political and cultural force in this country. That's why we are currently seeing such an effort to dehumanize Americans who aren't white, straight, or Christian enough. When you no longer look at your neighbors as your neighbors or even human, it becomes far easier to "do something" about them.
America today is the culmination of what Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority started back in the 1980s. Nothing but hate and cruelty against those who don't check of all the boxes of what it means to be a 'real' American.
That's about 3/4 of Trump's base. It's a bigger deal than you realize.
" Probably about 3/4 of Trump's base ...". Probably, if, maybe, etc. is all the left has base on their own bias!
I'm religious but I also agree that modern science in way takes away from my faith. Evolution has been proven for centuries and I see no problem with that. God gave people brains to learn.
I have no problem with it either, but no it hasn't.
Remove the Fundies from that number and then look carefully at the actions of many who consider themselves so (96% of Catholics used Birth Control even when God said it was a mortal sin) and pretty soon you arrive at the number of practicing Christians.
My guess, probably high, is 5% of the population. Or less.
Ok then... There is mountains of evidence supporting evolution its as proven as gravity is. Being pedantic just makes you less sympathetic.
I'm not trying to be sympathetic.
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