[MegaSilver]

And the creationist fanatics would rather spend their time getting indignant over the teaching of evolution - a body of science even a majority of church-going Americans believe is correct in its essentials.

FWIW, most of the people in my church circles believe in an *old* Earth, but not evolution.

[Joe Bonforte]

FWIW, most of the people in my church circles believe in an *old* Earth, but not evolution.

For what it's worth, I don't know a single person in my church circles that disputes evolution. There's really no conflict between evolution and religion. That's why this argument is so pointless.