The irony of this entire debate is that the Big Bang was a theory that the Catholic church grabbed right onto... several hundred years ago. And there was Pope John Paul II's statement regarding evolution in 1996:

"Today, almost half a century after the publication of [Pius XII's] Encyclical, fresh knowledge has led to the recognition that evolution is more than a hypothesis. It is indeed remarkable that this theory has been progressively accepted by researchers, following a series of discoveries in various fields of knowledge. The convergence, neither sought nor fabricated, of the results of work that was conducted independently is in itself a significant argument in favor of this theory."

Interesting, no?

Of course I think that our children should be exposed to different ideas. I also think adults should, including Bush, lol. I just think it's interesting that Christianity chooses to either embrace or reject certain things, based on a whim of how it will affect the church at the time. When our kids or lovers or friends behave like this, we call them on it & tell them to get real. When someone in a pulpit does it, people are willing to die & kill for it. Silly people.
mlleyeuxbleus Reviewed by mlleyeuxbleus on . Bush wants alternatives to Darwinism taught in school http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e3658032-03bb-11da-b54a-00000e2511c8.html I thought this was interesting, good points on both sides I must admit. And why must schools feel obligated to pick a theory (a single solitary theory) and teach it as though it is fact? Whether that be creationism or evolution? I do think Bush made a relatively good point when he said that people should be exposed to different ideas. Ironic that he of all people would make such a statement/idea it does make me Rating: 5