http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/08/18/perry-questioned-evolution-... ]"The battle between supporters of creationism and evolution made its way onto the 2012 campaign trail Thursday as a young boy... asked Texas Gov. Rick Perry questions on the subject..."
“Luskin said there is a ‘widespread pattern of discrimination’ against intelligent design proponents, pointing to several cases in Texas.” Full story.
“The university has agreed to pay $125,000 to Martin Gaskell in exchange for Gaskell dropping a federal religious discrimination suit… Gaskell was a top candidate, but some professors called him ‘something close to a creationist’ and ‘potentially evangelical’ in e-mails.” NPR
It is so important that we focus on God’s perspective concerning ultimate origins. Human theories, hypotheses, speculations and opinions come and go. But the God “who cannot lie” (NKJV,* Tit. 1:2), who was there when the world began, has written a perfect book—the Bible—which He requires that we read and believe (Rom. 10:17).
Let us think, then, about the vital and blessed heritage that Christians enjoy as we understand the truths of creationism.
The Bible, God’s unique, inerrant, inspired, infallible written revelation, informs us that the world was not the product of some vague designer (to say nothing of time through chance by mindless evolution), but was the creative work of the Second Person of the triune God, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through Christ, the eternal Son of God, “all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers [different ranks of angelic beings]. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist [hold together]” (Col. 1:16-17).
Specifically, “that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago.”… “Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans who believe humans evolved over millions of years, without God’s involvement, has crept up from 14 percent in 2008 to 16 percent in 2010” More at CP
