... . With no other solution in sight, they adopted the strict and quite over-bearing doctrine of fundamentalism. The central theme of their new movement was the literal interpretation of the Bible and, accompanying the movement, were ideals of temperance, gentility, and sexual repression.# With a large following, Fundamentalists easily passed laws to curb the rise of Modernism. One of the most ... purpose was to defend the doctrines of Christian belief "that the progress of science [and Modernism] seemed to threaten most."# A central tenant of Fundamentalism was the literal interpretation o...

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... biblical creation account, and that the six-day creation story in Genesis 1 is a rival to the modern theory of evolution. These assumptions show that creationism fundamentally misunderstands the Bible and the relation of science and religion. The majority of biblical scholars, theologians of the mainstream churches, and philosophers of science hold an alternative view that will be summarized here ... under three headings: creation in the Bible, the differences between biblical and modern views of creation and the relation of religion and science. The strongest biblical argument against c...

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... all over the world. This theory helped to support the idea of evolution, a topic of great controversy at the time, whish in turn attacked the Bible in its belief of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark and Genesis. This new theory not only weakened the Church, but forced it to undergo its own ... survive, the other species would die-out unless it could find another niche where as to get water. This theory goes against all of what the Bible says about creationism. "So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, ... ."...

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... birds and animals (Graham, et al., 1986). Two important points to confer is that Linnaeus derived his scientific evidence from the foundation of the Bible "earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God ... of Species. Depending on who you ask, it might be said that Darwin's The Origin of Species did for non-Christian advocates what the Bible had done and does for Christian proponents. The Origin of Species eloquently illustrated how inbreeding, mutations, and natural selection occurred within spe...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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... Evolution is accurate. However, theologians propound the Genesis Account of Creation, which is based on the theological ideology of the Judo-Christian Bible. There are many who believe in the Genesis Account of Creation. The Genesis Account of Creation is more plausible than the evidence presented ... variation, which was based on spontaneity and chance. The Darwinian Theory and other scientific theories probably were attempts to disprove the Genesis Account. The Bible depicts how animals, plants, and humans were able to reproduce, while scientists still struggle with the details. The cre...

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... the Modern Theologians. The group of Christian's goal was to incorporate modern science into their belief. They studied the Scriptures in scientific way and publicly criticized the interpretation of the Bible. Cornelius Opzoomer (1821-1892) was an influential professor of philosophy at the University of Utercht. Opzoomer was a scientist who supported matters of science and faith. He criticized all Christians who ... theologians believed that Darwin's theory was correct, claiming that characteristics are determined through natural selection. Darwinism in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Fra...

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... who believes in God knows how magnificent he is. God has the power to do what ever he wants, so consider the theory that I am about to present. In the bible under Genesis, it says the earth was created in six days. Six days ten thousand years ago, but the world is scientifically proven to be billions of years old so ... they don't fit right, or wrong. The bible was interpreted and written by man, who defines one day to be twenty four hours long. Consider someone or something so great such as God, what human can honestly say ... ...

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... , they refuse to consider it because it contradicts their religious beliefs. After all, to believe that the species living on Earth today evolved, is to believe that much of the Bible does not represent the literal truth. For creationists, that goes against what they've come to believe. Nearly all creationists are religious fundamentalists and will continue to stand by their ... position regardless of whether or not the evidence supports it. The reason for that is that most creationists make literal interpretations of the Bible; and when they are presented with new evidence, they reject ...

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... arrested. He was charged with teaching the theory of evolution to his class on April 24. In court, Scopes? strong defense penetrated the prosecution's case when they stated that the Bible could not always be taken literally and that there was no way the world could have been created in six days. Even though Scopes was found guilty of contradicting creationism ... and the Bible's teachings, the persuasion of the defense's case brought up the major question of evolution versus creation. In 1996, the issue was revisited and now teachers have the right to teach ... ...

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... creation of the world is described as being conducted by god in seven days. Humanism has been formed through the knowledge that much of what is described of in the bible is scientifically impossible but through the need, people have to follow a set of beliefs, which include caring for other people. Then came along humanism and the scientific method which both ... say that there is no such thing as god. The scientific evidence by Darwin and other scientists of that era proving that many of the stories in the bible are untrue do contradict the Christian notion of god as "the creator". Som...

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... the world in many ways, but still got some negative responses from the Fundamentalists. They were afraid that the teaching of Darwinian evolution was destroying faith in God and the Bible and contributing to the moral breakdown of the youth. They tried to pass laws to stop the teaching of evolution in public schools. William Jennings Bryan became the crusader Southerners ... Atlanta in 1923 to deliver a fiery plea to the Georgia House of Representatives to restrict the teaching of Darwinism as a fact. Representative Hal Kimberly soon proclaimed his response: "Read the Bible. It teaches ...

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... there is no immediate ancestor to demonstrate what is needed. Religion always has a justification to what is happening around the world or within ourselves. The creational story through the Catholic Bible states that the first human, male, was created during the 6th day but what seems to be unbelievable is that he, Adam was made from sand, and surprisingly, from the ... ...

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... by the inevitable conversations with Captain Fitzroy, a biblical literalist. The two men would argue constantly, regarding thoughts occurring within the perimeter of Darwin's wandering mind. Captain Fitzroy would quote the Bible, as literalists do, and direct answers to God. Yet, Darwin found that none of the questions he asked were validly answered with the approach of divine creation. Consequently, Fitzroy's weak ... ...

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... . Darwin's book had a huge effect, and although it solved the problem for some people, it created an even larger debate for most. Atheists were delighted at the contradictions to the Bible, while being dismayed when Darwin seemingly left an opening for creationism just to appease theologians. Many of the Anglican upper-class of Britain were worried about the repercussions and began ... ...

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... on to the past or embrace the future. In reaction to the modernistic tendencies, fundamentalists believed that new academic institutions would be the answer. They began to establish seminaries and bible schools, two of which began in Philadelphia and Chicago. However, even with the erection of these institutions, fundamentalism faced both internal and external scrutiny. By the late twenties, it was ... ...

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... that individuals with traits that aid in their survival will live long enough to pass those traits on to their offspring." Hence, In the middle of the nineteenth century the Bible was no longer considered the only authority over the story/history of human creation. Evolution was now a scientific matter, perpetually analyzed and debated. Research ranging from hominid, homo erectus, homo ... ...

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... Species by Means of Natural Selection. Most of his theories were not accepted because of their religious implications. Darwin was basically stating that life originated from one species; while the bible states God is the creator of all species. Because, in those times, the Church had a lot of influence, Darwin's ideas were condemned and rejected. Now, we are finding that evolution ... ...

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... before life and biochemists are able to depict the formation of the building blocks of life. Without even a suggestion of the origin of life, Creationists receive no opposition to the Bible's account of Genesis. Despite the lack of scientific understanding by our current standards, Darwin derives many of the most important concepts of evolution, and he does so with vigorous scientific ... ...

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... cited as physical evidence of evolution occurring in the past, is better explained as the result of a devastating global flood which happened about 5,000 years ago, as described in the Bible. Even evolutionists acknowledge that the fossil record is one of "fully-formed abrupt appearance" and "stasis" (that is, no change over time). The belief that the atoms of a "Big Bang ... ...

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... not" concept to biology and the creation conflict. Citing Hebrew and Greek words that specifically relate to the creation issue he shows how common assumptions from a casual reading of the bible can lead to inaccurate conclusion. Throughout the article Gladstone attempts to appeal to the readers logical mind and reconcile differences between natural science and the church. On one topic however ... ...

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