The liberal media enjoys throwing the theory of evolution in the face of conservative politicians. These politicians derive much of their political support from conservative Christians with a profound distaste for evolutionary thought. The question is intended to embarrass these politicians with their supporters. Is the media question about evolution unfair?
Possibly, evolutionary theory has nothing to do with politics. However, there is no unfair question in the political arena because they all have consequences. Rather than avoiding giving an honest answer, the politician should ask a question of the questioner. Please define your terms, what do you mean by evolution? If you mean by evolution that this present world is the consequence of mere blind chance, then I and all other Christians must reject evolutionary theory. However, this rejection does not necessarily mean that change in all things earthly have not occurred over the last six to eight billion years. The rejection does not necessarily mean that there was an actual “Garden of Eden” and that the first man and woman, “Adam and Eve”, were actual people. Some Christians believe there was such a place in time but other Christians believe that such biblical parables were given to us to describe who we were through the ages and who we are in this time and place.
In the Christian community there need not be and there is not unity of thought except that God is somehow involved in our days. How He is involved is open for discussion without recrimination, most of the time.
G.Goslaw
Victorville, Ca.
