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71. Christianity is the long-exiting religion mainly found in the
Western world, in which it is God that creates everything in the universe,
not excluding human beings. This is creationism. In contrast, modern
science believes that evolution is the answer to the question of who created the
world. This is the theory of evolution. Evolution has been
challenged by those believing in the creation theory of the universe, The
apparent conflict between religious and scientific explanations of creation and
evolution has left a century-old legacy of suspicion and outright acrimony. In
the United States, many are not willing to accept the theory of evolution and
some even argue against the teaching of evolution to school children. For
example, the Kansas State Board of Education voted to eliminate evolution from
its state science standards, and would also eliminate it from the state science
tests. The result was to discourage Kansas schools from teaching evolution.
People for the American Way Foundation commissioned a study of how the public
felt about teaching evolution and creationism in public schools. Its results,
published in the March 11,20010, Ann Arbor News, led with "An overwhelming
majority of Americans think that creationism should be taught along with
Darwin’s theory of evolution in public schools..." 72. The battles between
science and Christianity have run through Western history since the
Enlightenment when science replaced religion as a dominant force in Western
society. The theory of evolution was widely believed during the fluorescent
years of science development. Why are evolutionists severely challenged by
creationism currently One reason may be that some people believe science has
come to its end and it can never explain the final secrets of the universe, thus
resorting to creationism and taking it as the only way to understand the origin
of the universe. 73. While few experts suggest an actual
convergence of the two views is possible, creative dialogue is on the upswing.
New organizations are forming and others are expanding whose aim is
rapprochement between science and religion. More than 100 organizations
worldwide, many of them in the U. S., now provide forums for creative exchange
of religious and scientific perspectives. This article
approaches the issue of science and Christianity by claiming that science and
Christianity are compatible to each other, not conflicting with each
other.