[asa] ChristiaNet blurb

From ChristiaNet today:

"Date: September 11, 2007
From: ChristiaNet

Christians Misunderstand Meaning of Evolution According to
ChristiaNet.com Poll

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- ChristiaNet.com, the
world's largest Christian portal with twelve million monthly page loads,
recently asked, "Do you know the difference between micro and macro
evolution?" President of ChristiaNet, Bill Cooper, stated, "In order for
Christian's to combat the theory of evolution taught in our schools, they
must understand the different meanings." Being able to recognize the
difference will allow Christians to have a more intelligent conversation
with those that support the theory.

Out of 500 Christians surveyed, 56% did not know that there was a
difference between micro and macro evolution; much less what the
differences are. This was stated in comments like, "I have no earthy idea
what you are talking about." Others did not even believe that there was a
difference because they do not believe in evolution at all, "It doesn't
matter because I don't believe in evolution." A small number of pollers
said they had thought about studying it, but never did, "I have heard of
this, but I never looked it up."

Twenty-seven percent of pollers who took the survey claimed to know the
difference. "Micro evolution is variations within the kind while macro
evolution is changes from one kind to another," was one's knowledgeable
response. Others said they knew the definition, "I know the difference
because a friend brought it up once." A few Believers who knew the
difference but had opinions on the definitions made comments such as,
"Micro evolution is another name for natural selection and is not
evolution at all." This group did not believe that the term "micro
evolution" was appropriate for the meaning of the theory.

Seventeen percent were unsure about whether or not they knew the
difference. Responses like, "I know that micro means small and macro
means large," show that they were aware of the root definition. Other
comments included, "I don't care anyway," and "They both feed unbelief."
These respondents undoubtedly felt that no matter what type of evolution,
both were unfounded theories. The remaining pollers in this group had
heard the words before, but never bothered to look them up because they
did not believe in any evolution.

To help educate Christians about the falsehoods of evolution, ChristiaNet
has just released a series of Free Evolution Tracts. Using the latest
interactive ecard technology, ChristiaNet has made it simple to share
these informative ecards with friends."

Burgy

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Received on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:58:02 -0600