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This is an interesting and timeless question. I was raised in a religious environment - but learned evolution in school, leaving me personally confused as to the 'truth'. There has been much discovery of past and present evolution - so what happened to creation as the Bible teaches? I once asked a minister when young, and again when I was older and the answers were similar.
Religion does not teach how long a 'day' is, or was, during the 6 days of creation. So who is to say that a day could not have been millions of years, allowing evolution to take place naturally at the same time God was creating all things. This is the basis of discussion in the two churches I was in at the different times I posed this question about 20 years apart.
I love reading about each new discovery in our evolutionary history. And I smile at each new question some of these things pose when there is no real link from a discovery to a past/previous evolutionary trail - lending more credence to the creationist theory/faith. Although I still have questions about reconciling evolution and creation - I do believe they both played a part in our world.
Should creationism be taught in schools? No - I believe in the separation of church and state. If one faith were to be taught in public schools that would open up a huge box of worms and could cause more problems than we want to deal with. I taught my children my 'faith' at home and in church . . . just as I taught them that the teachers are human, books are written by men and to never blindly accept or follow one teaching. They ask questions, research, and discover answers for themselves - after all, each teacher relies upon their own upbringing and education to interpret what they, in turn, teach others.
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