Being allowed to be Christian

Well, I've done my homework, and I think we'll have to agree to disagree. Intelligent design is the apologist's version of Creationism, and I think you'll find it's the latter several states are debating at present. My 'monkey story' I don't see as an alternative; I've no problem with any and all theories being taught, as long as one side isn't insisting the others be forbidden. And there's only one 'side' doing that. Darwin recanting his theory is a myth, incidentally, without the least shred of evidence; one of the more popular memes that tends to get spread around. If that were the case, it wouldn't stop the theory being objectively appraised by 150 years worth of independent research and not found to be lacking. Anyhow, I doubt I'm making any headway here, and I wouldn't want to be thought to be persecuting you, but consider this: Aren't you supposed to forgive those who sin against you? And isn't judgement something only one person can do?

I absolutely am able to forgive people. And I accept that we agree to disagree. The school are trying to add, not take away. They would just like to enable 'the other sides' to be taught as well. No one is trying to take the teaching of evolution out of schools, as least not in my state. I belive that animals were created, now I don't disagree with the evidence such as skeltal remains that have been found. I just beileve that each creature was a creature in itself, and that maybe these were rough copy's of a better human type creature. Maybe God just kept working till he got it right. If we have evolved, then why is there no significant proof of any evolution in our time? Surley humans have been on this earth long enough show at least some signs. For instance, we have the need to travel,lots of people fly, where are our wings? shouldn't we have them by now. Also, shouldn't we have gills by now as well? Humans and other mammals would never drown if they had gills, therefore I see a need for that as we can't breath under water,and many die because of it. If I saw any evidence of anything changing in the last few thousand years, I may be able to be convinced.

Well, I wasn't gonna reply again, but... Of course you can't see evolution happening over thousands of years, much like you can't see continents moving about visibly; both happen over periods of millions of years, for even minor changes. But, at the risk of contradicting myself a little there's one example of how humans have adapted which might satisfy you; in the last hundred years alone, the average height of men and women has increased by around 3 inches. People are much taller than they used to be. It's nothing to do with evolution, as no natural selection takes place in a modern society to start with ('Survival of the fittest' stops when a culture starts to care for the 'less fit'), but it's evidence of a genetic change over generations, and one backed up by actual statistical measurement. Expecting wings, though, that's merely hyperbole. Which leads me to suspect you wouldn't believe in evolution if God himself carved the text from On the Origin of Species into the side of the Himalayas in three foot high letters of fire, but there you go. That's why I said 'agree to disagree'. I tend to side with centuries of evidence and observation, and you don't, and that won't change.

OK, I'm going to try to avoid getting drawn into a long drawn out theological debate here. However, I will say that if you are a true Christian, then you will do what it takes to be a Christian and proud of it no matter what happens and even if standing up for your beliefs will cause you suffering. Faith is not just a declaration but actually a living experience and if the whole world does not "Allow" you to be a Christian, you find a way to be a Christian.

Yes, I agree. I feel you may have miss understood me. I was just adding to what you said, I thought. Don't mean to offend. We all have to stand up to our Faith.