I disagree with many of the statements made on here on this issue and several you listed, yes. More importantly, I recognize that there is a lot of gray area on this issue and that everyone should speak to this issue with a great deal of humility and acceptance of others. This is not a hill worth dying on and I am very open to the possibility that my particular take on the issue could be off in varying degrees. I think any Christian who demands everyone believes the world is exactly 6,000 years old or doesn't believe the Bible...or that we KNOW all life came from single celled organisms or you are a foolish fundamentalist who misuses the Bible and opposes science are both in error. This is a debatable matter, and as such, we should approach each other with grace and love...willing to learn and able to disagree without being mean-spirited or arrogant. The most important issue is not how life adapted/evolved through history, but whether or not our lives are currently fully surrendered to Jesus Christ and his word.
As I mentioned above, I also disagree with the approach of the second comment. I am simply asking you to be more balanced. It seems you only see the critical nature in those who take this approach with Genesis, but do not see this type of critical nature on the other side of the aisle. That has been my point all along....both sides are guilty of demonizing the other, not just the "fundamentalists" (although I think this term is horribly misused). Admittedly, I am more accepting of the Christian clinging to their Bible, tooth and nail...even if I disagree with their hermeneutics. I understand their fears and concerns. We live in a culture that has gone from seeing public school and the sciences as a means of exploring and glorifying God to expelling Bibles, divorcing "religious" thought from "secular" life and throwing itself headlong into all kinds of immorality that, 60 years ago, would have been unthinkable. So, yes, I think we should be a little more understanding of those who feel that their families and their faith are being undermined....even if their response and hermeneutics are not always appropriate. Yes, Christians attack science in ways that are ignorant of the real issues. Yet, its also true that schools and professors attack Christianity and undermine students faith on a daily basis. I know. I have attended multiple secular schools, worked with college students for years and have taught at a secular university. I find it despicable that 50 year old professors will attack and undermine the faith of 18 year old students on a regular basis in their classes. Only 25% of Christian college students graduate with their faith. Don't tell me that there is only one side to blame here...and if the question we are asking is: Are professional intellectuals being impeded and undermined by Christians or are Christians being impeded and undermined by professional intellectuals, I think the evidence leans overwhelmingly to the latter.
I am talking about the general tone of your conversations and why I have regularly backed away or refused to engage you in conversation as of late. I don't understand what you are saying here. This is a personal reflection, not referring to a specific instance.