wfn.org | [ENS] Creation Catechism is resource in public debate

["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

>From Episcopal News Service Daybook, Tuesday, November 22, 2006 --
To Read and To Note

Creation Catechism is resource in public debate

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[Episcopal News Service] Eighty years after the trial of John Scopes,
much public discourse continues to portray evolution and religion as
incompatible. Recently elected members of local school boards are for
or against evolution. Courtroom proceedings in Dover, Pennsylvania,
considering the constitutionality of "intelligent design" have recently
concluded.  The Kansas State School Board declared evolution "flawed
science" at the same time that a new evolution exhibit opened at the
Kansas University Natural History Museum. Newspapers from Maine to
California opine on the controversy.

Since its publication earlier this year, the "Catechism of Creation,"
produced by the Episcopal Church's Committee on Science, Technology and
Faith, has countered the "conflict" view for Episcopalians, and been
a key resource for church members who know they do not have to choose
between Christianity and good science.

Using the Catechism of Creation, parish adult classes and forums have
explored the dialogue between science and religion.

Members of the Committee have offered related workshops at the Episcopal
Youth Event, the conference of the North American Association for the
Diaconate, and the recent Via Media gathering.

When children report dealing with classmates who assume the rejection
of evolution is part of being a Christian, parents turn to the Catechism
of Creation for perspective.

Read and download "A Catechism of Creation: An Episcopal Understanding,"
at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/science

Or order printed copies, priced at $5 each, from Episcopal Books
and Resources, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017, 800.903.5544,
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org

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