Are the Brits Ahead of US in the Battle over Evolution vs. Creationism ?

Question

Check out this article:

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_061120create.shtml

Answer 1

yes the brits beleave in evolution not that fairy tale creation it is a joke the is no way the creation is schools will be treated as fact the kids whould laugh at the teachers

Answer 2

The USA is the only country really having this be an issue. I would suggest the Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Summer for the gods" by Larson for an interesting explanation/history lesson.

Here is a quick summary from amazon:
If you haven't seen the film version of Inherit the Wind, you might have read it in high school. And even people who have never heard of either the movie or the play probably know something about the events that inspired them: The 1925 Scopes "monkey trial," during which Darwin's theory of evolution was essentially put on trial before the nation. Inherit the Wind paints a romantic picture of John Scopes as a principled biology teacher driven to present scientific theory to his students, even in the teeth of a Tennessee state law prohibiting the teaching of anything other than creationism. The truth, it turns out, was something quite different. In his fascinating history of the Scopes trial, Summer for the Gods, Edward J. Larson makes it abundantly clear that Truth and the Purity of Science had very little to do with the Scopes case. Tennessee had passed a law prohibiting the teaching of evolution, and the American Civil Liberties Union responded by advertising statewide for a high-school teacher willing to defy the law. Communities all across Tennessee saw an opportunity to put themselves on the map by hosting such a controversial trial, but it was the town of Dayton that came up with a sacrificial victim: John Scopes, a man who knew little about evolution and wasn't even the class's regular teacher. Chosen by the city fathers, Scopes obligingly broke the law and was carted off to jail to await trial.
What happened next was a bizarre mix of theatrics and law, enacted by William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Though Darrow lost the trial, he made his point--and his career--by calling Bryan, a noted Bible expert, as a witness for the defense. Summer for the Gods is a remarkable retelling of the trial and the events leading up to it, proof positive that truth is stranger than science

Answer 3

The American position is that creationism is a belief not a scientific theory. This is in the mainstream.

I am sure that somewhat in Britain, someone believes otherwise.

Answer 4

Yes but they are behind in the battle over quackery such as homeopathy

EDIT
EARL, just one comment, you're an idiot

Answer 5

If they're rejecting Creationism (which they are) then they are definitely ahead. Good for them. Inspiring progress.

Answer 6

This is not a contest, unless you're an Atheist.
I Cr 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
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Answer 7

Yes, they have Darwin temple over there that dwarfs the Vatican.

Answer 8

Evolution has no more credibility then creationism and far less history.

Who can put any faith in a science that taugh me for years that Pluto was a planet and now it isn't!

Tell me the date and place where the Big One will hit!

Tell me the color of Cro Magnons skin!

Until you can DEFINITIVELY answer those question you don't know anything more than any religious person, in fact you know less.

Answer 9

I just assumed they were, and I applaud them