Christianity and evolution?

Question

In which denominations of Christianity is it permissable to accept evolution?

Answer 1

Anglicanism and Roman Catholic Church accept theistic macro- evolution

"new findings lead us toward the recognition of evolution as more than an hypothesis" (John Paul II)

Answer 2

In my opinion none should. If you actually read the Bible it says nothing that even suggests evolution. And for the people that believe the long day theory. That's good for you but the Bible says that God breathed life into his nostrils. And how would he do this seperately if he had evolved? And why would God choose us as the top species when obviously we would evolve again soon into another species? It doesn't mae any sense to believe Christianity and Evolution. They are two seperate theories and as for me I will except Christianity because there are too many problems with evolution and the Bible seems to have come from a reliable source.

Answer 3

I can not speak for all of them, naturally, but, as a child and an adolescent, I attended the United Church of Christ (formerly the Congregational Church), a mainstream Protestant church. At that time and in the place where I lived (a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio), it was a very liberal church. I can not recall that church ever condemning the concept of evolution, and, since I attended public schools, I always accepted evolution as making sense without conflicting with my religious beliefs which were weak anyway. I had a Sunday School teacher when I was a teenager who was a scientist working for NASA; he encouraged us to think for ourselves in relation to our beliefs and to question them. However, the result in my life of such examination of my faith was that I have none! I am currently an agnostic with no religious affiliation, thus, I question (in relation to a religion's endeavor to "corral" its adherents) whether such liberalism is effective! I, however, am grateful for having not been indoctrinated into a fundamental Protestant sect or into the Roman Catholic Church, for having been able to question Christianity without fear of eternal damnation...

Answer 4

Catholics do. Probably some progressive Protestants.

Remember the big this is not evolution but RAMDOM chemical actions that made cells that made animals that evolved into man.

Answer 5

Roman Catholicism, as has previously been mentioned. Evolution is now a proven fact (details on request), so anyone who denies it does so out of ignorance.

Answer 6

Catholic....but its official position is God is Creator...but allows adherents to believe evolution theory in limited form.

Answer 7

There may be others, but Roman Catholicism comes to mind first. The Vatican refuses to endorse the theories of either creationism or intelligent design.