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Q & A: Francis Collins

The former director of the Human Genome Project hopes to show compatibility between Christianity and science.

By Daniel Burke, Religion News Service | posted 4/30/2009 10:25AM

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There will be opportunities for summer courses for students and faculty at Christian colleges, and developing curricula for Christian schools to try to present an alternative to the young-earth creation (theory), which is often the only thing that science classes in Christian high schools teach. It sets those students up for a potential crisis when they get to university and realize that the data for young-earth creationism is just not there.

Related Elsewhere:

Other Christianity Today articles about Francis Collins include:

The Genome Doctor | The director of the National Human Genome Research Institute answers questions about the morality of his work (October 1, 2007)

Living with the Darwin Fish | Why the discovery of yet another 'missing link' doesn't destroy my faith. (March 12, 2007)

Creation or Evolution? Yes! | Francis Collins issues a call to stand on the middle ground. (January 16, 2007)

Science in Wonderland | Getting some perspective (250 million years' worth) on the evolution controversy. (April 1, 2006)

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Posted: May 05, 2009 7:28 AM

(1066) EVOLUTION- It’s time to do a little update. These past few weeks in Texas we have had a debate on evolution and how it should be presented in the text books. The final decision seemed to give both sides a little wiggle room. During the debate news papers would report things like ‘all scientists agree that proofs of evolution are all around us’ and basic misinformation on the whole subject. But to be fair, what do the advocates of evolution mean when they say there are proofs all around us? Basically they are speaking about known changes in the various classes of species that exist. Technically they are claiming that genetic mutations are proof of evolution. What are genetic mutations? All living things have a specified code of information built into to their systems, this code is called DNA. Over time as science has advanced in its ability to examine and test DNA, the evolutionists thought for sure that they would find NEW/ADDED genetic information in the changes that were taki

Anne	Posted: May 03, 2009 9:19 PM

Thanks for the site. Over time I've grown weary of trying to actually dialogue with people about this topic. I'm a Christian and a science teacher. Yet so many people have adopted a "This is the way it is!" mindset that engaging in conversation where people listen to one another openly is a rare event. Folk who read evidence and are open to discovering how God works are few and far between. I look forward to this website, and I've added it to my Diigo bookmarks.

Dwight

Posted: May 03, 2009 9:50 AM

I've read Francis Collins book, "The Language of God". Yes, his view is that evolution is true. However, the book gave me many resources when sharing Christ with those who believe evolution is true. I reject evolution but to learn about the claims of evolution will help anyone who witnesses to in the modern world. The thing I took away from the book was even if evolution were true, it would have had a higher power guiding it. I believe Collins premise is flawed, but much of the information will serve as a great resource for witnessing.

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