Hot on Facebook

Guy Buys $123 Safe on eBay, Finds $26,000 Inside Seller tries to get half the cash back, fails »

Creation Geologists Rock World

They're well-credentialed and unafraid of data

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2007 7:10 AM CST

(Newser) – Today's creationist geologists are not who the secular may think. Numerous and thriving, many hold advanced degrees from top universities, and are making evangelicals more open to scientific evidence. And they are experts for the nearly half of Americans who believe God created the Earth in the last 10,000 years, the New York Times reports.

The geological role of the Biblical flood forms a central tenet of the "young Earth" scientists' work. The now-burgeoning creation geology movement was born from a 1961 book that argued that Noah's flood catastrophically warped the Earth's normal geological processes, causing the rapid creation of fossils that conventional geologists say were formed over millions of years.

A woman and child pause to view one of the many displays during a tour of the new Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., Thursday, May 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) (Associated Press)

People walk across a bridge over a lake on the grounds of the new Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., Thursday, May 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) (Associated Press)

Ken Ham, founder of the nonprofit ministry Answers in Genesis, poses with one of his favorite animatronic dinosaurs during a tour of the new Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., Thursday, May 24, 2007.... (Associated Press)

Charter patrons of the Creation Museum stop during a tour of the new facility to chat next to a dinosaur display in Petersburg, Ky., Thursday, May 24, 2007. The Creation Museum opens to the public on... (Associated Press)

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

To report an error on this story, notify our editors.

More Newser Stories

Genome Whiz Aims to Reunite God, Science

Geneticist seeks to reconcile conflicts between faith, science

(NEWSER) - Young Christians inevitably experience a crisis when they realize how deeply religion clashes with science, but an evangelical geneticist is aiming to restore their faith, Time reports. Unveiling the BioLogos Foundation this week, Francis Collins seeks to resolve questions over Adam and Eve’s creation and evolution. “We cannot say that Adam and Eve were formed as acts of special creation," he says. More»

Evangelicals Slam New Gender-Neutral Bible

New translation cuts down on the 'he's'

(NEWSER) - God is still the Father in the latest version of the world's most popular Bible, but conservative Christians aren't happy with gender-neutral language elsewhere in the 2011 New International Version Bible. The new translation—which Biblical scholars say is a more accurate interpretation of the original Greek and Hebrew—uses "brothers and sisters" in place of "brothers" and tries to avoid using "he" or 'him" as the default reference to an unspecified person, replacing it with "they," AP reports. More»

Ad Attacks Ala. Candidate for Belief in Evolution

I believe every single word of Bible, Byrne protests

(NEWSER) - A candidate for Alabama governor is fighting back against an ad that accuses him of supporting evolution and believing the Bible is "only partially true." Bradley Byrne says the ad is filled with "despicable lies:" "As a Christian and as a public servant, I have never wavered in my belief that this world and everything in it is a masterpiece created by the hands of God," Byrne said. "As a member of the Alabama Board of Education, the record clearly shows that I fought to ensure the teaching of creationism in our school text books." More»

Vatican Makes Peace With Darwin

Church officials now say evolution theory fits with beliefs

(NEWSER) - The Vatican is clarifying that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is compatible with its doctrine after all, the Times of London reports. The Church never officially condemned Darwin, but his views have been controversial with some because they present a radically different image of the origins of species than what's presented in Genesis. "What we mean by evolution is the world as created by God," said a Church official, apparently leaving wiggle room for Darwin's theories. More»

I-35 Beckons the Faithful

Prayer movement hopes to touch communities along highway

(NEWSER) - A group of Dallas Pentecostal Christians reading the Bible one day noted that Isaiah 35, Verse 8, mentions a "highway for holiness." That put them in mind of nearby Interstate 35, which runs from Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minn., NPR reports, and that, in turn, prompted an unusual prayer movement. Originally set to last 35 days, the idea was to rally the faithful to call God’s attention to “everybody that lives in all parts of this highway,” says its founder. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Creation Geologists Rock World

They're well-credentialed and unafraid of data

OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR

evolution • Christianity • creationism • Noah's Ark • geology • flood • fossil • Bible • Christian right • evangelicals • young earth

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Genome Whiz Aims to Reunite God, Science

Geneticist seeks to reconcile conflicts between faith, science

Evangelicals Slam New Gender-Neutral Bible

New translation cuts down on the 'he's'

Ad Attacks Ala. Candidate for Belief in Evolution

I believe every single word of Bible, Byrne protests

Vatican Makes Peace With Darwin

Church officials now say evolution theory fits with beliefs

I-35 Beckons the Faithful

Prayer movement hopes to touch communities along highway

About Us

Site

Newser By Users

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?

Creation Geologists Rock World

They're well-credentialed and unafraid of data

Bookmark & Share

OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR

evolution • Christianity • creationism • Noah's Ark • geology • flood • fossil • Bible • Christian right • evangelicals • young earth

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Genome Whiz Aims to Reunite God, Science

Geneticist seeks to reconcile conflicts between faith, science

Evangelicals Slam New Gender-Neutral Bible

New translation cuts down on the 'he's'

Ad Attacks Ala. Candidate for Belief in Evolution

I believe every single word of Bible, Byrne protests

Vatican Makes Peace With Darwin

Church officials now say evolution theory fits with beliefs

I-35 Beckons the Faithful

Prayer movement hopes to touch communities along highway

About Us

Site

Newser By Users

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?