CREATION SCIENCE BELIEF SYSTEMS:

Is creation science linked to
conservative Protestant faith groups?

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Some creation scientists are offended at any reference to their beliefs being associated with Protestant Christianity.

Henry Morris, a conservative Protestant wrote in 1982:  

"Evolutionism [sic] is the basic premise of many religions, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Taoism, Liberal Protestantism, Modernist Catholicism, Reform Judaism, and others, not to mention humanism and atheism; so these all would naturally tend to oppose creationism. ₁

He left out Agnostics, Unitarian Universalists, Wicca and other Neopagan religions.

Morris defines creationism is a basic belief of

"all the denominations of conservative Protestantism, but also traditional Catholicism and Orthodox Judaism, as well as conservative Islam and other monotheistic religions. It is much broader in scope and importance than as a particular doctrine of Biblical fundamentalists. Indeed, it is offensive and discriminatory to these other creationists to hear constantly that creation is only of concern to certain Protestant conservatives."

The other monotheistic religions to which he referred are probably Sikhism and the Baha'i Faith. Although creationism is taught by the conservative wings of a number of different religions, essentially all of the creation science promotional activity in North America is affiliated with Fundamentalist and other Evangelical churches and organizations. This includes all of the creationist web pages, research establishments, authors, lecturers, seminars, radio programs, political action groups and study trips of which we are aware. Many of the creation science organizations require their employees to sign loyalty oaths indicating their belief in the literal truth of the Book of Genesis. Most creationist lectures are held in, and sponsored by, conservative Christian churches.

The website of the what is perhaps the leading creation research group, the Institute for Creation Research (ICR), ₂ demonstrates their close affiliation with conservative Christianity:

Another major creation science group, the Creation Research Society (CRS), ₅ is also tightly linked with Fundamentalist Christianity:

Individuals in the organized creation acience movement may find the linkage of their beliefs with Evangelical Christianity to be "offensive and discriminatory." However, it does appear to represent reality.

References:

The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.

1. Henry M. Morris "Answers to Common Questions and Criticisms on the CREATION MOVEMENT", Creation-Life Publishers, Inc., San Diego, CA, (1982). Available at: http://www.icr.org/
2. Institute for Creation Research has a Website at http://www.icr.org/
3. ICR's "Tenets of Creationism" and "Educational philosophy" are described at: http://www.icr.org/
4. The ICR's list of pamphlets and tracts are available at: http://www.icr.org/
5. The Creation Research Society has a website at: http://www.creationresearch.org/
6. The CRS Statement of Belief is at: http://www.creationresearch.org/

Copyright © 1995 to 2005, by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally published on 1995-NOV-3
Most recent update: 2005-AUG-30
Author: B.A. Robinson