re: #270 Gretchen

Unless he’s going to create public policy based on his religious beliefs I’m not sure it is a big deal. Are we going to not elect Jews if they keep the Sabbath out of fear they’ll shut down commerce and sporting events on Saturdays?

I also really believe lots of people don’t understand the core “creationist” beliefs i.e., the earth is 6,000 years old but may hold a kind of soft creationist view like the Catholic church does, that is that God created the earth, but that evolution is still true. I certainly didn’t realize the whole of the radical creationist beliefs until I read this site and thought it could include a hybrid of God is a creator and evolution is still valid. Most polls indicate most Americans believe in creationism, but I would bet most of those claiming to believe in creationism just believe God created the universe and don’t throw Darwin out wholesale.

There is not currently a concerted effort to Jews to shut down commerce and sporting events on Saturdays. There is an effort by creationists to push the teaching of religious creation stories as science in the classroom. That makes all the difference.