re: #18 Charles

The pastors are not “preaching science.” They’re telling their congregations that they accept the theory of evolution as valid science, in contrast to the fundamentalists who teach their followers that “Darwinism” leads to atheism and hellfire.

I got that part, and it’s encouraging to say the least.
Here’s the part that bothers me:

Michael Zimmerman, dean of Butler University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Indiana and an evolutionary biologist by training, thinks the best way to change this mindset is for scientists to step back from the debate and hand the reins over to religious leaders.

Who gets to decide who the “religious leaders” are? Jerry Falwell wannabees?