Apologetics, Republican beliefs, and anti-atheist rhetoric

I think you are looking at this in the worst possible light. That’s “A” Christian’s view, not “ALL” Christians view. I don’t think any frequent member here would interpret that as ALL.

Careful with the interpretation here - the survey says that “views on evolution have changed”, but that’s not correct The real change is probably in those who say they are Republican. IOW, this survey is a cross-section of people who say they are Republican, not a logitudinal survey of beliefs over time.

I see that Pew goes on to examine this question, and I haven’t read the whole thing yet. Stand by …

… and they say nothing very conclusive. Maybe the Republican base really have changed its views on evolution, but cross-sectional surveys don’t follow individuals, so they really don’t have the right tool to asnwer the question.

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