Darwin's theory's were very racist when put into practice. He was basically a white supremacist. In the descent of the species he claims: "highest races and the lowest savages” differ in “moral disposition … and in intellect.
The gap will eventually be between civilized man “and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as at present between the negro or Australian and the gorilla” (201). In other words he thinks blacks are not much more advanced than primates.

I really do believe that Jesus is our savior and he died on the cross for our sins. Why would anybody think anything different than that? I personally think that our work and actions towards our fellow humans has a lot to do with us going to Heaven. I have always tried to show great compassion for any person that needs help. I have always tried my best to make sure that any person that I come in contact with is treated just like I like to be treated. Not with any kind of contempt but with Love or with Love the best way I know how.
As far as somebody saying that God wants us all to be like children, isn't asking us to act like children but to be pure of heart as much as a 5 year old child is. Sorry to say though, I have seen some pretty outrageous 5 year old in my life. Maybe he should have dropped that age down a couple of years.
Once again, how will I know that I love God as much as I need to?

Oh they have faith - but not in Christ - their faith is in a man-made church that says they might get into Heaven if they do this or that, remain faithful to a doctrine that the church says is the way to God, let the church interpret what the Bible says, go through the leadership of the church for salvation, etc.
The difference is huge.
Will there be Catholics in Heaven? Absolutely - because they don't all believe that the church is their salvation - only Christ.

Don - You've answered your own question...
I really do believe that Jesus is our savior and he died on the cross for our sins.
I have always tried my best to make sure that any person that I come in contact with is treated just like I like to be treated. Not with any kind of contempt but with Love or with Love the best way I know how.

The unrepentant sinner does not act this way nor think this way. You have confessed Christ as your Saviour right here on this forum - something the unrepentant sinner will never do. You can rest in Him because your faith, regardless of denomination, is Him and not a church. I don't place my faith in a denomination or any church - only in Christ.

Read your Bible... especially the New Testament and when you get to First John remember this...
1 John 3:17
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
Notice John states that ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life. What did John write? Ask the Holy Spirit to open up the Word to you when you read it...

As far as somebody saying that God wants us all to be like children, isn't asking us to act like children but to be pure of heart as much as a 5 year old child is.

That is EXACTLY right!! The most powerful prayer that can be said is the prayer of a child because it's not cluttered up with meaningless vocabulary. A child simply talks to God in their own way.

Jim - the world we live in is full of things. Some are animate (animals, plants humans, etc) and some are inanimate (mountains, dirt, clouds)
Where does science say the spark of life comes from - the spark that gives life to animate things?

[q I always talk to God in my own way. I always open my dialogue with the Lords prayer. I then talk to him as a friend and always end my talk with him with a thank you for listening to me for I know that I am not worthy, But please help me in anyway you can.

I think the thread answers the question of why there are so many Christian denominations and, for that matter, so many religions. Interpretation.

I'm a believer, and I'm also a scientist. I don't know why both have to be mutually exclusive.

It is interesting reading these threads and realizing how many people have no clue how evolution actually works.

It is undeniable that "evolution" happens on a micro scale. How else would we be creating "super bugs" through the use of anti bacterial soaps? That in itself is the exact meaning of survival of the fittest. The core principle of evolution.

It's hard to think of evolution on the macro scale, because it happens so slowly. However, just look at the human race. Look at how different we look from region to region, climate to climate. How could that have happened without mutation and survival of the fittest? If we all came from Adam and Eve, how could their offspring be so different?

No reason God couldn't have used the passing of genes, and mutations to create the perfection that we see all around us.

I believe Darwin's theory of evolution. I beleive a fosile when I see one. I pray to God several times per day. I studied chemistry, physics, geology, and biology in hs and college. I also was a philosophy minor with lots of religion corses.

It is not a conflict to me. The person several pages back who said we should live by the Ten Command!ents was right.

Oh come on. Are you that dense? The name that was used (Moochelle) is what the racists on here and elsewhere use to refer to the former first lady. She is a black woman. Is that correct? Also, the species of the referenced primates has nothing to do with Anti's intent. Actually, there was no ape in the comment, only monkeys. So you are batting zero here.

Jarhead