Wikipedia has an informative article on the attitude of many major religious denominations toward the inerrancy of the Bible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_inerrancy There is variability in the degree to which organized churches accept the Scripture(s) as they were written, translated and currently received. Individual beliefs of members of those churches are even more variable than the official position. Over time these positions have shifted and fluctuated, as have the positions about theories such as the arrangement of the sun and planets in our solar system, the nature of gravity and Darwinian evolution. Science is very much a product of culture, society and the community the scientist finds him/herself in. It does not happen in a vacuum, any more than religious practice and dogma does. Personally, to use the work of science, specifically natural history, to bolster the account told in Genesis strikes me as surreal, regardless of what Republican (or Whig, for that matter) presidents think. Judy Turner Whitefish Bay, WI ____________________________________________________________________________________Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).