Below is a fascinating treatment about the impact of Evolutionary Theory on this self-confessed Young Earth Creationist. He does not rail against Evolution - - but calmly questions why some Christians are so worried about Evolutionary theory:
Darwin, Being a Christian, and Evolution
BY JOHN MARK N. REYNOLDS
(September 17, 2017)
“…of course, one can believe in Darwin’s theory and evolution and be a Christian. People have been doing so since Darwin’s day and they have done so with intellectual consistency.”
[But the author implies it is not a free meal!]
“Evolutionary mechanisms account for some things, but start asking impertinent questions [in Science Class] and instead of explanations, one gets anger. Whether it is a history of failures regarding the origin of life, difficulties actually constructing a “tree of life,” the abrupt appearance of species, or many other scientific and philosophical problems, there is more than enough room for dissent.”
[The author makes it clear the same sentiment should apply in Sunday school class as well!]
"Assume, as [his friend] “M” does, that the Darwinian account is true. Assume no Adam and Eve. “M” wants to know where “original sin” fits in the picture? And of course, this is easy to do. If the standard view is correct, the moment of original sin came when beings were capable of differentiating between what is and what ought to be and then chose what should not be.
[^So clear, so easy, so effortless in his conclusion… while we here in the shade of the BioLogos umbrella continue to tangle … ]
“A mere animal might kill, but it does not know what it does. The “fall” would be the moment when we, humankind, knew we should not, but did. What did Jesus do? Jesus saw what should be and came and did what He should every time. We killed him for this decision. This was less important than what Jesus did. He came, He saw, He conquered!”
“In Adam’s fall, the fall of the sentient hominid, we sinned all and we go on sinning. In Christ, there is a chance to take a different road, by grace, through faith, and under the great mercy of God.”
“I am a **[Y]**oung **[E]**arth **[C]**reationist, but if I am wrong, I would still be a Christian. We need to keep calm and carry on with the dialectic, wait, and see what turns out to be true!”
[More compassionate thoughts are in the article…]