Evolution?

In Uganda there are many opportunities to share and teach about Christ in the schools. We have been asked to, please teach the students. They beg us to come and share our faith with the kids. Over the years we have gone to Catholic, Anglican, Seventh Day Adventist and Muslim schools. The people divide all the schools into two categories Muslim or Christian.
If you go to a Muslim school you are required to take Muslim studies if you go to a Christian school you take CRE (Christian Religious Education). It is required to study the Bible. The majority of the schools in Fort Portal would call themselves Christian.
I just got off the phone with Ronald and I asked him about this. He said that the primary schools (elementary) teach basic Bible stories. They learn the stories of Adam and Eve, Jesus, Moses etc…
I asked him about evolution and he said that it was introduced in his high school history class.
“Do you know anyone who believes in evolution?” I asked.
“No” he replied.
“Very few people believe in evolution…only the elite. Those who have gone high in education. Most people believe that God created the world.”
Ronald later remembered one man who worked with the monkey researchers who believed in evolution.

I recently read two interesting article from CBSNEWS.com
The first was called Poll: Majority Reject Evolution (Oct. 23, 2005)
The other was Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution. (Nov. 22, 2004)

In each poll a nationwide survey of about 800 were randomly sampled.
(Error due to sampling could be plus or minus 4 % for 2005 poll and plus or minus 3% for 2004 poll)

God created humans in present form
2005 poll 51%

Humans evolved but God guided the process
2005 poll 30%


Humans evolved but God did not guide the process
2005 poll 15%
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God created humans in present form
2004 poll 55%

Humans evolved but God guided the process
2004 poll 27%


Humans evolved but God did not guide the process
2004 poll 13%

If these polls are an accurate picture of the beliefs in the United States…Most Americans do not believe that humans evolved. 2/3 of those who do believe that humans evolved also believe that God guided the process.
The remaining fragment of 13-15 % believes that humans evolved and God did not guide the process.

A majority of the people believe that man was created…

Of those who believe that humans evolved over 66% of them believe that God guided the process…


What are WE THE PEOPLE, teaching our children in our schools?

I appreciate that in Uganda we are free to teach what we believe.