Have the Creationists Stolen Genesis?

Those that know me from Facebook will be aware of my frequent frustration and irritation with young Earth creationists (YECs), i.e. usually evangelical Christians that insist the Earth is around 6,000 years old and that evolution is a satanic lie. I am not going to use this blog to discuss the science of geology and

Hugh Miller: Geology and Scripture Reconciled?

I had promised myself (and you!) that I wasn’t going to allow myself to be drawn into interminable debates about the Bible and geology. There are two reasons for this. The first is that these kinds of debates go round in circles. They are also frequently accompanied by a great deal of nastiness. The second