I wonder whether this is an issue of who is a Christian or who is a "true Christian". The vast majority of my colleagues in the US and Canada seem to be Christians in that they go to church, celebrate Christian holidays, and do other things that I associate with being Christian (which I am not). But fundamentalists? Never!
An inverse question that has bothered me is this -- many petroleum geologists live in places like Texas where creationism is strong, and so I wonder whether there are any (or many) geologists who can reconcile creationist beliefs with their work. Same for astronomers. Bill Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "O'Mara, Maureen" <Maureen.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:03 PM Subject: Christianity survey > Greetings list, > > I am wondering if any of you can direct me to research or a survey that > has been done that would tell me the percentage of university professors > that have Christian beliefs. I have a friend that has been fed the > propaganda that university professors are not Christian. In my personal > experience at two universities this is not true. He argues that it's > because these professors are located in the western states and that > those back east are not Christian. He has a hard time understanding how > Christians can reconcile their beliefs with teaching science, > specifically evolution. Yes, I believe he is a Creationist. I would > like to correct, at least this part of his thinking, with some facts. > It might also be good to show him any information that might be out > there about scientists and spiritual beliefs. > > Thanks! > > Mo
