Talk:Acceptance of evolution in Christian institutions of higher education

Wheaton College

I've been looking, and they haven't been entirely explicit on their point of view. They teach an evolutionary biology course, but they also "the conflict between evolution and creationism." Anyone know what to do?RoninMacbeth (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Wheaton in Massachusetts, that is. The one in Illinois looks like it's creationist. RoninMacbeth (talk) 22:50, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

We could apply that "Students choose" tag, or maybe "Multiple viewpoints". *shrug* Fuzzy "Cat" Potato, Jr. (talk/stalk) 13:25, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

"Removed a nonsensical pro creationism statement"

How many Rational-Wikians have actually taken a course at, observed a class at, or read a textbook from Pensacola Christian College or Bob Jones University? Do you realize not everyone who attends college is seeking a career where evolutionary biology is important? Do you realize many (but not all) of the textbooks used at these schools are the same secular books used at state universities? Meaner Than A Xena Dog (talk) 14:51, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

I'm sure there are more than a few in total, but that type of argument doesn't really hold up even if there were. What's important here is that we're making the point that "there are still Christian colleges with great academic programs". That's a more inclusive statement than going in to specify Christian colleges with a YEC worldview. We already say "Christian"; we've got you covered. The insertion of a specific redress in favor of creationism changes the meaning of the sentence, however — and as such, we reject it as being inferior to just saying "there are still Christian colleges with great academic programs". The whole point of that sentence is not throwing all Christian colleges under the bus. Reverend Black Percy (talk) 14:55, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Grand Canyon University

GCU seems to be intentionally ambivalent on the subject. The course descriptions for their biology programs don't mention the word evolution (although they do mention natural selection and Mendelian genetics) and there is nothing even approaching an explicit endorsement of creationism, just vague platitudes about teaching from a Christian worldview. My guess is that they are deliberately trying not to offend prospective students. (talk) 20:13, 29 November 2023 (UTC)