Last year, over 10,000 clergy members signed a letter supporting the idea that religion and science are compatible ways of viewing the world.

As an offshoot of the effort, the First “Evolution Sunday” was held Feb 12, 2006, Darwin’s birthday, at churches throughout the nation. Some of the sermons have been made available online. On February 11, 2007 the 2nd annual Evolution Sunday will be held.

GCISE hopes that this information can be of use to those trying to reconcile or help friends reconcile their religious beliefs with modern scientific evidence. Despite what the creationists contend, millions of faithful Christians and members of other faiths have no problem accepting the evidence for evolution and do not feel it threatens their beliefs in any way!

Clips from the site:

“The Clergy Letter Project is an endeavor designed to demonstrate
that religion and science can be compatible and to elevate the quality of the debate of this issue.”

“On 12 February 2006 hundreds of Christian churches from all portions of the country and a host of denominations came together to discuss the compatibility of religion and science. For far too long, strident voices, in the name of Christianity, have been claiming that people must choose between religion and modern science. More than 10,000 Christian clergy signed The Clergy Letter demonstrating that this is a false dichotomy. On the 197th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, many of these leaders brought this message to their congregations through sermons and/or discussion groups. Together, participating religious leaders made the statement that religion and science are not adversaries. And, together, they elevated the quality of the national debate on this topic.”