CREATIONISM IN EUROPE

Creationism is making inroads in Europe. Small groups of creation science advocates now meet regularly in many British cities. The movement has also had skirmishes in Italy, Germany and Poland. In response, this past fall, the Council of Europe condemned attempts to bring creationism into Europe's schools. That hasn’t stopped Answers in Genesis from getting its creationist point of view into some state-supported science classes in Britain. At the same time, a group called Truth in Science has sent thousands of DVDs to all British high schools in Britain which argue that mankind is the result of intelligent design and not evolution. There are even plans to construct a Christian theme park in northwest England. The issue goes beyond evangelical Christianity. The British government is now funding nearly 100 Islamic schools even though they teach a version of creationism.