I have received 3 polite emails to the effect that there is a reasonable “creationism” that a Republican candidate like Bobby Jindal could hold. Here are some excerpts:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but are Jindal’s thoughts on creationism really so dangerous and scary? As a devout Catholic, who presumably adheres to Church teachings on creation, he probably believes in Darwinian evolution (as the Church often is at pains to point out) but regards the process as one planned and put into motion by the divine author. ‘Creationism’ might be the worst label ever, as it lumps together the earth-is-2000-years-old crowd with those, like Jindal, who acknowledge the scientific evidence of evolution but feel that it’s merely a component of something larger (eg God). Jindal would be wise to point out, early and vigorously, where his differences lie.
And this:
Sadly your point implies that no religious republican will be acceptable as the definition of creationist seems to be expanding to include viewpoints that accept the idea that evolution was guided by God
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