Ok. I have been seeking a church & decided to research Lutheranism more. I thought I'd be inclined toward the LCMS , but reading on the website, it seems the church is flat out against evolution. I don't necessarily believe in evolution fully, but I just didn't like the tone of the article. How do those in the LCMS view evolution? It's not a huge issue for me, but I don't believe in a literal interpretation of Genesis creation (that each day was literally 24 hours, etc).
web search: "Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham - HD (Official) - YouTube"
Ken Ham is Reformed theology, not Lutheran, but his debate with Bill Nye overlaps many creation theology positions held by the LCMS and WELS.
web search LCMS's: "Mequon conference to defend creationism"
web search LCMS's: "Society of Creation" or "Soli Deo Gloria"
Genesis explains that with the introduction of original sin and our lack of access to the "Tree of Life" that death has fallen upon us, over time. Creation Theology inspires Christians to believe this lead to degeneration from a higher form to a lower form as opposed to evolving from a lower form to a higher form. So Creation Theology and Big Bang Theology are polar opposites.
Creation Theological science would say an advanced wolf has degenerated into subspecies of wolves and dogs. This means the number of total species on Noah's Ark are substantially lower in quantity and number than what currently exists today. This is a broad concept that overlaps theology with modern science to explain Creationism in some of its forms, but this isn't the specific position of LCMS. It is a position within Creationism that I'm personally comfortable with as an ITT Tech student who's surrounded by the field of science all week long.
In its most raw form, theologically speaking, Creationism as the LCMS interprets it, literal day cycles are self explanatory as dawn and dusk are clearly stated in Genesis. Also, the Bible as the Word of God and Jesus as the Word made flesh; creates a theological problem where if God lied about how many days it took him to create us, then that invalidates Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ simultaneously. Genesis clearly states that God the Father spoke (the Word) and it was good and the Spirit (Holy Spirit) brought calm to the power of God's creation.
Consistency is Creationism's greatest allie; while evolutionists argues inconsistently over millions vs billions of years. Some soft tissue and blood were recently found in dinosaur bones, which scientifically can't survive millions of years, so it's yet another blow to evolutionist.