Will American Creationists welcome Muslim Creationist immigrants?

[Papias]

This thread is mainly for asking American, Christian creationists if they welcome the increasing numbers of Muslims in the US because they will help shore up the numbers of creationists here, which may be decreasing- as well as for asking Christians in general what they expect on that topic, and why.

First - let's stay on topic, and not devolve into discussions of the evidence for evolution - there are plenty of other threads about that.

Second, let's base discussions on evidence whenever possible. Some data that may be relevant:

Creationism in the US is not increasing, if anything, it may be decreasing, while most of the support for evolution in the US comes from Christians:

The numbers of Muslims in the US is increasing:

(Play with the cool interactive map here: World Muslim Population Report - Pew Research Center)


Creationism in Britian is shifting to being more Islamic supported than Christian supported:

UK: Muslim students boycott lectures on evolution

“I had one or two slightly frisky discussions years ago with kids who belonged to fundamentalist Christian churches ... now it is Islamic, overwhelmingly.”


Earlier this year Usama Hasan, imam of te Masjid al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton, east London, and a senior engineering lecturer at Middlesex University, received death threats after suggesting that Islam and Darwinism could be compatible.

Tensions had risen last December when a Saudi cleric told a congregation in Birmingham that those who believed in evolution were unfit to lead Friday prayers.

From : Cookies must be enabled | The Australian


Based on all of this, here are the questions for this thread:

1. Is Islamic Creationism the future of Creationism in the US? (will creationism increasingly become the "Muslim position"?

2. If so, do US Christian Creationists welcome the increasing numbers of Muslim immigrants as fellow creationists, especially if the trends make theistic evolution the "Christian position"?

Papias

 

[Notedstrangeperson]

No. I suspect our religious and political differences will overpower our opinions on evolution.
I know you're talking about the USA, but I think the same goes for the UK.

 

[Kirkwhisper]

What a dumb question. Christians are interested in leading them to Jesus, not in whether they are creationists or not.

 

[Notedstrangeperson]

What a dumb question. Christians are interested in leading them to Jesus, not in whether they are creationists or not.

1. No need to be so crass. It is not a dumb question.
2. I recall you calling the theory of evolution "satanic". Clearly creationism matters a lot to many theists.

 

[Kirkwhisper]

1. No need to be so crass. It is not a dumb question.
2. I recall you calling the theory of evolution "satanic". Clearly creationism matters a lot to many theists.

I am not going to argue with you. It isn't worth my time nor effort.

 

[Notedstrangeperson]

I am not going to argue with you. It isn't worth my time nor effort.

If you refuse to answer I can either conclude a) you don't have a decent rebuttal or b) you have some kind of personal problem with me.

I suspect however you have a personal problem with anyone who disagrees with out.

 

[shernren]

Why not? The American far right is already pushing for what is, but for the Quran and judicious amputations, all but syariah jurisprudence anyway.

 

[shernren]

Another bit of personal data: in Malaysia (a Muslim country) evolution is not mentioned at all in the high school biology curriculum, all the way until age 17.

 

[Notedstrangeperson]

Another bit of personal data: in Malaysia (a Muslim country) evolution is not mentioned at all in the high school biology curriculum, all the way until age 17.

In England (generally regarded as a secular nation) evolution is not taught until Key Stage 4, when most students are 14-16 years old.

 

[juvenissun]

No. Two reasons:

1. A Muslim creationist is still a Muslim. They will still try to kill infidels.
2. There is no content in Muslim creation account (I did not read Koran, only a guess). They just oppose evolution. Hindus oppose evolution too.