Evolution Sunday

Wilson Memorial Presbyterian will be one of more than 790 congregations from across the country and around the world to participate in Evolution Weekend, Feb. 12-14, a period designed to recognize that religion and science, two fields of critical importance to humans, should be seen as complementary rather than confrontational.

The fifth annual Evolution Weekend event is particularly timely this year since we are entering the third century since the birth of Charles Darwin and the 151th anniversary of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species.

Eleven countries on five continents as well as all 50 states will be represented. A list of participants can be found at www.evolutionweekend.org. More than 870 scientists on six continents, representing 29 countries, have signed on as consultants.
With clergy members and scientists banding together to proclaim that their two fields have much to teach us about the world and the people in it, with the two groups demonstrating that they can work collaboratively, there is now hope that we can put the divisiveness that has been the hallmark of this struggle behind us,” said Zimmerman. “We can look to a future in which it is no longer controversial to teach our children the best science has to offer. We can create a future in which experts in different fields respect one another and the ideas each has to offer.”