re: Carson: "Chances Are ‘Reasonably Good’ That I’ll Be Running For President"

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I don't know what you consider a "church source", but Episcopalians do not believe that the theory of evolution conflicts with the Christian faith. You can believe in a creator and still accept evolution as fact. The Bible does not state that the earth is 6k years old. Even if it did, Episcopalians do not believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible. This really isn't the place for this discussion, but I read this board frequently and I get the impression no one has heard of the Episcopal church. It's so sad that all Christians are lumped together with fundamentalist Chistians.

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I agree with you that many of the more liberal Christian churches and denominations are uncomfortable with some of the literal things like Jonah and the whale and young earth, etc.

But at some point you still have to decide which miracles are poppycock and which ones are real... If Jonah being ferried around the Medditeranean in a GPS-possessed whale and spat up in Ninevah is ridiuclous, than is Jesus turning 5 fish and 7 loaves into a meal for thousands of people also ridiculous? If so, than is the resurrection ridiculous? The Rapture? Is communion really the body and blood? Is the Bible really written by God himself?

Once you start down that slope it's tough to navigate IMO. "Oh well this story is reasonable, but Jonah - that's a bit much." "Noah's ark is likely somewhat true, but Christ's resurrection is definitely true."

Blah. It's likely all myth - especially when you see the similarities between other ancient and current religions.