Sunday, March 27, 2005
A New Day for Evangelicals
Kansas evangelicals, emboldened by their success in getting a constitutional ammendment on the April 5 ballot banning gay marriage, are setting their sight on the teaching of evolution in the public schools.
"It's a new day for evangelicals," says Rev. Jerry Johnston, senior pastor at Overland Park's First Family Church.
They see a deep connection between the issues:
"Same-sex marriage, abortion, are symptoms," says Pat Bullock of the Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association, "of the cause of rejecting a Supreme Being, taught through evolution."
"It's a new day for evangelicals," says Rev. Jerry Johnston, senior pastor at Overland Park's First Family Church.
They see a deep connection between the issues:
"Same-sex marriage, abortion, are symptoms," says Pat Bullock of the Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association, "of the cause of rejecting a Supreme Being, taught through evolution."
