Two Religions in Confli<br >~h~ Christians Think About Genesis?<br > Many Christians are confused about the Book of Genesis，<br >hotly debated than the first eleven chapters， which describe<br >Creation， the Fall， the Flood， and the Tower of Babel mira-<br >cle. Some say these chapters should be interpreted as alle-<br >gories or poetic story lessons， while others claim they are<br > merely adaptations of ancient， pagan legends taken from<br > the Babylonians and Sumerians. Other Christians， not<br > willing to write off these chapters completely， suggest that<br > some parts are factual， while others should not be taken<br > literally. Still others， including those in the modern-day<br > Creation Science movement， believe that Genesis should be<br > understood quite literally as a highly accurate record of<br > important historical events.<br > How important is the Genesis account to Christianity?<br > What should the Christian position be toward Evolution， the<br > internationally popular belief that says matter and life it-<br > self started billions of years ago and changed upwardly into<br > their present states via natural processes? As long as Chris-<br > tians believe in God， does it make any real difference<br > whether they believe he created the world "instanta-<br > neously" in six literal days--or slowly over billions of<br > years?<br >9<br ><br >