Cranial Herbs & Rice

Yes yes.

The above links go into more detail on the differences between the four primary views found in the US, as well as discussions on some of the other world religions.  I really didn't feel like copying everything they have, as it's quite a lot.  Just wanted to give some material rather than just saying "go read their stuff."

Always question the source.  I thought those were pretty suspicious.

The problem with saying that God could have created the world
10,000 years ago but done so such that the objects had a history of
much longer is that the same arguement could be used to say that
the world was created YESTERDAY (or moments ago) and that all of
your memories from your childhood and such are just a "created"
history in much the same way as the tree rings.

Perhaps the world was only created 10,000 years ago, with a history
that seemingly projects back millions of years. If so, then there is no
way to debunk this claim and no reason to do it, since from our
current perspective, the two situations would be identical. It was
Albert Einsteign who claimed that if you can't tell two things appart,
no matter how much scientific scrutany you apply, then for all
purposes, they are the same thing.

Therefore, if God created the world 10,000 years ago so that it had a
history of millions of year, then for scientific purposes, the world is
millions of years old.

on the topic of religious jealouts:

 

* Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his "700 Club" TV audience in June (1998) that the city of Orlando, Fla., was taking a big risk to sponsor the recent "Gay Days" festival.  "I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes," he said, "and I don't think I'd be waving those [Gay Days logo] flags in God's face if I were you."  Homosexuality, he said, "will bring about terrorist bombs, it'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor." (In fact, 1998's first hurricane, Bonnie, made landfall two months later in North Carolina, near the Virginia Beach, Va., headquarters of Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network.)  [AP wirecopy, 6-10-98]