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Truth Cannot Contradict Truth
http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_jp02tc.htm
Pope John Paul II's statement about evolution and faith, on October 22, 1996, to the Pontifical Academy of Science. How God's revealed truth can be harmonized with scientifically observed truth.
Theistic Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church
http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/p94.htm
A historical review of the Church's positions on evolution and creation, with arguments.
The Origins of Life: An Evangelical Baptist View
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4760816
R. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes that views of Evangelical Christians and secularists are incompatible.
Science, Religion, and the Teaching of Evolution
http://www.ncccusa.org/pdfs/evolutionbrochurefinal.pdf
A brochure by the Committee on Public Education and Literacy of The National Council of Churches.
Resolution On Scientific Creationism
http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/amResolution.asp?ID=967
A resolution on the official website of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Humani Generis, 1950
http://academic.regis.edu/mghedott/humanigeneris.htm
This is the papal encyclical by Pope Pius XII,that states that Catholics are free to accept evolutionary explanations for biological diversity and the origin of the human body. The letter neither endorses nor condemns an evolutionary perspective.
Evolution Statement
http://www.pcusa.org/theologyandworship/science/evolution.htm
A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) statement by its Office of Theology and Worship.
Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_and_the_Roman_Catholic_Church
Wikipedia article on the official Church's position which states that faith and scientific findings regarding human evolution are not in conflict, supported by statements of a number of Popes.
Adam, Eve, and Evolution
http://www.catholic.com/library/Adam_Eve_and_Evolution.asp
An article in Catholic Answers (with Imprimatur) about the Roman Catholic position on creation.
A Catechism of Creation
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/CreationCatechism.pdf
A 2005 document on creation prepared by the Committee on Science, Technology and Faith of The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church in the United States of America.