{{cquote|'''Michael Ruse'''<br />''Evolution is promoted by its practitioners as more than mere science. Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a [[secular religion]] — a full-fledged alternative to Christianity, with meaning and morality. I am an ardent evolutionist and an ex-Christian, but I must admit that in this one complaint — and Mr. Gish is but one of many to make it — the literalists are absolutely right. Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.''<ref>Ruse, Michael (May 13, 2000). [http://www.omniology.com/HowEvolutionBecameReligion.html "How evolution became a religion"]. ''National Post''. Retrieved from Omniology.com on September 15, 2014. </ref>}}
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{{cquote|'''Michael Ruse'''<br />''Evolution is promoted by its practitioners as more than mere science. Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a [[secular religion]] — a full-fledged alternative to Christianity, with meaning and morality. I am an ardent evolutionist and an ex-Christian, but I must admit that in this one complaint — and Mr. Gish is but one of many to make it — the literalists are absolutely right. Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.''<ref>Ruse, Michael (May 13, 2000). [http://www.omniology.com/HowEvolutionBecameReligion.html "How evolution became a religion"]. ''National Post'', p. B-3. Retrieved from Omniology.com on September 15, 2014. </ref>}}
'''''Evolutionism requires faith'' quotes (by Creationists)''':<ref>[http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionquotes.html "Evolutionism quotes"] (2004). Northwest Creation Network. Retrieved on September 15, 2014.</ref>
'''''Evolutionism requires faith'' quotes (by Creationists)''':<ref>[http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionquotes.html "Evolutionism quotes"] (2004). Northwest Creation Network. Retrieved on September 15, 2014.</ref>
{{cquote|'''L.H. Matthews'''<br />''The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved theory—is it then a science or faith?''<ref>Matthews, L. Harrison (1967), "Introduction" to Darwin, Charles (1860), ''The Origin of Species'', 2nd ed. (London: J. M. Dent), pp. x-xi.</ref>}}
{{cquote|'''L.H. Matthews'''<br />''The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved theory—is it then a science or faith?''<ref>Matthews, L. Harrison (1967), "Introduction" to Darwin, Charles (1860), ''The Origin of Species'', 2nd ed. (London: J. M. Dent), pp. x-xi.</ref>}}