| − | The '''Clergy Letter Project''' is an open-letter project undersigned by a collection of [[Christian]] clergy members who oppose the teaching of [[creationism]] in schools. The project was started in 2004, and as of August 2013, has collected 12,865 signatures<ref>http://www.theclergyletterproject.org/</ref>. | + | The '''Clergy Letter Project''' is an open-letter project undersigned by a collection of [[Christian]] clergy members who oppose the teaching of [[creationism]] in schools. The project was started in 2004, and as of August 2013, has collected 12,865 signatures.<ref>http://www.theclergyletterproject.org/</ref> |
| − | In addition to the signatories, the Clergy Letter Project has been officially endorsed by the [[United Methodist Church]]<ref>http://www.umportal.org/article.asp?id=3869</ref>. The church stated "The United Methodist Church goes on record as opposing the introduction of any faith-based theories such as Creationism or [[Intelligent Design]] into the science curriculum of our public schools". The project has also received endorsemants from the Southeast Florida Diocese of the [[Episcopal Church]]<ref>http://www.diosef.org/pdfs/news-events/convention/Resolution5ClergyLetterProject.pdf</ref> and the Southwestern Washington Synod of the [[Evangelical]] [[Lutheran Church]]<ref>http://www.theclergyletterproject.org/pdf/Southwestern%20WA%20ELCA.pdf</ref>. | + | In addition to the signatories, the Clergy Letter Project has been officially endorsed by the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>http://www.umportal.org/article.asp?id=3869</ref> The church stated "The United Methodist Church goes on record as opposing the introduction of any faith-based theories such as Creationism or [[Intelligent Design]] into the science curriculum of our public schools". The project has also received endorsemants from the Southeast Florida Diocese of the [[Episcopal Church]]<ref>http://www.diosef.org/pdfs/news-events/convention/Resolution5ClergyLetterProject.pdf</ref> and the Southwestern Washington Synod of the [[Evangelical]] [[Lutheran Church]].<ref>http://www.theclergyletterproject.org/pdf/Southwestern%20WA%20ELCA.pdf</ref> |