IT just shows how far the Church has compromised, when Jessie Boyd is able to support her argument by saying – quite rightly – that many Christians share her evolutionary beliefs, (Letters, May 21).

If only these Christians thought things through, they might realise how inconsistent they are being, and how such belief (or should I say disbelief) undermines the Gospel message.

Would God call His creation ‘very good’ (Genesis,1,vs.31) after millions of years of death and suffering? Without a literal, historic Adam (whom Jesus Himself referred to, remember) the Christian is hard pressed to account for the entry of sin and death; and consequently cannot convincingly explain why the death and resurrection of Jesus was so necessary.

If the Bible is to be doubted on origins, then why trust the rest of it? This is why evolutionary teaching is so damaging to the Christian faith, and subsequently to society.

It would be interesting to have contributions from theistic evolutionists – especially the clergy – because to date they have been conspicuous by their absence.

R H Ashton, Woodland Place, Pengam