Actually, I think mostly all Christians in the western world do accept evolution. The Catholic Church also officially accepts evolution.

The Christians who do not accept evolution, don't accept it for the same reason that any non-Christian who don't believe evolution wouldn't accept it - it is a matter of not being educated about evolution. I would say that nearly 100% of (if not all) liberal Christians accept evolution - I also think that the majority of Christians in the western world are liberal Christians.

I also feel that the atheist perception that all Christians don't accept evolution is a product of neo-atheist prejudice/ignorance.

Exactly, why is it always christians who get dragged into this type of stuff. Im christian too and i don't believe in evolution or the big bang, but thats just what i believe in.  It's my business what i believe in.  When i've grown up my whole life believing in God and the bible, im not just gonna change my views from what i believe is right.  The one thing i don't like is that a lot of people believe that christians always try to make people believe in what they believe in.  When really most of us don't or at least from where im from we don't.  Ya some do but thats a whole other story.  

If someone wants to believe in something that i don't then thats fine by me.  

It seems as if  that you've not spent much time in the United States (especially the Southern Parts) where 70% of the Christians believe in the Literal Truth of The Bible and reject the notion of Evolution being taught in schools.

it seems southeast america =  world

Come on now! Most kids growing up in a religous home get taught many things, one of them is that Evolution is wrong!

I am sure there are some Christians who believe that, but I assure you a majority refuse to!

as far as how humans came to be evolution is very much just a "theory." There are far too many missing pieces in the chain. That is all i said. I never said evolution does not happen, i said it is not the end be all explaniton for how things are today, and that is true. Its a theory that is missing pieces to explain it all. It explains some things, and does it rather well, but not everything.

edit: in retrospect i could of worded the last sentance slightly differently, but in the sense of what people where talking about in the thread as far as humans evolving it stands.

as far as how humans came to be evolution is very much just a "theory." There are far too many missing pieces in the chain. That is all i said. I never said evolution does not happen, i said it is not the end be all explaniton for how things are today, and that is true. Its a theory that is missing pieces to explain it all. It explains some things, and does it rather well, but not everything.

edit: in retrospect i could of worded the last sentance slightly differently, but in the sense of what people where talking about in the thread as far as humans evolving it stands.

1. Never say ''just a theory'', theories are scrutinized, tested and supported by the scientific evidence currently available (which in this case is staggering).

2. The evolution of our species is not a simple chain, that is a gross oversimplification.

3. There is no such thing as missing links, transitional fossils map out an excellent picture of our species' evolutionary ancestry.

4. You have Internet access and enough free time to educate yourself with no cost other than a bit of effort, for the love of f**k do so please.

My only disagreement is that you said it's "only a theory".

While the human aspect of evolution is actually NOT a theory, as it is not able to be proven given the amount of time we have, we HAVE been able to show that evolution exists. You can evolve simple bacteria and paramecium quite easily, and viruses can become completely different viruses after adaption. We haven't been able to show that more complex creatures evolve because there simply hasn't been enough time. If we had been looking at evolution since the 3rd century, and apating animals into different species, we could have shown it. In 2-300 years or maybe as long as 5000 years, we very well could show it.

However, it is widely accepted that less complicated creatures and organisms represent more complex creatures as they all follow the same basic principles. For example, we test on mice to see what effects would be on humans, and insects follow the same basic principles of life as we do.

So yes, while we can't show evolution in highly complex species, it is PROVEN that it exists. And one day in the future, it will be proven for complex creatures. It is a basic tenet of science that something must be proven to be a fact. There is no reason for you to dispute it because eventually it will be proven. Whereas creationism will never be.

If you live there it is.  But one also has to take into account that the US is the most powerful nation on earth and its policies are shaped to a large extent by the 70% of Fundamantalists that live there.  For example, if Obamaisn't re-elected in November, then he's probably going to be replaced by a wannabe Theocrat with a heavy interest in supporting wars in the Middle East stemming from his religion.