The global debate between scientists and conservative Christians over evolution has hit Kenya, where an exhibitition of one of the world’s finest collections of early hominid fossils is under threat.

As the National Museum of Kenya (NMK) prepares to re-open next year, after massive EU-funded renovations, evangelicals are demanding that the display should be removed or at least moved to a less prominent location….

….Bishop Boniface Adoyo, who is leading a campaign against the exhibitition, says: “When museums put it out there that man evolved from apes, theologically they are affecting many people who are Christians, who believe God created us.”

“It’s creating a big weapon against Christians that’s killing our faith,” he said, calling the evolution theory an “insult” and dangerous to youths.

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“The Church leaders are out of step. They should concentrate on their faith and leave scientists to concentrate on their historical work and defend it.”

Richard Leakey, anthropologist and conservationist