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What is the Reaction of the church on Darwin’s theory?

What is the Reaction of the church on Darwin’s theory?

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Wilfred
1. Some liberal clergy men interpreted natural selection as an instrument of God’s science.
2. Some Anglican clergy men attacked the church authorities for believing in some heresies e.g. Budden Powell argued that miracles blocked God’s so believing in a miracle was heresy.
3. Some people started objecting to the teachings of the church e.g. Thomas Huxley used Darwinian Theory to campaign against the authority of the church. More researches were launched to prove Darwin’s theory.
Wilfykil answered the question on March 2, 2019 at 06:26

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