"Actually, evolutionism is just as much a statement of 'religious' belief as creationism, as they both say, albeit in different ways, 'In the beginning such and such happened', and both require an element of faith to believe."

Bollocks, evidence is what counts. Evolution is not RIGHT, but it fits the evidence better than anything else available at the moment. Creationism doesn't fit any of it.

Yours is a typical response from the religious, when they've lost out on a point: hey, let's be tolerant, I'm entitled to my point of view. But the moment you get a sniff of power...

Or perhaps if God had meant Christians to use their critical faculties, he'd have given them some.