Help on Creationist friends., please!

[DianneH55]

Hi,
My husband and I are trying to convince 2 Creationist friends that they are wrong in thier thinking of taking what the Bible says literally. I have explained to them that the King James version leave out 7 books. They also think the world is only 7K old. It is hard to talk to them at times because their whole life revolves around this thinking. How do we convince them differently without loosing their friendship. This is quit a predicament for us as both have been friends for 30+ years and just recently changed their views on evolution, creation, etc.
Help.

Dianne & Bill

 

[Devon_Caffran]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on Creationism in light of the theory of evolution. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading:

• [What does the Church say about creation? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=188120)
• [How do Catholics understand the creation story? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=264084)
• [Does the pope teach us that evolution is false? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=68737)
• [Why did God create dinosaurs? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=101277)
• [Dinosaurs? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=152)
• [**Dinosaurs ** (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=3079)
• [Where does the prehistoric age fall in the book of Genesis? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=13345)
• [Is the earth 5,700 years old? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=36861)
• [Can Catholics believe in a literal six-day creation? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=17114)
• Fathers of Science (This Rock: September 2008)

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Recommended Book:
[Chance Or Purpose? (http://shop.catholic.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1) Cardinal Schönborn (Archbishop of Vienna, Austria)