In the letter (May 14) "Not teaching evolution denies basic concepts," Charles Acker said, "It is in fact a theory in the same sense that the understandings of gravity, electromagnetism, relativity, photosynthesis and genetic transmission are 'only theories'."

This wide range of scientific theory, is just that, scientific theory.

The Bible speaks of species and genus in the book of Genesis. Species is defined in dictionary as a group of animals or plants that possess in common one or more distinctive characters in their offspring; genus, as a class of objects divided into several subordinate species.

I for one do not understand why both cannot be taught in school. Darwin was correct on his thoughts of evolution but not when it came to separating species and genus. No matter how hard a person wants to believe that you can cross a dog and a cat and get a cat-dog, the truth remains that it cannot be done.

Evolution will always take place in genus but never in species. Man is a specie and saying that we came from monkeys is not only false, but denies that man (all-inclusive noun, women and men) stands above all in God's great works.

When it comes to facts versus truth, it's always in the best interest of the student to teach both. Not to be one-sided.

By the way, truth never needs to be modified, only facts do.

Jerry Dummich

Winthrop