Evolution vs Creationism

A few public schools around the country have been debating whether or not to teach evolution along with Creationism. There have been lawsuits that, in some cases, resulted in stickers being placed on textbooks. These stickers say that evolution is only a theory and that Creationism should be taught alongside evolution. In Georgia, a judge ruled that the stickers were unconstitutional and had them removed.
I guess, most people don't care what is taught, because there is relatively little controversy concerning what is taught as a whole around the country.
It is hard for many people to agree that humans probably descended from monkeys, or at least we don't want to believe it.
It is hard to believe that the origin of life on Earth began when a few chemicals just happened to come together at the right place and time and organic matter was created which eventually evolved into life.
There is a different kind of life here on Earth that is not like ours. Our bodies are based on the element carbon. Life found at the bottom of the ocean at "thermal vents" is based on the element sulfer. The tube worms and other creatures exist in 750 degree temperatures and get their energy from the hot waters and nutrients coming out of the earth. They exist without sunlight. However, these tube worms appear to bleed a blood-like fluid whenever severed. There are 42,00 mile of rifts under the ocean, which is where thousands of these vents occur. Life (as we know it) may have begun on Earth at these vents.
Another theory is that life came from outer space on a space rock, perhaps from Mars. Mars has what appears (through a telescope) to be some creature-made pyramids and a city. Or life could have come from a comet (which has ice and therefore water).
Life could have come from God creating it. We may never know.

The Bible

Most Christians believe the the Bible is the Holy Word of God. I'm wondering where this idea started. How far does it go back? The Council of Nicea, held around 300 AD, determined most, or all, of the contents of the Christian Bible. The Council was established by Roman Emperor Constantine. He wanted all of the Roman Empire to have the same religion. Approximately 300 priests from around the empire met and chose the books of the Bible. Constantine ordered 50 copies.
How much has the protestant Bible changed since then, if any? Is the protestant Bible the same as the catholic Bible.

The Bible has been a "Best Seller" for 2000 years. It has been, and is, read more than any other book.
People interpret parts of the Bible in many different ways. Much of the Bible is unclear, or at least, ambiguous. Yet people read and go on, I guess, because getting at the exact interpretation seems impossible.
Most all people believe there is a God. Most all believe that we should worship God. Most all believe in the SAME God. Muslims, Christians, and Jews, all believe in the same God. Jews and Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet and not the son of God. Muslims believe that the early gospels were corrupted by writers and scribes.
So there are all kinds of variations of beliefs, even among Christians, and even among Muslims.
The foundation of all religion is faith. A person cannot come to know God through Science, or logic. Without religion, a person's life becomes only academic.
Why did Jesus put such a tremendous value on "Believing"? Is faith and "believing" the same thing?

Evolution vs Creationism arguments

When Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection 143 years ago, the scientists of the day argued over it fiercely, but the massing evidence from paleontology, genetics, zoology, molecular biology and other fields gradually established evolution's truth beyond reasonable doubt. Today that battle has been won everywhere--except in the public imagination.
Embarrassingly, in the 21st century, in the most scientifically advanced nation the world has ever known, creationists can still persuade politicians, judges and ordinary citizens that evolution is a flawed, poorly supported fantasy. They lobby for creationist ideas such as "intelligent design" to be taught as alternatives to evolution in science classrooms. As this article goes to press, the Ohio Board of Education is debating whether to mandate such a change. Some antievolutionists, such as Philip E. Johnson, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley and author of Darwin on Trial, admit that they intend for intelligent-design theory to serve as a "wedge" for reopening science classrooms to discussions of God.

Did life begin from a few chemicals?

Did life begin by chance from a few chemicals in a "Primordial Soup"? Scientist can now make a biological cell in the laboratory. However, they can't make it "come alive". They can't make it form a nucleus or any organelle. They can't make it reproduce.
Did life come to Earth on a comet? Did it come from Mars on a rock?
Was Darwin right?