Pastor Bob Achilles doesn't like being lumped in with other denominations/religions under the label "theists", claiming that these are "a mixture of believers and unbelievers".  He then goes on to claim that "Baptists ... as a body, are overwhelmingly committed to the literal truths of Scripture, which totally contradict the theory of evolution."

Rev. Achilles must be a different kind of Baptist than I was raised as.  In all of my life, I never had a pastor, or a sunday school teacher tell me that scripture totally contradicted the theory of evolution.  And yes, the topic did come up.  Rev. Achilles takes Mr. Morejon to task for speaking for all Baptists, but then proceeds to repeat the error himself.

As far as the label "theist" that is so objectionable, it simply means someone who believes in a deity or deities.  This includes every religion/denomination that Mr. Morejon listed with the exception of Buddhists (as far as I know).

Rev. Achilles decries the "arrogance and ignorance displayed by supposedly educated people who declare evolution to be a fact of science" and then impugns the honesty of anyone who says that it is.  Well, it is not arrogance and ignorance to state the facts.  I can provide upon request citations from refereed scientific journals where evolution from one species to another has been observed both in nature and in the laboratory.  Arrogant? Ignorant? Dishonest?  Or just plain fact?

On the other hand, is it arrogant, ignorant or dishonest for the authors of creationist literature (such as Morris and Gish) to continue to use arguments that they know have been discredited?