Table 1
Number of letters by time period.
| Year | N |
|---|---|
| 1987–1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 66 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 65 |
| 2005 | 318 |
| 2006 | 89 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2012 | 78 |
| 2013 | 156 |
| Total | 1028 |
Table 2
Findings.
| Framing Process | Implicit Polarization | Distancing | Articulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obliquely denies compatibility between faith and evolution. | Claims one’s position is unlike that of another. | Connects two positions to each other. |
| Frame Constructed | Equivalence, evolutionary theory equated with atheism. | Nonequivalence, faith in God is independent of acceptance of evolution. | Nonequivalence, faith in God is independent of acceptance of evolution |
| Evolutionist Version(s) | E.g., evolution is evidence based, while faith is not. | 1. Evolutionary theory from atheism. 2. Religion from science. 3. Non-literalism from literalism. | 1. Evolutionist believers. 2. God involved with evolution. 3. Biblical reconciliation. |
| Anti-Evolutionist Version(s) | E.g., Christians reject evolution. | 1. Anti-evolutionism distanced from faith. 2. Literalism from non-literalism. | Not applicable. |
| Stigmatizes Atheism by | casting it as a contaminant. | casting it as a contaminant, contradicting its truth claims. | not acknowledging its existence, contradicting its truth claims. |
| Stigmatizes Non-Literalism by | not acknowledging its existence, contradicting its truth claims. | casting it as inferior. | Not Applicable. |
| Stigmatizes Literaism by | casting it as a contaminant. | casting it as inferior, contradicting its truth claims. | not acknowledging its existence, contradicting its truth claims. |
| Validates Atheism by | representing its truth claims. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
| Validates Non-Literalism by | Not applicable. | representing its truth claims. | representing its truth claims. |
| Validates Literalism by | representing its truth claims. | representing its truth claims. | Not applicable. |