[thecavemaster]

Actually, that's not entirely true. Although some have declared themselves deists, there were those who were christians by the apostle's creed. And even though all didn't believe the same, they all believed in the supreme-being of God. The law was taken from biblical principles. And hence, many founding fathers believed in creation and the Bible.

I get that while some had varied beliefs, the central belief was that in the God of the Bible. Here is a good website to find some quotes from our founding fathers: http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm

Adaptations is provable. We know animals adapt and sometimes have tremendous adaptations. The point is they don't adapt so much that they involve from a monkey to a man.

I do not believe a "missing link" will ever be found. However, if there is one creative mind at the core of creation, it would be entirely likely that animals and human beings would share many characteristics (physiological systems, etc.). Also, according to jesus, a tiny sparrow, in our day let us say a 50 cent gold fish given out at a school carnival, cannot be flushed down the commode outside the care of god.