Do you see the word &quot;recent&quot; in the church&#x27;s official position?  What do you think &quot;recent&quot; means?<p>But whether or not Ben Carson is a young-earth creationist he is without question a creationist, specifically a six-day creationist:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;ben-carson-creationism-six-days" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;ben-carson-creat...</a><p>Personally, I don&#x27;t much care about the particular flavor of Ben Carson&#x27;s wing-nuttery.  The fact that he&#x27;s the leading contender for the Republican nomination is deeply disturbing.  And the Republican leadership agrees with me, BTW:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;time-for-gop-panic-establishment-worried-carson-and-trump-might-win&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;12&#x2F;38ea88a6-895b-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;time-for-gop-panic-e...</a>