Jessica's Question

Jessica's Question:  Can one believe in both creationism and evolution?

When I was a child, I briefly attended a Protestant church. At this church, we learned a few traditional bible stories and it was here that I was first introduced to the idea that the world had to begin somehow. Whenever I asked my mother about the 'beginning of the world', she would mumble something about Adam and Eve, knowing that she had not fully answered my question and admitting that she really didn't know how to.
I think many people maintain conflicting beliefs in both creationism and evolution. Many public school students learn about evolution in their school classes and then learn about creationism in their CCD classes, often in the same day. These students grow up being taught two very different ideas, but they manage to find a happy medium. Although I never went to CCD myself, I had many friends who did, and they never seemed to have an issue distinguishing between science and faith. They accepted the theory of evolution as the scientific explanation, but also understood and accepted the stories of creationism as a part of their faith.
One thing to keep in mind is that many people who believe that creationism should be taught in schools as opposed to evolution may also be religious fanatics. People who can accept evolution but entertain the ideas of creationism as a part of their faith may have a more open-minded view and a more relaxed attitude about the controversy.

Do you have conflicting feelings of both evolution and creationism based on your education and religious beliefs?