Entitled “Literal Genesis Trial,” the rules and regulations of the contest state on Mastropaolo’s website an independent organization will oversee the proceedings before a judge.

Answers in Genesis (AiG), a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry with a particular focuses on supporting young Earth creationism, weighed in on the contest.

“While we are generally supportive of attempts by people to expose the bankruptcy of molecules-to-man evolution, we are not sanguine about efforts that claim creation can be proven today,” said Dr. Georgia Purdom, Ph.D. – Answers in Genesis. “Both creation and evolution are outside the domain of ‘observational science’ and ...