However, I want to support the basic argument being developed by Glen. Christians believe that ALL truth is God's truth. The observational data is not to be ignored in our thinking. This strict division was picked up by Francis Bacon and it was brought into the scientific revolution and the protestant traditions. I regard this as a fundamental weakness in early science.
ALL truth is one.
It is a rather unhealthy form of pietism. Glen, in his unique style, is to be commended for insisting that data must be addressed conscientiously. However, I think more and more people are coming to realise that this is oversimplistic - to the extent that it is wrong. Researchers bring to their investigations a conceptual framework which influences what they see.