A classic parallel exists in the separation of isotopes. For example, if you have a naturally occurring isotopic mixture of hydrogen and deuterium and separate it into its components, the minimum energy required to do this is calculated from the magnitude of the thermodynamically defined decrease in entropy which this separation requires. It is a less probable state. In both isotope separation and mutation selection the overall increase in entropy created by the ancillary chemical processes far outweighs the reduction due to the selection itself. I was surprised at your attitude in your leader in the creationism issue.
Evolutionary science has no more right to the moral high ground than creationism.
Darwin's theories helped to propagate racism well past its sell-by date into the twentieth century regimes of Hitler, Stalin, and apartheid in South Africa. If you wish to preach morality, then consider whether it can be taken in an alternative manner. As a student of geography I too found the views of creationism truly depressing. I feel that the time has come for scientist to defend their works with much vigour. I truly thought that education would lead to freedom for all but the religious backlash to me illustrates a desire to preserve the patriarchal society beyond any real basis for such divisions.