I have been researching the issue of origins for some time now, and have been greatly enjoying the mental exercise. However, the comments you made in your essay reveal the utter ignorance of stereotypical labeling. Clearly, you are showing that you are a victim of the stereotypical propaganda surrounding this issue. There is no doubt that there has been contention between religion and science throughout recent history. There is bound to be contention between any systems which approach issues from opposite directions.
Science reaches conclusions by examining the available evidence.
Religion starts with the conclusions it desires and cares little for whether or not there is any evidence to support them. But in case you didn't know, during Darwin's lifetime, his greatest opponents were fossil experts, not clergymen. You forget that paleontology was an infant science in Darwin's lifetime. As it progressed, its findings provided more and more solid evidence in support of Darwin. You also forget that clergymen initially only thought that evolution applied to the Galapagos creatures that Darwin observed.