Redefining "Science Literacy" As "Acceptance of Evolution"

A recent news article in the journal Science asks the question "Can a person be scientifically literate without accepting the concepts of evolution and the big bang?" and makes the observation that "To many scientists and educators, the answer to that question is an unqualified 'no.'"

Now I accept Big Bang cosmology, and "evolution" too when it is defined as "change over time." But if one defines evolution as meaning "universal common ancestry" or the idea that "natural selection...