The deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit an anti-scientific agenda ranks among the many unchristian habits of fundamentalist authors.
Religions do make claims about the universe--the same kinds of claims that scientists make, except they're usually false.
My decision to be a scientist was a bit of a drift really, more or less by default.
I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.