^ Actually a person's personal religious beliefs and their views of creationism are simply that -- personal. So long as the MP or party leader does not force their views on anyone, or make policy decisions on the basis of their religious beliefs it's not offensive to me. I'll give an example from my past working on the Hill, in 2002 there was a tremendous amount of debate, discussion and controversy over Bill C-56, a Government bill that related to assisted human reproduction. Several sections of the bill established guidelines and rules for the use of embryonic stem cells for therapeutic and experimental purpose, as such the bill caused a moral stir amongst members of all caucuses who were personally opposed to using fetal stem cells for research. The MP I was working for asked me to write up his speech, normal job duties for my position, as a part of the process he would outline points he wanted me to touch on and we'd then vet and edit my draft later. Central to the speech was to bring up the abortion discussion and the "immorality" of using fetal stem cells given that positive results were being demonstrated with adult stem cells that did not require the destruction of embryos. I knew instantly I'd have a problem writing the speech, and after several aborted (inappropriate pun) attempts I approached my MP and explained I could not in all good conscience find the words to a compose speech where he and I differed almost completely. Rather than react negatively my MP understood the moral dilemma he had placed me and assigned me another task so he could (in between a very busy schedule) find his own words. There was no browbeating, no harsh words exchanged, there was mutual respect. That type of respect for divergent opinions on tricky social issues was not the exception in C.A. offices it was the norm.
So to your initial question, no I don't find a person's view of creation scary. What I do find scary is that in a liberal democracy like Canada so many self branded liberals (noticed I used the small "l") behave so illiberally when it comes to the presentation of views that are in conflict with their own viewpoints... I'm not pointing a finger at you, I'm speaking on general terms.
Mr. Day and Mr. Strahl both are religious, social conservatives... they oppose abortion, and they opposed same sex marriage (to bring up another debate of our time). But both accept the will of the majority, which in Canada is a woman has a right to an abortion and same sex couples are entitled to the same marital rights as heterosexual couples. Neither of them, in the performance of their duties as front row Minister's in the previous two governments forced their views on anyone, quite the opposite, they acted instead with dignity at all times, and as such had the respect of members from all sides of the political fence.