Creationists have long sought to get their curriculum into public school science classes by using propaganda to influence the democratic process rather than by actually doing science.
Answers in Genesis' Creation Museum in Kentucky is a major weapon in the arsenal to spread their sectarian views to kids. The "museum" claims great success so far:
Creation Museum's attendance exceeds expectations
Two years after its controversial opening, the Creation Museum has drawn 720,000 visitors, far more than the 250,000 annually organizers predicted. It brought in $7 million in receipts last fiscal year, with organizers saying it has had an economic impact of more than $20 million.
Two years after its controversial opening, the Creation Museum has drawn 720,000 visitors, far more than the 250,000 annually organizers predicted. It brought in $7 million in receipts last fiscal year, with organizers saying it has had an economic impact of more than $20 million.
. . . which immediately reminded me of Albert Einstein's famous quote:
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
The last part of the article notes that
Biologist Gene Kritsky, a professor at College of Mount St. Joseph in nearby Cincinnati, said he realizes that polls show almost half of Americans don't accept the evolutionary explanation and recognizes the right to believe in any view. But he worries the museum cloaks religion in science.
"The Bible is not a science book," he said. "In Job, it says that the Earth rests on pillars, but we don't teach that to children."
"The Bible is not a science book," he said. "In Job, it says that the Earth rests on pillars, but we don't teach that to children."
(emphasis by csa)
One more time: this isn't an issue of science v religion. It's a sectarian squabble over different interpretations of Holy Scripture.
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
