In December, I reported that the Kentucky creationism theme park set to open in 2014 will “include dinosaurs.” The park “will feature a 500-foot-long wooden replica of Noah’s Ark containing live animals such as juvenile giraffes.” It will also include “a replica of the Tower of Babel with exhibits.”
TPM “” the source of this photo illustration — called it the “Park of the Covenant.”
Now the park has been granted $43 million in state tax breaks. At the same time, “the state has gone through eight rounds of budget cuts over the past three years,” including cuts to “education at all levels” and a pay freeze for all teachers and state workers.
The National Center for Science Education has said of creationism that “students who accept this material as scientifically valid are unlikely to succeed in science courses at the college level.”
Think Progress has more details on the state support, which raises questions about the separation of church and state:
And folks wonder why China and other countries have surpassed us in clean energy, while we remain stuck on dinosaur fuels!
