Post by libby on Jan 11, 2016 22:57:20 GMT -6
Kentucky GOP Introduces Bill That Would Promote Creationism By Delaying School Start Date
Young Earth creationist and Christian fundamentalist Ken Ham is poised to benefit from a Republican-sponsored bill in Kentucky that would delay the start of the school year so more tourists can visit his Creation museum and his Noah's Ark museum, Ark Encounter, which is slated to open this summer.
Lawmakers believe if they can delay the start of school to as close to Labor Day as possible, more tourists will come to the two religious museums, and that will mean more dollars for everyone. But will it?
“Grant County is set to become a major tourist destination due to the presence of the Ark,” State Senator Damon Thayer said last year when he and fellow State Senator Chris Girdler first introduced the legislation. “But there won’t be many families from Kentucky visiting in August if we continue with the current calendar.”
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) calls the legislation a "vacation creationism bill."
Read more at www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/kentucky_gop_introduces_bill_that_would_promote_creationism_by_delaying_school_start_date .
Young Earth creationist and Christian fundamentalist Ken Ham is poised to benefit from a Republican-sponsored bill in Kentucky that would delay the start of the school year so more tourists can visit his Creation museum and his Noah's Ark museum, Ark Encounter, which is slated to open this summer.
Lawmakers believe if they can delay the start of school to as close to Labor Day as possible, more tourists will come to the two religious museums, and that will mean more dollars for everyone. But will it?
“Grant County is set to become a major tourist destination due to the presence of the Ark,” State Senator Damon Thayer said last year when he and fellow State Senator Chris Girdler first introduced the legislation. “But there won’t be many families from Kentucky visiting in August if we continue with the current calendar.”
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) calls the legislation a "vacation creationism bill."
Read more at www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/kentucky_gop_introduces_bill_that_would_promote_creationism_by_delaying_school_start_date .