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Wired News Biblical Account of Creation Displayed
The AP reports that a zoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma has decided in favor of erecting a display of the Biblical account of creation. The decision comes after complaints that the zoo had already put up non-Christian religious displays, such as the statue of the Hindu god, Ganesh, outside the elephant exhibit and a marble globe inscribed with an American Indian saying: "The earth is our mother. The sky is our father." In the interest of "fairness" and non-discrimination the zoo has opted to use tax dollars to add a Christian display in addition to the other religious displays.
You know, I'm actually surprised that they even decided to do this. It seems that in America the modern creation of "separation of church and state" only applies to Christianity. Just look at last Christmas when a federal judge ruled that menorahs, crescents, and stars are secular but that a nativity scene is "purely religious" and thus cannot be displayed on government property. Remember that story here. So it is interesting that for once the rules are applied to everyone, or at least not-applied to everyone.
The AP reports that a zoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma has decided in favor of erecting a display of the Biblical account of creation. The decision comes after complaints that the zoo had already put up non-Christian religious displays, such as the statue of the Hindu god, Ganesh, outside the elephant exhibit and a marble globe inscribed with an American Indian saying: "The earth is our mother. The sky is our father." In the interest of "fairness" and non-discrimination the zoo has opted to use tax dollars to add a Christian display in addition to the other religious displays.
You know, I'm actually surprised that they even decided to do this. It seems that in America the modern creation of "separation of church and state" only applies to Christianity. Just look at last Christmas when a federal judge ruled that menorahs, crescents, and stars are secular but that a nativity scene is "purely religious" and thus cannot be displayed on government property. Remember that story here. So it is interesting that for once the rules are applied to everyone, or at least not-applied to everyone.
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