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beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 03:38 AM Sep 2015

San Diego Creation Museum denied membership to Museum Council and Ken Ham isn't happy

San Diego Creation Museum denied membership to Museum Council and Ken Ham isn't happy
September 23, 2015 by Dan Arel





For the second time in two years, the Santee-based Creation Museum (right outside San Diego, CA) was denied membership to the San Diego Museum Council.

Membership includes perks like marketing support, exposure along with other museums in the city and unspecified training.

In 2013, the Creation Museum was denied membership because of the condition of the live animal exhibits. “We jumped through all their hoops,” Creation Museum president Tom Cantor said of the changes they worked to make.

After re-applying, the new application was again denied.

Of course, Cantor believes this is religious persecution.


“We didn’t get the majority of votes, which to me confirms the underlying cause which we suspected all along, which is prejudice against creation as an explanation for origins,” Cantor said.


...

“Whatever the case may be with the San Diego creationist museum, we often see prejudice against creationists in academic circles simply because we promote a different view of origins than what is commonly believed—and even back it up with solid scientific research. Most evolutionists simply don’t want other views being expressed because they don’t want people being exposed to the truth about origins,” wrote Ken Ham, CEO of the Creation Museum in Kentucky.

Ham, of course, believes this is based on fear. Ham has created this idea in his head that scientists are afraid of people being exposed to creationism.

He is right, though, we do fear people being exposed to creationism because we fear the ultimate dumbing down of society. We fear kids being indoctrinated with such nonsense and screwing up their hopes of a future in which they understand science and instead view the world through the ignorant lenses of young earth creationists.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/09/san-diego-creation-museum-denied-membership-to-museum-council-and-ken-ham-isnt-happy/




STOP PERSECUTING KEN HAM!!!

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San Diego Creation Museum denied membership to Museum Council and Ken Ham isn't happy (Original Post) beam me up scottie Sep 2015 OP
and even back it up with solid scientific research. AlbertCat Sep 2015 #1
Words mean what they want them to mean, Albertcat. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #3
"...prejudice against creation as an explanation for origins.” deucemagnet Sep 2015 #2
LOL! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #4
Heck, it happens skepticscott Sep 2015 #5
Yes it does. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #6
We're down-right bigots Lordquinton Sep 2015 #7
I guess I'm just prejudiced against explanations that are completely unsupported by evidence. deucemagnet Sep 2015 #8
It's like being called a "protocol asthma" Lordquinton Sep 2015 #9
If we keep persecuting Ken Ham, progressoid Sep 2015 #10
I wouldn't touch Ken Ham with your fork. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #11
Saw a good thingamus the other day.... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #12
That would make a good meme! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #13
It is! I saw it on FB. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #14

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
4. LOL!
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 01:13 PM
Sep 2015

"prejudice"

Who needs stoopid secular dictionaries when you can make up shit and redefine words to "prove" your theories?


Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)
7. We're down-right bigots
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 02:30 PM
Sep 2015

They're open to other beliefs, why are we so bigoted against theirs? We may never know.

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)
8. I guess I'm just prejudiced against explanations that are completely unsupported by evidence.
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 04:09 PM
Sep 2015

If they want to tar me with the label "bigot" over that, I guess I shouldn't mind.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)
12. Saw a good thingamus the other day....
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 08:27 PM
Sep 2015

Basically.....

Creationism is essentially holding on to the idea that every single major university biology, chemistry, paleontology, microbiology, genetics, cosmology, geology and archeology departments are wrong, that tens of thousands of scientists and researchers the world over are wrong, but one small band of desert dwellers from 2500 years ago got it exactly correct.

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