They've definitely got the right to express their culture. Just because many others in the world think that these are priceless artifacts with value to the whole species doesn't mean that they have to. Maybe this will cause the exhibit to be moved. Though that would be a sad cultural loss for all of Africa.
It means the Bible is wrong (or at least, not literal). Thus, it scares them because they take it very literally. They refuse to aknowledge it because it would be aknowleging their religion is wrong or not what they thought it was.
I think the church leaders have plenty of faith, but lack trust in their congregations to maintain their [the congregation's] faith if repeatedly exposed to these ideas. At the same time, their faith tells them that they know evolution is wrong, so they would object to such a display that shows the theory of evolution displayed as fact, shown not only to themselves and their congregations, but everyone who comes into the museum. It's the same way that we would be petitioning museums if they were displaying artifacts and exhibits on creationism in a supposedly neutral, national museum as though it was pure fact. It's a perfectly reasonable thing to do.
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I think they just don't have much faith
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