I think I want to do violence.
National Park Service employees are forbidden from discussing the geological age of the Grand Canyon, to avoid offending those who believe the Earth is only 6000 years old.
The Park Service is also
selling a book that explains that the Grand Canyon was formed during Noah's flood,
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As I drove south to Minneapolis, there was an anti-abortion billboard like every mile on the interstate.
And this is Minnesota -- not exactly Bible Belt.
I have an ugly feeling that we (the sane) are losing our country to the minions of Nehemiah Scudder.
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This is going too damn far. Seriously, just too damn far.
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Bibliofile's got it. This claim turns out to be from a supposedly pro-science group that protects science by, um, making things up. The retraction from the Skeptic, admitting that they were not skeptical enough, is here.
The book is indeed being sold in the gift shop, along with more legitimate material. The wackjobs have their toehold. However, it doesn't sound like they have much chance of getting further control here.
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