more attacks on religion by the insane leftists. no surprise. On Dec 8, 6:29 am, Liberal mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Zoo pulls Creation Museum promotion > The Cincinnati Zoo and the Creation Museum launched a joint > promotional deal last week to draw attention to their holiday > attractions.http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081201/NEWS01/81201045 > > It worked, but not the way zoo and museum officials had hoped. > > The zoo pulled out of the deal Monday after receiving dozens of angry > calls and e-mails about the partnership, which offered reduced prices > to anyone who bought tickets to the zoo’s Festival of Lights and the > museum’s Christmas celebration, Bethlehem’s Blessing. > > Most of the protests echoed the same theme: the Creation Museum > promotes a religious point of view that conflicts with the zoo’s > scientific mission. > > Some complained that the zoo, which receives public support through a > tax levy, should not become involved with a private museum dedicated > to the teachings of the Bible’s Book of Genesis. Others said a > scientific institution shouldn’t link itself to a place that argues > man once lived side by side with dinosaurs. > > “They seem like diametrically opposed institutions,” said Dr. James > Leach, a Cincinnati radiologist who e-mailed zoo officials about his > concerns. “The Cincinnati Zoo is one of this city’s treasures. The > Creation Museum is an international laughingstock.” > > Zoo officials said they considered the promotion – dubbed “Two Great > Attractions, One Great Deal” – a marketing deal no different than > other cross-promotions they do with institutions like the Newport > Aquarium or the Cincinnati Reds. > > Instead, they found themselves mired in a heated debate between > creationists and evolutionists over the origins of mankind. Thanks to > the Internet, the opposition needed only a few days to organize a > worldwide e-mail campaign and to set up a zoo boycott through blogs > and a Facebook page. > > “It’s not about us endorsing them or them endorsing us,” said Chad > Yelton, a zoo spokesman. “That wasn’t the intention of anything we > were doing.” > > The Creation Museum’s founder, Ken Ham, said the Petersburg, Ky., > museum and the zoo spent months preparing the cross-promotion > package. > He said the zoo’s decision to cut ties after two days was > disappointing and a missed opportunity to boost regional tourism. > > Ham said he was “personally saddened” by the negative response. > > “It’s a pity that intolerant people have pushed for our expulsion > simply because of our Christian faith,” Ham said in a statement. > “Some > of their comments … reveal great intolerance for anything having to > do > with Christianity.” > > The museum, which opened in May 2007, has been praised by supporters > as a bulwark against evolutionary teachings. It also has been > ridiculed by critics who say its displays, including a triceratops > with a saddle on its back, are based on pseudo science. > > The ticket deal first appeared on web sites for both institutions > Friday, offering a price of $25.95 for one ticket to both the > Festival > of Lights and Bethlehem’s Blessing, which features a live nativity > and > a recreation of the streets of Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. > > But Yelton said the uproar became such a distraction by Monday > morning > that zoo officials decided to pull it from the web site. > > No package deals had been sold, so no refunds will be necessary. > > “When we partner with the Reds, we don’t get these kinds of e-mails,” > Yelton said. “It’s pretty clear this is more of a distraction.” --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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