the Zoo is funded in part by tax payer money On Dec 9, 10:14 am, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike, how was taxpayer money being spent in this case? Both the museum > and the zoo were offering to reduce ticket prices to their respective > events if you buy them both together. That sounds like a win-win for > the zoo, the museum and the taxpayers who wanted to see the events. > > The sole basis for the complaint was the mere association of the zoo > with the museum. How dare the zoo even recognize the existence of an > organization that teaches creation. It had nothing to do with taxpayer > money. It's pure paranoia. > > On Dec 9, 3:25 am, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > tax payer money should not be spent on any religion period . > > > On Dec 8, 5:07 pm, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But it's OK for taxpayer money to promote evolution? It's not like > > > the theory of evolution is a proven fact either. Both evolution and > > > creation are unproven theories yet you object to only one where > > > taxpayer money is involved. Most people question where we came from > > > and like it or not, there are two principal theories; creation and > > > evolution. People should not be afraid of exploring either. > > > > What makes this even more ridiculous is that all they were doing was > > > offering a combo ticket to their respective events - The Festival of > > > Lights and the Christmas celebration, Bethlehem’s Blessing. It wasn't > > > like the zoo was endorsing the museum. It was two seasonal events > > > teaming up to make it cheaper for people to see them both. The > > > response to this was borderlines on anti-religious hysteria. And > > > because of this hysterical reaction, and the zoo caving into it, those > > > who wanted to see both events ended up paying more to do so. > > > > On Dec 8, 3:50 pm, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > i think it is a good idea ! tax payer money should not be spent to > > > > promote a religious theory > > > > > On Dec 8, 11:52 am, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > You didn't say whether you thought this was a good decision or not, > > > > > and if you do, why? > > > > > > On Dec 8, 6:55 am, Liberal mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > On Dec 8, 6:49 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > 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.”- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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