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In reply to the discussion: County that shelled out tax rebates for creationist Ken Ham's Ark museum 'teetering on bankruptcy' [View all]Docreed2003
(17,821 posts)52. Imagine that...
You waste a boatload of money on an attraction that is based on folklore (until modern evangelicals began claiming the bible was literal that was what the Noah story was considered), you fill that attraction will absolute horseshit like the world is 6 thousand years old, and throw in a dose of absolute idiocy by putting dinosaurs into said attraction, and you're surprised no one wants to shell out money to come to BFE Kentucky to visit your bullshit attraction?? Amazing....amazingly stupid
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County that shelled out tax rebates for creationist Ken Ham's Ark museum 'teetering on bankruptcy' [View all]
DonViejo
Feb 2017
OP
If only someone had told them that mixing politics and religion was a bad idea...
Aristus
Feb 2017
#6
Good plan!! Lay people off and then foist a TAX increase on others to pay for this religious nut job
Bengus81
Feb 2017
#10
I think the big problem was that there wasn't anything else for people to do...
brooklynite
Feb 2017
#36
Looks like a nice place for a family outing. Maybe get baptized while you're there.
progressoid
Feb 2017
#50
Just more proof that, though wing nuts are loud and shocking in their stupidity, there simply aren't
Squinch
Feb 2017
#41
"Its been a great thing but its not brought us any money." An idiot says what?
Solly Mack
Feb 2017
#42
How about Jephthah and his daughter? That would give them something to think about. eom
Tanuki
Feb 2017
#61
But those dinosaur vs giants and humans were some of the best stories in the bible!
Ligyron
Feb 2017
#59