Candidate in Kentucky announces new Creationist Theme Park

[tpfkaw]

Not merely a candidate, but the sitting Democratic governor.

Oh my.

But this is the state where the Democratic legislature passed a resolution saying that God is their last defense against terrorism, IIRC.

When is He not?

When the government is forbidden from endorsing any religion, or religion generally, by the terms of the 1st Amendment.

1st amendment only forbids the Federal Government from endorsing any religion.  State governments can do whatever they please, and, in fact, several maintained established churches for decades after the ratification of the Constitution.

[King]

If they really endorsed "Him," they would have made him the first line of defense.

[Badger]

Not merely a candidate, but the sitting Democratic governor.

Oh my.

But this is the state where the Democratic legislature passed a resolution saying that God is their last defense against terrorism, IIRC.

When is He not?

When the government is forbidden from endorsing any religion, or religion generally, by the terms of the 1st Amendment.

1st amendment only forbids the Federal Government from endorsing any religion.  State governments can do whatever they please, and, in fact, several maintained established churches for decades after the ratification of the Constitution.

"anti-big-government libertarian".

[Skill and Chance]

Why is this controversial?  Most Americans believe in creation and the park artist renderings look interesting if they can pull it off.  I'd like to see a correctly sized Ark just to see what it was like from the Bible and would pay to go there.  We see the seeds of persecution coming down the pipeline.  Not too long from now you all will be calling for beheadings of Christians under the sway of a one world dictator - leave us alone until your time comes.

Speaking of creepyness: Former NY Governor Pataki was on Fox News the other day calling for a mandatory biochip for all Americans in order to fly.  Ditto the news from Wikileaks on the King of Saudi Arabia calling for chip implants inside of the guantanamo bay detainees.

Because the US, China, India, Russia, etc. are really going to willingly surrender their sovereignty to something like the UN in our lifetimes?  The only thing close to this that we find anywhere in the world is the EU with its central taxation and monetary authority, and even the EU is falling apart at the seams as I write.  And this business about mandatory microchips is insane.  First of all, with opposition from religious conservatives plus secular libertarians, that is also a non-starter in the developed world and the US especially.  Also, a smalll number of people are already voluntarily microchipped.  It hasn't brought about the apocalypse.  So far as anyone can observe, God has not condemned them.  Apocalyptic branches of Christianity used to say the same things about social security numbers, then credit cards.  Do you believe that either of these are the "Mark of the Beast"? 

There have been hundreds of apocalyptic churches throughout history, each focused on a different event/date, but no apocalypse happened.  Don't you think that they might be intrepreting Revelation a bit too literally? 

[tpfkaw]

Oh dear, you reported my post instead of debating it.  Run off to mommy and make sure she kisses your boo-boos.

[fezzyfestoon]

...scientific examinations of God's actual methods of creation.

Does...not...compute...

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

...scientific examinations of God's actual methods of creation.

Does...not...compute...

meaning that if it is scientifically proven that we evolved from simpler creatures, then clearly that is the way that God chose to create us -- and thus I believe it would be an abomination to make up "creation science" to explain a means of creation that was not actually God's plan.