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Friday, February 24, 2017

Virginia city cancels visit to Ark Encounter after atheist protest

A Virginia city's Parks and Recreation Department has canceled a planned trip to The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum for families after an atheist group claimed it would violate the Constitution due to the exhibit's "Christian and proselytizing nature."

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation claimed that it was informed by a "concerned local resident" about the planned visit in early April to the museum in Kentucky and therefore it "urged" the city to "refrain from organizing an outing to such overtly religious sites."

"Advertising and organizing a trip to a Christian ministry constitutes government endorsement of religion and alienates those Christiansburg residents who are not Christian and are non-religious," FFRF Attorney Andrew Seidel wrote to Brad Epperley, director of the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Department..

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have zero problem with atheists because they are exercising their rights just as I exercise mine by being a Christian.When they start having a problem with my faith vs their lack of faith I have a problem with it.

Anonymous said...

I plan to visit this one day. Could care less what the atheists think. I have my beliefs, and you have yours. That's why there are private christian schools so they don't have to put up with this BS!!!

Anonymous said...

SCREW Atheist - you let them control you - I say forget them.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely ridiculous. Was anyone trying to hog-tie atheists & force them to go? So sick of some forcing their crap on others!

Anonymous said...

" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;....."

The atheists and courts are breaking the law as set forth by the 1st Amend. in the Constitution.

Anonymous said...

Let's finish this boat and send illegals back.