d.brin wrote:
Meanwhile, I am told that those marvelous placards at the Grand Canyon, telling about the layering of geological eras, wonderfully vivid before the eye, have been taken down and replaced with bible passages.....
I had to check on this one, since I couldn't imagine the park service doing this. It appears that a private group put them there 33 years ago; they were taken down last year in response to an ACLU letter, and then put back up a few days later.
But as far as I can see, they didn't replace anything.
Personally, I'd really rather not have the government posting things that favor any particular religion.
I sure wish some of the people who endorse this sort of thing and despise the ACLU would take a good look at what has happened historically when the government is the church. Or maybe they have and just don't believe it could happen today. I dunno.
Nick
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