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January 04, 2007
VILLAIN Dupe OF THE WEEK: Me Grand Canyon National Park Service*
Hero of the Week began here. it's only fitting that Villain of the Week does the same. For what are Heroes without Villains?
Strangers running about in tights enforcing their facist regimes, is what.
Take for instance the Grand Canyon's Park Service:
HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON’T SAY — Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on GeologyWashington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt review of its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by Noah's flood rather than by geologic forces, more than three years later no review has ever been done and the book remains on sale at the park, according to documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
“In order to avoid offending religious fundamentalists, our National Park Service is under orders to suspend its belief in geology,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. “It is disconcerting that the official position of a national park as to the geologic age of the Grand Canyon is ‘no comment.’”
In a letter released today, PEER urged the new Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Mary Bomar, to end the stalling tactics, remove the book from sale at the park and allow park interpretive rangers to honestly answer questions from the public about the geologic age of the Grand Canyon. PEER is also asking Director Bomar to approve a pamphlet, suppressed since 2002 by Bush appointees, providing guidance for rangers and other interpretive staff in making distinctions between science and religion when speaking to park visitors about geologic issues.
Again with the silly...no... incredibly ignorant shit from The PTBs. No worries, I'm not going into some pointless internet rant on the stupidity of those who can't separate life enriching faith from boneheaded theological totalitarianism.I mean, what would be the point in that?
I prefer to think of the Grand canyon as a sophisticated lady hiding her age from gentlemen callers. Hey Lady Canyon, you're gonna have to reveal yourself under that 1000 watt one day. You can't hide behind lies forever.
Just sayin.
UPDATE: It seems that all this noise was bullshit printed by overzealous environmentalist fuckos PEER. Thanks to Gaiman for pointing it out. And instead of ignoring my dupability, I'm just striking through the bad bits. Next time I'll do some small research on my own.
(link via 7d and PEER)
(*Technically, the current regime is the true villain but their plate is so full of badness that everyone has to share.)
Posted by Groonk at January 4, 2007 12:40 AM | Ministry of Politics, Religion
