On 8/2/06, Jason Dennison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> First off, this isn't in some off the beaten path town in the middle of
> nowhere. It is within 20 minutes of downtown Cincinnati and just 5 minutes
> off the Interstate (if that).

Wow. I didn't realise it was that close. Eek!

> I don't know whether I am more angry or scared that a museum/theme park like
> this can get the support (and media attention) it does. While those of us in
> true museums and scientific fields work for next to nothing, these
> charlatans are busy stuffing their pockets by taking advantage of gullible
> people.

Jason's got a point here. Science museums aside, when's the last time
you heard of any museum getting $25 million dollars? The Udvar-Hazy
center at the Smithsonian got that from one person which is pretty
darned amazing but the Creationist museum raised that from thousands
of people. Planetaria are shutting down left and right but they had
one donated. It's got to be more than just "God wants a museum," or is
it as simple as that? Does God want art or history too? What makes
their fund-raising campaigns so much more effective than ours?

Deb

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