On 6/8/05, Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings all,
> 
> Zoos are zoological parks, based on science and (most) incorporate
> scientific study in their mission statements and daily practice.  Hence,
> they cannot escape the challenge to science by creationism.

But it sounds like this evolution exhibit at the Tulsa zoo contains at
least references to other creation stories. In that case, then yes, I
think that a blurb about creationism is appropriate given that it is
no larger or more prominent than any other religion that is mentioned
AND if it is located with those other religions, not given its own
exhibit. So for example, the exhibit says something like, "Here's what
some cultures explain how we got all the animals: Ganesha,
creationism, the world egg, the Earth mother, sneezed out of the nose
of some higher being, etc." That is in context and is appropriate. A
whole other exhibit to creationism in general, is not appropriate,
because like Jay said, it is a zoo based on science and not a zoo
based on comparitive religion.

deb

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