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Kentucky ark proves god hates America...

CMPancake said:
This "museum" in question is a Creationist exhibit trying to shoehorn religious teachings as science. All while the state of Kentucky is endorsing, and encouraging these fools to continue to misinform the public.
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Then don't go to it. Problem solved.

I fail to see how being upset that tax money is being (once again) mishandled by Kentucky to further line the wallets of one of the biggest hucksters in the pseudo-academic world.
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It's their own money that's being handled. So you don't have to worry your pretty little head over it.
 
CMPancake said:
This "museum" in question is a Creationist exhibit trying to shoehorn religious teachings as science. All while the state of Kentucky is endorsing, and encouraging these fools to continue to misinform the public.



I fail to see how being upset that tax money is being (once again) mishandled by Kentucky to further line the wallets of one of the biggest hucksters in the pseudo-academic world.



Failing to see the correlation between art and science here.



I feel the circumstances should be a tad different considering this "business" with the Creation museum is ultimately intended on getting people to buy into creationism.




As a Miami citizen, I can tell you the city would have been better off letting the Marlins pay for the stadium on their own instead of the billion dollars Miami is going to have to pay in 10 years. Miami screwed the city with that deal for the stadium and Kentucky is screwing it's people by allowing so much money to be funneled into this park with tax incentives and bonds.
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Let's go shut down every mosque, church, and synagogue while we are at it. We all know what they teach.......right? I would hate to see a secular child get caught up in all their dastardly teachings.
 
I don't live in Kentucky, though I have had some fine times in Louisville. Good people.

Not being a resident I don't have a dog in the fight. If the good people of Kentucky want to fund a religious themed park then have at it. As a resident of Kentucky I'd raise hell. A lot. But I'd raise hell if the state government wanted to finance a Buddhist stupa or any other religiously themed park. But, then again, it's Kentucky and apparently they go big for idol themed religious businesses.

You can't help but wonder if Kentucky would be as financially supportive of a Six Flags Over Muhammed park, everything else being equal.
 
ajn678 said:
The only religious organization that are supposed to be tax exempt are non profits.
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It is a private business and entitled to tax incentives just like any other private business. It isn't that hard to understand really.
 
D_NATURED said:
The recently built hundred million dollar ark "museum" in Kentucky shows that freedom of religion has been turned in to religious preference, a clear violation of the constitution. Do not look upon these idiots to pray for the money they need when they can just tap into the tax stream. The irony of these hypocrites is that if you asked them, they would be against the tax that keeps them afloat. There is no integrity in the shameless entitlement of faith, by any means. If they are willing to circumvent the constitution to have their little animal boat, they have given us all an unwelcome peek up their skirt, to reveal base human arrogance masquerading as morality.


Noah's ark attraction, complete with dinosaurs in cages, ready to open in Kentucky - LA Times
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Oh Good GOD, the insanity never ends, from a Christian that wants to remind everyone that the Vast Majority of Christians do not buy into this nonsense.
 
RetiredUSN said:
It is a private business and entitled to tax incentives just like any other private business. It isn't that hard to understand really.
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I don't think any business should be getting tax incentives. Especially one that is based on a particular religion.
 
ajn678 said:
The only religious organization that are supposed to be tax exempt are non profits.
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It's not tax exempt. They got tax incentives. Again, this is not an uncommon occurrence.
 
mak2 said:
I have read several places KY tax money went into it. Millions from what I read.
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Fishking said:
Nope. No one else's money went into it. They got a tax break. In other words, they got to keep more of their own money. If GE, a multi-billion dollar company can pay $0 in taxes, green energy companies get subsidies, or football stadiums then I fail to see the problem here.
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But I never see hiring practices like this from GE:

"That cleared the way for the group to seek out only Christians to fill its labor force. New applicants will be required to sign a statement saying they're Christian and "profess Christ as their savior.""

No way should taxpayers be subsidizing this!

(and a subsidy is exactly what a tax break is)
 
Fishking said:
It's not tax exempt. They got tax incentives. Again, this is not an uncommon occurrence.
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Okay, and I don't believe a business should be given tax incentives. Especially one that lies to people in order to control them.
 
Chomsky said:
But I never see hiring practices like this from GE:

"That cleared the way for the group to seek out only Christians to fill its labor force. New applicants will be required to sign a statement saying they're Christian and "profess Christ as their savior.""

No way should taxpayers be subsidizing this! (and a subsidy is exactly what a tax break is)
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So... its basically a church with roller coaster rides that makes money. Yea, this is outrageous that the government is subsidizing them.
 
ajn678 said:
So... its basically a church with roller coaster rides that makes money. Yea, this is outrageous that the government is subsidizing them.
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If they filed as a legit church, then fair enough.

But this seems to be a different enterprise.

And why should even legit churches skip out on taxes?
 
Chomsky said:
If they filed as a legit church, then fair enough.

But this seems to be a different enterprise.

And why should even legit churches skip out on taxes?
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Because apparently God(pastor) deserves all their money.
 
Fishking said:
Nope. No one else's money went into it. They got a tax break. In other words, they got to keep more of their own money. If GE, a multi-billion dollar company can pay $0 in taxes, green energy companies get subsidies, or football stadiums then I fail to see the problem here.
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The problem is that GE isn't allowed to only hire Muslims and green energy companies don't perpetuate the myth that energy comes from invisible elves.
 
If you want a religious experience in Kentucky, take a non drinking driver and do the Bourbon trail. We did it the days the Ferrari Club did it and it was, for some reason my memory is cloudy, but one of the distrillys anniversary was that day. It was a lot of fun, Take two days and try to end up at the Louisville Slugger and one more night to party downtown Louisville. Just dang nice. I was the first born on the Indiana side of the river on my Mom's side, but I love to make fun of the state, and there is a lot to make fun of. But I seriously love KY and the people too.
Risky Thicket said:
I don't live in Kentucky, though I have had some fine times in Louisville. Good people.

Not being a resident I don't have a dog in the fight. If the good people of Kentucky want to fund a religious themed park then have at it. As a resident of Kentucky I'd raise hell. A lot. But I'd raise hell if the state government wanted to finance a Buddhist stupa or any other religiously themed park. But, then again, it's Kentucky and apparently they go big for idol themed religious businesses.

You can't help but wonder if Kentucky would be as financially supportive of a Six Flags Over Muhammed park, everything else being equal.
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mak2 said:
If you want a religious experience in Kentucky, take a non drinking driver and do the Bourbon trail. We did it the days the Ferrari Club did it and it was, for some reason my memory is cloudy, but one of the distrillys anniversary was that day. It was a lot of fun, Take two days and try to end up at the Louisville Slugger and one more night to party downtown Louisville. Just dang nice. I was the first born on the Indiana side of the river on my Mom's side, but I love to make fun of the state, and there is a lot to make fun of. But I seriously love KY and the people too.
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I think I may have done that, but I'm afraid to ask anybody.
 
Yea, I think I seen you. Wearing the lampshade. Only the lampshade. I tried to drink it away, but sometimes I have nightmares...
Risky Thicket said:
I think I may have done that, but I'm afraid to ask anybody.
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Chomsky said:
But I never see hiring practices like this from GE:

"That cleared the way for the group to seek out only Christians to fill its labor force. New applicants will be required to sign a statement saying they're Christian and "profess Christ as their savior.""

No way should taxpayers be subsidizing this!

(and a subsidy is exactly what a tax break is)
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Only to those who have been sold the statist mentality that believes that our own assets are owned by the state and they only allow us to keep a portion of them.
 
D_NATURED said:
The problem is that GE isn't allowed to only hire Muslims and green energy companies don't perpetuate the myth that energy comes from invisible elves.
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So? Will it bring revenues into the area? That's the only thing that matters when regarding these types of things. People seem to lose their minds and conflate all kinds of things if something involves religion.
 
countryboy said:
I guess it really bothers you that they received state tax dollars to help fund this project. Good.
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So...its OK to spend taxpayer dollars on a religious fantasy....just as long as its the religious fantasy you believe.

Hypocrisy much?
 
Had they built the amusement park (No MONEY) this would have made a tiny bit of sense. I am not taking a long drive to the middle of nowhere to a resort like experience without the resort so that I can be held up for food and parking. With three kids over 5 (like I had) this is $175 plus tax to get in the door, there are few places to eat so that is going to run about $75 if I am lucky after they jack the prices (I paid $15 for crap chix tenders and frys at a waterpark once, then $3.50 for the soda...per kid), One stuffed animal per kid is going to be who knows how much but for sure a lot (lets say we are cheapos and say $75). Gas, hotel in either Cincinnati or lexington....2 nights hotel and one day at the THE ARK EXPERIENCE will very easily set a familiy back $650 for the economy experience....and for what exactly?
 
Spend the money on a research institute that could actually cure a disease, not some make believe anti-science BS that only enriches the zealots running the place.
 
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