Posted: 09/02/2007 at 9:17am | IP Logged

Rangers Plan to Visit Creation Museum After Being Challenged by Visitors

by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier-Journal

FRANKFORT, KY - Naturalists from Kentucky state parks are planning a trip to the Creation Museum to see firsthand what they are up against. Since the museum opened, the naturalists who teach visitors about the ancient natural history of the parks have been challenged more frequently by people who have visited the Creation Museum. "I hope they can carve out some time to meet with some of our Ph.D. scientists," said Mark Looy, spokesman for the museum.

The Department of Parks is in the state Commerce Cabinet, which is headed by Secretary George Ward, who attended the opening of the Creation Museum. "This trip will let our naturalists be better prepared to deal with questions they get, and they will continue to talk about the scientific explanations at their parks," Ward said. "But we also have a role to promote tourism in Kentucky, and we see the Creation Museum as a tourism attraction."

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