From the New York Times:
Several Imax theaters, including some in science museums, are refusing to show movies that mention the subject - or the Big Bang or the geology of the earth - fearing protests from people who object to films that contradict biblical descriptions of the origin of Earth and its creatures.
Now this (NYT site, reg. req'd) is the sort of thing that really frightens me. We can disagree about fiscal and military policy; these things are always open to debate, and only history will show who's right and who's wrong. But refusing to show documentaries because they mention evolution is de facto censorship (and big fat massive fucking denial of scientific fact).
And they're pandering to an audience of willfully fundamental people. Do we really want to become a country that caters to this particular religious group? I know a lot of Christians who don't think it's blasphemous to beleive the Earth is more than 6000 years old.
I hate to say it, but stories like this one disturb me as much if not more than those about human rights abuses . . .




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