In about six months, the Tulsa Zoo will present an exhibit about creationism. The city's Park and Recreation Board voted 3-1 in favor of a display that will be based on the Bible's Genesis myth. From the Associated Press:
…Those who favored the creationist exhibit, including Mayor Bill LaFortune, argued that the zoo already displayed religious items, including the statue of the Hindu god, Ganesh, outside the elephant exhibit and a marble globe inscribed with an American Indian saying: "The earth is our mother. The sky is our father."
"I see this as a big victory," said Dan Hicks, the Tulsa resident who approached the zoo with the idea. "It's a matter of fairness. To not include the creationist view would be discrimination."
Hundreds of people signed a petition supporting the exhibit…
Zoo officials had argued that the zoo does not advocate religion and that displays like the elephant statue are meant to show the animal's image among cultures. The same exhibit includes the Republican Party's elephant symbol.
Link to CNN article, Link to Scientific American's "15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense"
