Essay: Will the Creation Museum Discriminate?
RELIGIOUS DISPATCHES
February 13, 2011
KENTUCKY -- Cary Summers, the spokesperson for Ark Encounter, the partnership being led by the Creation Museum said at a press conference that they were “wrestling” with the issue of the statement of faith AiG employees and volunteers are required to sign. But when asked by RD what exactly they were wrestling with, if they were committed to non-discrimination, Ethridge received no clarification from Ark Encounter, though she speculated that “[Summers] would say that that was not the best word choice that came to him in that moment.” But regardless of what word he used to describe it, there is space between what seems like the clear demands of one of the key LLC members’ theology and the promises made in the public dialog (and perhaps the requirements of the law… but perhaps not). The Courier Journal quotes the governor saying “We’re going to require that anybody that we deal with is going to obey all of the laws on hiring.” The problem is that the state won’t be dealing with AiG. The state will be dealing with Ark Encounter while AiG, as its subsidiary, will be running the park. [link]
February 13, 2011
KENTUCKY -- Cary Summers, the spokesperson for Ark Encounter, the partnership being led by the Creation Museum said at a press conference that they were “wrestling” with the issue of the statement of faith AiG employees and volunteers are required to sign. But when asked by RD what exactly they were wrestling with, if they were committed to non-discrimination, Ethridge received no clarification from Ark Encounter, though she speculated that “[Summers] would say that that was not the best word choice that came to him in that moment.” But regardless of what word he used to describe it, there is space between what seems like the clear demands of one of the key LLC members’ theology and the promises made in the public dialog (and perhaps the requirements of the law… but perhaps not). The Courier Journal quotes the governor saying “We’re going to require that anybody that we deal with is going to obey all of the laws on hiring.” The problem is that the state won’t be dealing with AiG. The state will be dealing with Ark Encounter while AiG, as its subsidiary, will be running the park. [link]
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