Kentucky is rapidly becoming the state with the largest population of individuals with IQs lower than their age. And this says a lot, as Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and a few others are filled to capacity with evangelical Christian fools who believe the fairy tales contained in the Bible. For you Southerners out there, IQ stands for intelligence quotient – the score for the average individual is about 100.
And oh by the way, using taxpayer money for religious purposes is unconstitutional. But then again, when has that stopped the ‘yahoos’ in the past. Local, state and even the federal government in this country have always buckled to pressure from religious groups. Clearly, politicians are more interested in acquiring votes than in upholding the law. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A group of investors looking to build a replica of Noah’s Ark as part of a proposed $172 million theme park cleared its first bureaucratic hurdle.
The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority granted preliminary approval Monday for state tax incentives for the project. An economic analysis must be done before being considered for final approval.
Mike Zovath, co-founder of the Answers in Genesis ministry that opened the Creation Museum in Kentucky three years ago, said investors are looking to build a full-scale replica of the ark in what would be an expansive theme park that could draw some 1.6 million visitors a year.
Investors, attracted by Kentucky’s tourism tax incentives, are considering an 800-acre site near Williamstown, just off Interstate 75.
Gov. Steve Beshear, who gave the proposal in a Capitol news conference earlier this month, has said he favors tax incentives for the ark park that is projected to create about 900 permanent jobs and have a $214 million economic impact in its first year of operation. Detractors object to the state providing tax incentives for a project with a religious theme.
The theme park would include an ancient walled city, a petting zoo, live animal shows featuring giraffes and elephants and a replica of the biblical Tower of Babel.
