Oh, bother...

There's a bumper-sticker that I keep meaning to buy for my car which states, "God, protect me from your followers." When I first saw it, it was just a cute, catchy phrase to me. With each year that goes by, it has morphed into an actual prayer.

Because, quite frankly, the stupidity of Creationists (among other Christian nutjobs) just scares me.

Oh, it's not that they believe in a Higher Power, or that said Power created the universe. It's their total denial of the mountains of scientific evidence which continues to show us that life evolved into the current forms it takes. It's how they insist that their views deserve equal time in classes and other areas of science when said beliefs have nothing to do with science.

Take this incident for example. The Tulsa Zoo, in Oklahoma, will be adding a display on the creation of the Earth according to the Bible. Many people have spoken up against this, saying that tax money should not be used to promote this belief in a scientific setting.

Those that pushed it through have pointed out that other religious symbols are already present (such as a depiction of the Hindu god Ganesh) and that if they deny this display, it would be religious discrimination. "It's a matter of fairness," said the Tulsa resident who started the whole shebang. "To not include the creationist view would be discrimination."

Normally, I'd say he has a point. If you're going to promote one religion, you've got to allow others to have a place. However, what these people are missing is that the zoo is not promoting any religious views.

The statue of Lord Ganesh that is present in the zoo is not there to educate people about (or convert them to) Hinduism. The zoo has several displays which show how different cultures symbolize the various animals. Lord Ganesh's image is there as part of a display on elephant symbols. Said display also includes the logo of the Republican party.

Too bad they can't seem to realize the difference.