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[Phys-L] DARWIN EXHIBITION FRIGHTENING OFF CORPORATE SPONSORS



The big bang next? Was not religious opposition to the big bang
"theory" posted here recently -- or did I read this elsewhere?



NICHOLAS WAPSHOTT,TELEGRAPH, UK - An exhibition celebrating the life
of Charles Darwin has failed to find a corporate sponsor because
American companies are anxious not to take sides in the heated debate
between scientists and fundamentalist Christians over the theory of
evolution. The entire $3 million cost of Darwin, which opened at the
American Museum of Natural History in New York yesterday, is instead
being borne by wealthy individuals and private charitable donations.
The failure of American companies to back what until recently would
have been considered a mainstream educational exhibition reflects the
growing influence of fundamentalist Christians, who are among
President George W Bush's most vocal supporters, over all walks of
life in the United States. While the Darwin exhibition has been unable
to find a business backer - unlike previous exhibitions at the museum
- the Creationist Museum near Cincinatti (sic.), Ohio, which takes literally
the Bible's account of creation, has recently raised $7 million in
donations. The outbreak of corporate cold feet has shocked New York's
intellectuals. "It is a disgrace that large companies should shy away
from such an important scientific exhibition," said a trustee of
another prominent museum in the city, who was told of the exhibition's
funding problem by a trustee of the AMNH.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/20/wdarwin20.xml


bc, who notes this report came from London!
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