Keith Willshaw wrote:
> "PTravel" wrote in message
> news:hOxlh.55573$qO4.3743@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
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>>"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
>>message news:en64us$jt4$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
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>>>"RF" wrote in message
>>>news:g1ucp213c3h3l11a7k31nfpgohvp99cnsf@4ax.com...
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>>>>Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility News Release
>>>>(www.peer.org)
>>>>For Immediate Release: December 28, 2006
>>>>Contact: Carol Goldberg (202) 265-7337
>>>>
>>>>HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON'T SAY
>>>>- Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on
>>>>Geology
>>>>
>>>
>>>This statement is factually incorrect
>>>
>>>The NPS web site has the answer on their FAQ
>>>http://www.nps.gov/grca/faqs.htm#old
>>>
>>>
>>>How old is the Canyon?
>>>
>>>That's a tricky question. Although rocks exposed in the walls of the
>>>canyon are geologically quite old, the Canyon itself is a fairly young
>>>feature. The oldest rocks at the canyon bottom are close to 2000 million
>>>years old. The Canyon itself - an erosional feature - has formed only in
>>>the past five or six million years. Geologically speaking, Grand Canyon
>>>is very young
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The fact that they chose not to censor a book stating otherwise is a
>>>different issue.
>>>
>>>Keith
>>
>>The question isn't whether they should censor a book, but whether the
>>National Park Service has any business selling a religious text in the
>>first place.
>>
>>
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>
> So I take it you are in favour of their banning the bible too eh !
>
> Keith
Not at all. Just that the NPS should not be FORCED to sell religious
texts. That is not their job. They are there to promote knowledge and
understanding of nature and the geology of the area.
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