{"id":1612,"date":"2012-07-10T08:44:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2012-07-10T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:44:55","slug":"disgusting-dinosaur-distortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1612","title":{"rendered":"Disgusting dinosaur distortions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young earth creationists have been doing this for years and it’s still disgusting. Using the hook of “cool” dinosaurs to get kids to listen to and buy their fact-free stories is simply an egregious lie. Story: Dinosaurs coming to Jacksonville Bible class<\/a>. This vacation bible school will feature eight life-sized dinosaur replicas.<\/p>\n

Creation Truth teaches what it calls a biblically based explanation of the world’s creation. While scientists say their research points to mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, Creation Truth puts dinosaurs and humans on the Earth at the same time, with dinosaurs wiped out by the flood described in the Book of Genesis.
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\nThe week of classes will also teach children about the human body, the solar system and Noah’s Ark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What education or certification or training do these folks have that qualifies them to teach this stuff? And what gross errors and distortions will be passed along to the expected 1,400 attendees?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Young earth creationists have been doing this for years and it’s still disgusting. Using the hook of “cool” dinosaurs to get kids to listen to and buy their fact-free stories is simply an egregious lie. 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