Ark Encounter, a planned theme park in Kentucky based on Noah's Ark, will not get the benefit of state tax breaks.
Kentucky tourism officials have rescinded the offer of tax incentives, which were initially offered to the nonprofit subsidiary of Answers in Genesis that was building the park, because job candidates were to be screened based on religion. Answers in Genesis is the ministry that runs the controversial, yet popular, Creation Museum.
Officials are concerned that the purpose of the theme park has shifted from leisure to potential ministry outreach. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said in a statement Wednesday that park leaders had originally pledged not to discriminate. Kentucky officials initially celebrated the park as an opportunity for tourism. Read more...
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