Archbishop Ussher Works At The Park Service

How old is the Grand Canyon? Don't ask. Don't offend the fundies.

"Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt review of its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by Noah's flood rather than by geologic forces, more than three years later no review has ever been done and the book remains on sale at the park, according to documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)."

So the book, titled 'Grand Canyon, a Different View' is still on sale at the park bookstore due to pressure from bushista bible thumpers. I don't know about you, but those bookstores at the parks are special places to me, where you go to find materials to help enrich your wonderful experience at intensely beautiful places. We don't need Xtian fairy tales for that. What's next, gag orders for the Park Rangers?

“As one park geologist said, this is equivalent of Yellowstone National Park selling a book entitled Geysers of Old Faithful: Nostrils of Satan.”