The American Museum of Natural History's $3 million exhibit commemorating the life and work of the famed naturalist Charles Darwin is the latest casualty in the cultural war between religious conservatives and secular society. The online daily newspaper The Telegraph is reporting that the AMNH was unable to find a corporate sponsor:

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.

In comparison:

...the Creationist Museum near Cincinatti, Ohio, which takes literally the Bible's account of creation, has recently raised $7 million in donations.

Fortunately, wealthy private individuals and charitable organizations have completely funded the Darwin exhibit, but to say that the effect religious conservatives are having on culture and education in the U.S. is chilling would not be hyperbole.

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