Creationist group sues Kentucky over $18 million in tax rebates for Noah’s Ark theme park

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/creationist-group-sues-kentucky-over-18-million-in-tax-rebates-for-noahs-ark-theme-park/



Answers in Genesis president Ken Ham appears in a YouTube video

Creationist group sues Kentucky over $18 million in tax rebates for Noah’s Ark theme park
Eric W. Dolan
03 Feb 2015 at 11:39 ET

The creationist ministry Answers in Genesis announced Tuesday that it would file a lawsuit against the state of Kentucky over tax rebate benefits for its Noah’s Ark-based theme park.

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Lawyer Mike Johnson, who also appeared in the video, agreed. “Religious groups, ideas, and organizations can’t be treated with hostility by the government, and in effect that’s what we have here,” he said.

In December, Kentucky withdrew tax rebates for the Ark Encounter park in Williamston, Kentucky, that were potentially worth more than $18 million.

Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Bob Stewart said the project had transformed from a tourist attraction to an “extension of AIG’s ministry.” Answers in Genesis had refused to pledge not to discriminate against non-Christians in hiring.