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Hallelujah! Creation Museum free Xmas Eve

December 21, 2010 – 9:05 am

The Kentucky museum that presents human history based on a literal interpretation of The Bible will once again open its doors free to the public on Christmas Eve to express its appreciation to the community and as “a gift modeling the free gift of salvation provided by Christ,” before the holidays. Opened in 2007, the [...]

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Beshear stars in ‘Failures of the lost ark’

December 6, 2010 – 1:30 pm

The national embarrassment attention surrounding Gov. Steve Beshear embracing the use of tax dollars to help fund a $150 million creationist-themed water park in Grant County continues to grow. Last week, Beshear stood with representatives from Ark Encounters LLC and Answers in Genesis, a religious group that operates the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., to [...]

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Close encounters of the ark kind

December 1, 2010 – 11:36 am

It’s official: In Kentucky, the invisible hand of the market belongs to God. Not long ago, in your blessed state capital, Gov. Steve Beshear announced his full support of a $150 million Noah’s Ark-themed water park to be constructed in Grant County. And ye, he saw that it was good: “We are excited to join [...]

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Louisville church against ‘Burn a Quran Day’

September 7, 2010 – 6:45 pm

The Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church will host a continuous reading of the Quran on September 11, 2010 in response to the “International Burn a Quran Day,” organized by an anti-Islamic church in Gainesville, Florida. The event is being organized by the Louisville church as a counter demonstration against the book burning and a show of [...]

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According to Judge, Hell Isn’t Real Enough

February 16, 2010 – 3:07 pm

Those of you who’ve ever driven down that lovely stretch of I-65 in central Kentucky have no doubt encountered a lovely, black and white billboard proclaiming to all, sinner and saint alike, that “Hell is real.”(Seasoned interstate veterans will also recall the adult bookstore located directly across the highway… not that I’ve ever shopped there…) [...]

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Lunchbox: Death battle over between life enhancers

October 19, 2009 – 12:25 pm

Feeling healthy again?: A super-bitchy major health care provider and its super-bitchy nemesis insurer have finally agreed to disagree. With the end of the Norton-Anthem dispute — in which services between the two were halted July 1, after Norton demanded double-digit increases in reimbursements and Anthem said no — comes reinstatement of patients’ full, hard-earned [...]

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Something Tells Me She Won’t Like The Sequel, Either.

September 22, 2009 – 6:03 pm

Forget for a moment that Kentucky has one of the worst educational attainment levels in the country… Now you’re better prepared to digest the following story free from any bummer of a context hanging over your head: SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky girl is seeking counseling after her class at a Kentucky high school [...]

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