Officials from the
Museum of Creation & Earth are sulking after the
San Diego Museum Council denied their application for
membership:
Danielle Susalla Deery is president of the San Diego Museum Council. She said the museum's membership was not rejected because of its mission but because of other factors.
"Like their animal care and the protocol and care of their exhibitions and storage. They had a lot of areas that were not in line with membership guidelines. They have a staff member on the board of directors and that’s not good governance," Deery said.
Museum president Tom Cantor said it's just good old fashioned discrimination:
"I’m afraid we are being opposed for nothing more than the old prejudice against God," Cantor said.
He went on to make a comparison between the museum's fight for respect and a moment in history.
"It’s like we’re in Selma, Alabama in the 1950s and I want to have a museum on black Americans," he said. "Do you think I’ll be accepted by the council of museums in Selma, Alabama?"
Yes, it's just like that, Tom.
If you dare, here is their promo video: