Creation Museum Opens in Canada with Less Controversy than U.S.
BIG VALLEY, Alberta (AP) - A museum that tells a Biblical version of the Earth's history, asserting that the planet is just a few thousand years old, opened quietly in western Canada on Tuesday.
Owner Harry Nibourg had braced for demonstrators — as was the case when a similar museum opened in the United States — when he opened what he claims is Canada's first museum dedicated to creationism, or scientific evidence that backs up a literal interpretation of the Bible.
But only a handful of media, visitors and residents milled about as a local politician in the western Canadian province of Alberta cut the ribbon....