National Park Service: Research in Grand Canyon okay for geologists…but not Christian ones

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The Alliance Defending Freedom filed suit in federal court today against the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Park Service, and the Grand Canyon National Park on behalf of an experienced geologist who was denied a research permit because of his Christian beliefs.

Dr. Andrew Snelling, who holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Sydney and has conducted geological research in Australia and the United States, has previously done research in the Grand Canyon.

But, National Park Service officials have now denied his routine request to obtain a few fist-sized rock samples from the Grand Canyon after learning of his Christian views about the Earth’s beginnings.

The ADF says park officials ran him through a gamut of red tape for more than three years before officially denying his request.

Corrie O'Connor