This beats all. Kentucky is giving $43 million in public benefits to a creationist theme park.

The state is, in short, paying about a quarter of the cost of a religious institution.

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ALSO: Speaking of state sponsorship of religion — of the evangelical, gay-bashing variety — check out Minnesota.

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