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Theater owner bends to creationists' demands, cancels "Inherit the Wind"

gregladen | September 28, 2013

From the Minneapolis City Pages: The New Ulm Actors Community Theater has decided to cancel its planned production of "Inherit the Wind" thanks to pressure from local evangelicals who object to the way the play portrays the evolution/creationism debate. And from the New Ulm Journal: NEW ULM - The New Ulm Actors Community Theatre's production of "Inherent the Wind" was canceled last week due to cast dropouts stemming from objections by Martin Luther College professors and local WELS members over the play's depiction of the evolution/creationism debate. A typical day in New Ulm, Minnesota.…

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