So Many Levels of Wrong

A disturbing article appeared in the New York Times today. A science museum in Fort Worth, Texas refused to air a documentary called Volcanoes in the Deep Sea. The film shows life forms that live in the area around hypothermal vents, essentially the volcanoes of the deep sea. The areas are incredibly toxic and scientists have suggested that these life forms will help us better understand the origins of life. It is considered a brilliant documentary. Their museum is not the only theater refusing to air the film. Several theaters in the Bible belt have chosen not to air the film, but the most egregious case is the science museum.

Carol Murray, director of marketing for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, said the museum decided not to offer the movie after showing it to a sample audience, a practice often followed by managers of Imax theaters. Ms. Murray said 137 people participated in the survey, and while some thought it was well done, "some people said it was blasphemous."
In their written comments, she explained, they made statements like "I really hate it when the theory of evolution is presented as fact," or "I don't agree with their presentation of human existence."
On other criteria, like narration and music, the film did not score as well as other films, Ms. Murray said, and over all, it did not receive high marks, so she recommended that the museum pass.
"If it's not going to draw a crowd and it is going to create controversy," she said, "from a marketing standpoint I cannot make a recommendation" to show it.

I’m not sure what is the most disturbing part of this article. The fact that people will protest the airing of the documentary, that it is a science museum that is refusing to air it, or that the marketing director of the museum seems to be calling the shots on what is aired.