The construction of a telescope in Hawaii is controversial, because religion

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After seven years of due process, the initial phase of construction for the TMT (thirty meter telescope) on Mauna Kea is being blocked by protests. Activitists claim the mountain is "sacred", and are demanding the project be stopped. Native Hawaiians are on both sides of this issue, with some on the side of the science of discovery that allowed Hawaiians to be here in the first place, and others claiming that cultural and spiritual practices are more important. Plenty of references to god, most likely the one introduced by the missionaries, but also the ancient gods of early Hawaiians. No word on the fate of the thirteen telescopes that are already on the mountain.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/hundreds-turn-out-oppose-tmt