More than half of the people who agreed to answer a survey believe Answers in Genesis' Creation Museum is "bizarre," "Biblically inaccurate" or "scientifically unsound," a recent poll shows.

The Campaign to Defend the Constitution, which defines itself as "an online grassroots movement dedicated to fighting the growing influence of the religious right in American society," released the poll Thursday.

A national public opinion firm quizzed 800 likely voters across the country on religious issues, including what they thought of the museum, located in Petersburg.

"Recently a Creationism Museum opened up in Kentucky," the poll stated. "The museum portrays dinosaurs living alongside Adam and Eve as well as dinosaurs on Noah's Ark. Which of the following words best describes your view on this?"

The choices were: "Literal Word of God," "Biblically accurate," "Bizarre," "Biblically inaccurate," "Scientifically unsound" and "Not sure."

Fifty-four percent of the 800 responded "bizarre," "Biblically inaccurate" or "scientifically unsound," while 25 percent said they were unsure and 17 percent said the museum's views represented the "literal word of God" or were "Biblically accurate."

The survey found that 48 percent of people who said they attend church "every week" found the idea of the museum "bizarre," "Biblically inaccurate" or "scientifically unsound," while 23 percent were uncertain.

Twenty-nine percent of those who attend church every week agreed with the Creation Museum's view, answering it was "Biblically accurate" or the "literal word of God."

Lake Research Partners of Washington, D.C., conducted the telephone poll June 18-21. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percent.

The Campaign to Defend the Constitution also has led campaigns to "protect" science education and promote stem-cell research.

"We see it to be a very important poll," said Clark Stevens, co-director of the Campaign to Defend the Constitution. "The majority oppose the Creation Museum's views."

Attendance at the new museum has been stellar.

Museum officials said Thursday more than 40,000 visited in its first month. Answers in Genesis, the ministry that believes in the literal Bible, opened the $27 million museum May 28.

Stevens said the organization's Web site promoted a petition against the museum because they oppose the museum's claims that science back up their religious beliefs. Stevens said more than 25,000 have signed the petition.

Those at the Creation Museum were unconcerned about the poll's results.

"If that poll is valid ... then it just proves what we've been saying all along about the need for this museum," said Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis.

To see the full poll, visit www. defconamerica.org.