Andrew A. Snelling
Andrew A. Snelling is a young-Earth creationist geologist who works for Answers in Genesis.[4] He started working for Answers in Genesis in 2007[5] and serves as AiG's director of research.One of the three geologists who reviewed the proposal for the National Park Service stated that the type of rock Snelling was trying to test could be found outside the park, and all three reviewers made it clear they did not consider the proposal scientifically valid.[9] On May 9, 2017, Snelling, with the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the United States Department of the Interior and the Grand Canyon National Park authorities, citing the Trump administration's executive order of May 4, 2017 about religious liberty.[2][9][11] Snelling's attorneys did not provide a copy of the permit to a reporter from the Phoenix New Times who requested it.