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Noah's Ark Park Inches Closer to Getting Taxpayer Funding

Kevin Spak — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:42:05 CST

“Ark Encounter,” the proposed creationist-themed amusement park where kids will be able to explore a 500-foot model of Noah’s Ark, moved a step closer to getting state funding this week, when the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority approved up to $37 million in tax incentives. Those incentives, which have been...

Coming to Kentucky: Creationism Theme Park

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:28:09 CST

Disneyland, pshaw . Soon the new hot amusement park will be located in Kentucky, and called ... Ark Encounter. The Christian theme park will include, among other attractions, a 500-foot-long Noah's Ark complete with live animals, a Tower of Babel replica, and a re-created first-century Middle Eastern village. "Make no mistake about...

Atheist Campers Learn Archery, Swimming, Skepticism

Kevin Spak — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:32:01 CDT

Atheist parents have it rough: They can't exactly pack the kids off to Bible camp for the summer. That’s changing, thanks in part to establishments like Camp Quest, a humanist-staffed getaway that promotes skepticism. Counselors teach the scientific method and deliver lectures about famous free thinkers. Kids are told invisible...