May 11, 200520 yr Really, i hope this project is a success and draws more attention to the area. Fundamentalist Christians hold a lot of power in America these days (after all they got Bush elected) so having a draw for them might not be a bad thing for the area.
May 13, 200520 yr Did you guys know there's a creation/science museum near Akron? They have dinosaur exhibits called "Truassic Park". Check out this story.
May 23, 200520 yr Here are a couple of stories from the 5/22/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: With the museum's exterior completed, the focus now is on interior work and exhibits. Construction is pegged to the donations that roll in - at a rate of $300,000 to $400,000 a year. The total projected cost is $25 million, of which $15.5 million has been raised. The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating Massive museum based on ministry In 1994, Ken Ham and two colleagues arrived in Northern Kentucky intent on building a ministry and a museum. After years of delays caused by zoning battles and residents' opposition, today the U.S. headquarters of the nonprofit Answers in Genesis and the still unfinished Creation Museum are housed in a sprawling building just off Interstate 275's Exit 11 in Boone County, about 20 miles south west of downtown Cincinnati. ... Information: www.answersingenesis.org. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050522/NEWS01/505220369/1056/rss02 PHOTO: Ken Ham poses with dinosaur models in his unfinished $25 million Answers in Genesis museum. Photos by Brandi Stafford/ The Enquirer Ministry uses dinosaurs to dispute evolution How and when did life begin? Ken Ham wants you to find the answer in his $25 million Boone County creation museum By John Johnston Enquirer staff writer PETERSBURG - Ken Ham wants to save your soul. He's so bent on that mission that he has spent 11 years in Northern Kentucky creating a museum to answer one of the most debated questions of our time: When and how did life begin? Soon, visitors to Ham's still-unfinished Creation Museum will experience his view: that God created the world in six, 24-hour days on a planet just 6,000 years old. This literal interpretation of the Bible runs counter to accepted scientific theory, which says Earth and its life forms evolved over billions of years. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050522/NEWS01/505220367/1056/rss02
July 17, 200519 yr The lastest from the 7/17/05 NKY Sunday Challenger: PHOTO: OLD FRIENDS: The Creationist Museum's Mark Looy believes that men and dinosaurs lived together after God created both on the Sixth Day, around 6,000 years ago. The Sunday Challenger staff photo PHOTO: NOW THAT'S A CROC: The original crocodile model used in the movie, "Crocodile Dundee," will be on display in the museum. The Sunday Challenger staff photo In The Beginning... Creationist Museum Keeps Building By Michael Rovito The Sunday Challenger [email protected] PETERSBURG - Eighty years ago this month, high school science teacher John Scopes went on trial for standing in the face of popular belief and teaching the theory of evolution in Dayton, Tenn. At the time, teaching that man evolved from apes was illegal and Scopes was tried for breaking the law. Today, Northern Kentucky's Ken Ham, an Australian expatriate who has gained national media attention for his Creationist Museum, is seen as controversial for the exact opposite reasons Scopes was. ... http://www.challengernky.com/articles/2005/07/17/around_nky/doc42d81a4ba03c0786216321.txt
July 18, 200519 yr To counter claims such as Neely's, Looy said the Creation Museum will "present solid scientific evidence to show what the Bible says is real history." Let me guess how this logic will go: "The Bible says that groups X and Y fought a battle at location Z in Israel. Archaeologists and historians have shown this to be true. Therefore, everything in the Bible must be literal history. QED." :roll: (Though I suppose I really shouldn't make accusations without seeing what the contents of this museum actually end up being...) Also, I'm not sure this article is helping things with its definition of "creationism" at the end. I'd hazard that many people who might call themselves creationists would not agree with every single one of those points it lists.
October 1, 200519 yr From the 9/26/05 Washington Post: Creation Museum is taking shape in Boone County By Michael Powell Washington Post The guide, a soft-spoken fellow with a scholarly aspect, walks through the halls of this handsome, half-finished museum in Petersburg and points to the sculpture of a young velociraptor. "We're placing this one in the hall that explains the post-Flood world," explains the guide. "When dinosaurs lived with man." A reporter has a question or two about this dinosaur-man business, but Mark Looy - the guide and a vice president at the museum - already has walked over to the lifelike head of a T. rex, with its three-inch teeth and carnivore's grin. ... http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050926/NEWS02/509260378/1011/RSS02
December 28, 200519 yr From the 12/27/05 Cincinnati Post: Creationism museum on track to open in '07 By Luke E. Saladin Post staff reporter As donations continue to come in, supporters of a creationism museum in Northern Kentucky say they are still on track to meet their goal of opening in the spring of 2007. Mike Zovath, a charter member of Answers in Genesis ministry and director of museum construction, said the complex's bookstore and planetarium should be completed by February. ... http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051227/NEWS01/512270344/1010/RSS01
January 29, 200619 yr From the 1/19/06 Cincinnati Post: Creation science fails test How old is the Earth? It's a crucial question for the people at Answers In Genesis. The Petersburg-based creationist group believes that, based on Bible records, that it's only about 6,000 years old. Most scientists believe it's about 760,000 times older - 4.56 billion years. ... Staff reporter Kevin Eigelbach writes about religion for The Post. Reach him at [email protected] http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/NEWS02/601190377/1011/RSS02
January 29, 200619 yr ^He, he, he, and the scary part is that there are people that are running this country that believe this BS.
January 30, 200619 yr I posted an Op-Ed piece on the subject you're discussing from today's Enquirer in the intelligent design thread in Ohio Politics: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=6952.0
January 30, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation.
January 30, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. tcjoe1985, here is why... next time, check the Q&A: 5. Why did you choose the Cincinnati area? About 2/3 of America’s population can drive to Cincinnati in one day! In addition to those 170 million Americans, millions of Canadians in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec can also drive here in one day. Most convenient, the museum will be close to I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. http://www.answersingenesis.org/museum/faq.asp
January 30, 200619 yr I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. Busier than I-95? I find that hard to believe.
January 30, 200619 yr I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. Busier than I-95? I find that hard to believe. That's what it says... maybe this is why King's Island is here also?
January 30, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. Yeah, pretty much. :)
January 31, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. tcjoe1985, here is why... next time, check the Q&A: 5. Why did you choose the Cincinnati area? About 2/3 of Americas population can drive to Cincinnati in one day! In addition to those 170 million Americans, millions of Canadians in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec can also drive here in one day. Most convenient, the museum will be close to I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. http://www.answersingenesis.org/museum/faq.asp No need to get all mad...........I didn't even make the statement about the conservativeness of the Cincinnati area. I just said that I was not surprised it is being built in the Cincinnati area; and besides I'm not against religion and I don't think that since the Cincinnati area is more conservative it is more religious (although the two go hand in hand sometimes). Heck......it'll probably be a nice addition that draws people from all over (although I would personally probably never go to it).
January 31, 200619 yr But ironically, the Cincinnati area isn't the most religious on the state,speaking about metropolitan areas (according to those maps Montecarloss posted). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. tcjoe1985, here is why... next time, check the Q&A: 5. Why did you choose the Cincinnati area? About 2/3 of Americas population can drive to Cincinnati in one day! In addition to those 170 million Americans, millions of Canadians in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec can also drive here in one day. Most convenient, the museum will be close to I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. http://www.answersingenesis.org/museum/faq.asp No need to get all mad...........I didn't even make the statement about the conservativeness of the Cincinnati area. I just said that I was not surprised it is being built in the Cincinnati area; and besides I'm not against religion and I don't think that since the Cincinnati area is more conservative it is more religious (although the two go hand in hand sometimes). Heck......it'll probably be a nice addition that draws people from all over (although I would personally probably never go to it). Just to be fair, you did mention the reason for your lack of surprise as to why they located in in Cincy. Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. Yeah, pretty much. :)
February 1, 200619 yr Right.....but come on.......this is SW Ohio/N Kentucky we're talking about..........it's quite obvious of the conservative flavor they have going on down there :wink:
February 1, 200619 yr are you basing these judgments on geography or actually being in cincy and experiencing the culture?
February 1, 200619 yr I have relatives in Eaton (north of Cincy, west of Dayton) and relatives in Grosbeck (not sure how to spell it) and I have been to the Tri-State Dragway in Hamilton a couple of times, so I generally know what it's like. Not that I'm an expert, and I probably shouldn't generalize, but I perceive the Cincinnati area as conservative.
February 1, 200619 yr yea, the suburbs are exceptionally conservative but the city of cincy itself is not conservative and actually the city of columbus is more conservative than cincy. Eaton is not apart of any metro to my knowledge. Cincy has more wealth and buying power than any other metro in ohio as well, just an interesting fact.
February 1, 200619 yr That or the thread needs to be moved... I keep on thinking something new has happened regarding the museum, the last three days or so anyway. Yeah, this chat would fit in nicely in the creationism thread over in Ohio Politics....
February 1, 200619 yr I have relatives in Eaton (north of Cincy, west of Dayton) and relatives in Grosbeck (not sure how to spell it) and I have been to the Tri-State Dragway in Hamilton a couple of times, so I generally know what it's like. Not that I'm an expert, and I probably shouldn't generalize, but I perceive the Cincinnati area as conservative. So Eaton, Grosebeck, and a DRAGWAY in Hamilton and now Cincinnati is a conservative bastion? Granted, the Cincinnati metro is rather conservative (sans the city and inner-ring) but oy, I could go to Fostoria, Napoleon, and a hick raceway in Ottawa County and site how "conservative" and "trashy" Northwest Ohio is. But do I? That's just close-minded. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr For the record, Groesbeck is along Colerain Ave., roughly between Galbraith and Compton.
February 1, 200619 yr Shows you how much I know about the westside. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr Cincinnati is obviously super-conservative. Just look at the plan for the new Fountain Square!
February 1, 200619 yr Well, atleast he's looking towards the new McCormick & Schmicks. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr Wow. I am not surprised that this is being built in the Cincinnati area. Why? I am sure it was tongue-in-cheek about Cincinnati's conservative reputation. tcjoe1985, here is why... next time, check the Q&A: 5. Why did you choose the Cincinnati area? About 2/3 of America?s population can drive to Cincinnati in one day! In addition to those 170 million Americans, millions of Canadians in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec can also drive here in one day. Most convenient, the museum will be close to I-75, the busiest north/south interstate in America. http://www.answersingenesis.org/museum/faq.asp No need to get all mad...........I didn't even make the statement about the conservativeness of the Cincinnati area. I just said that I was not surprised it is being built in the Cincinnati area; and besides I'm not against religion and I don't think that since the Cincinnati area is more conservative it is more religious (although the two go hand in hand sometimes). Heck......it'll probably be a nice addition that draws people from all over (although I would personally probably never go to it). Oh, I am not getting mad at all. It's just that you are assuming something that you know nothing about. If it makes you feel better to try to use Cincinnati as being "too conservative", then so be it. There are 20 Cincinnatians on this board that would argue with you on this topic with good evidence. Why would anyone from this city disagree with you if it were true? I have no idea to be honest with you. It sounds like you need to take another visit. This argument is pointless and has been discussed before. Try using the search tool, you'll find good evidence that will probably change your mind. This is a classic discussion between Ohioans that has to do with psychology more than anything... Cincinnatians use "Economic Powerhouse" as a defense and Clevelanders use "Ultra Liberal" as there's. It's all about the "feel good ideology" when it's boiled down. Both are huge cities that are doing great things to make their urban core a vibrant place again, unlike a lot of mid-western cities. I am proud to call myself an Ohioan as much as I am proud to call myself a Cincinnatian. We are a very small state that has a huge population and the distance between Cincinnati and Cleveland is an afternoon drive, my friend. So the high-horse isn't really that high. ..... Or, should I be referring to Norwalk?? http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Norwalk,+OH&ll=41.230315,-82.600365&spn=0.155954,0.398254
February 1, 200619 yr You liberals and your Mustangs... Sheesh! "Fun Ford Weekend Norwalk Raceway Park -- Norwalk, OH" http://www.classicdesignconcepts.com/cdc_events_2.html
February 1, 200619 yr All someone needs to do now is say that Cincinnati is "southern" and we'll have a grand old time in this thread. :-D
February 1, 200619 yr Well, I'm not trying to attack Norwalk (it's a wonderful city) nor it's relavancy to the discussion. I'm just perturbed that it is a point of view by a raceway/dragway NEAR Hamilton or Eaton, which isn't really part of Metro Cincinnati and is barely in Dayton's CSA (and most Daytonians don't even know where Eaton is; no offense to any Eaton lurkers on this board). I was just confused by the correlation between a dragway and Metro Cincinnati being conservative. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr Well, I'm not trying to attack Norwalk (it's a wonderful city) nor it's relavancy to the discussion. I'm just perturbed that it is a point of view by a raceway/dragway NEAR Hamilton or Eaton, which isn't really part of Metro Cincinnati and is barely in Dayton's CSA (and most Daytonians don't even know where Eaton is; no offense to any Eaton lurkers on this board). I was just confused by the correlation between a dragway and Metro Cincinnati being conservative. Did someone say "dragway"?? This picture is brought to you by the Huron County Fair located in Norwalk, OH (Northern Ohio City). Okay, I'll stop. I promise. :-D
February 1, 200619 yr oy... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr ...or Eaton, which isn't really part of Metro Cincinnati and is barely in Dayton's CSA (and most Daytonians don't even know where Eaton is; no offense to any Eaton lurkers on this board).Get with it; Eaton is part of Dayton's MSA now.
February 1, 200619 yr Look, PigBitch, I don't care what you say. Preble County should not be part of Dayton's MSA. I dont' care if it IS but it SHOULDN'T be. You belong in Preble County, you hogwashed whore. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 200619 yr I've got your CREATION right HERE! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 200618 yr From the 7/20/06 Boone County Recorder: PHOTO: Stephanie Fazekas, a sculptor with Answers in Genesis, works on a cat model. PAUL MCKIBBEN/COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF Creation Museum plans 2007 opening BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER PETERSBURG -- The Creation Museum remains under construction but officials are planning to open the center next spring. The facility will likely attract visitors from across the nation and the world. The $25 million facility is already a working office for Answers in Genesis, the nonprofit Christian organization that is building the museum on its estimated 50 acres in rural northwestern Boone County. ... http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060720/NEWS01/607200440/1002/RSS01
August 6, 200618 yr Both articles from the 8/6/06 Toledo Blade: PHOTO: The Creation Museum, which designers say reflects the Bible, is set to open in the spring. ( THE BLADE/DAVID YONKE ) PHOTO: Doug Binkley, left, and Grace Thatcher of Toledo tour one of the dinosaur sets in the process of being built at the Creation Museum. ( SPECIAL TO THE BLADE/GREG HAHANY ) Creation Museum puts biblical spin on Earth's history By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR PETERSBURG, Ky. - Steve McConaughy gets goose bumps when he tells people about the Creation Museum. The $26.4-million facility will not open until spring, but the air-traffic controller from Toledo already has made nine pilgrimages to the suburban Cincinnati site. "The first time was in the fall of 2001, when it was just a muddy field with a bulldozer sitting on it," he said with a proud smile. ... Contact David Yonke at: [email protected] or 419-724-6154. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060806/NEWS10/608060348/-1/RSS PHOTO: Steve McConaughy leads an impromptu Bible study after the bus his group was taking to the Creation Museum broke down. The 21 on board eventually made it to the museum. ( THE BLADE/DAVID YONKE ) Toledoan spreads word about creationism By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR PETERSBURG, Ky. — The pilgrimage did not go smoothly, but then again, pilgrims are not supposed to have an easy time. A church bus — carrying 21 of the 34 people from the Toledo area en route to the Creation Museum — broke down along I-275 near Cincinnati. Sitting in the bus waiting for help to arrive, Steve McConaughy of Toledo gave an impromptu Bible study on creation, reading Scriptures and fielding questions from the peanut gallery. ... More information on the Creation Museum is available on the Answers in Genesis Web site, answersingenesis.org. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060806/NEWS10/60806001/-1/NEWS
August 8, 200618 yr Where the hell is Petersburg, Ky. anyway? I've never seen it on my trips to Cincy.
August 8, 200618 yr It is northwest of CVG airport. Between the airport and the river, along the western edge of 275, near Indiana. The old town o f Petersberg, down near the river is a kinda forgotten little town. This museum is not really in Petersberg, rather it is up on the hills, right near the exit off I-275. http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=petersburg,+KY&ie=UTF8&ll=39.080241,-84.747849&spn=0.152976,0.387268&om=1
August 8, 200618 yr Where the hell is Petersburg, Ky. anyway? I've never seen it on my trips to Cincy. West of the Airport on I-275, there isn't much to see in Petersburg other than the Creation Museum, which is located at the last exit on 275 before entering Indiana via the Cropper Bridge. The town of Petersburg (I don't know if it is really incorporated or not) is an Ohio river town accessed via KY 20, situated between Lawrenceburg and Aurora, Indiana (on the other side of the river, of course) EDIT: Ugh, I accidently created a new post rather than editing the original, disregard the first one or delete if possible
August 10, 200618 yr You can see some of it under construction in this google map: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=petersburg,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=39.08622,-84.78276&spn=0.005954,0.013551&t=h
September 24, 200618 yr Okay, so there is a museum blog and I get feeds from it when they come out. They're giving project updates and posting photos. It's worth a look: http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/museum/ Here's the feed: http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/museum/feed/ Specifically, check out these posts. They all contain photos: * http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/museum/2006/09/18/operations-update-the-sounds-of-construction/ * http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/museum/2006/09/20/amazing-changes/ * http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/museum/2006/09/21/wonders-of-creation/
December 12, 200618 yr Ha..I didn't know the BBC had a kentucky bureau. :-D Creation museum pushes 'true history' By Matthew Wells BBC News, Kentucky The museum's main designer has a Hollywood pedigree. A new high-tech temple to fundamentalist Christianity is due to open in heart of Middle America next May, aiming to provide the grandest riposte yet to Darwinian evolutionary theory. Staff and supporters of the Answers in Genesis organisation call it the Creation Museum. But secular scientists would take issue with the use of either word to describe the almost completed building that stands just a few miles west of Cincinnati, on the borders of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6216788.stm
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