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Sun 27 May, 2007 09:22 am
Museum sneers at evolution
By Dylan T Lovan in Petersburg, Kentucky
Published: 27 May 2007
Independent UK
The stories of Adam and Eve's fall from grace and Noah's epic flood feature alongside dinosaurs at a new museum that tells the Bible's version of history on a theme-park scale.
The exhibits have earned the Creation Museum notoriety among sceptics and anticipation from believers who are expected to pack its halls when it opens tomorrow.
"We wanted to show people there's no mystery with dinosaurs - we can explain them," said Ken Ham, founder of the non-profit ministry Answers in Genesis that built the $27m (£14m) facility near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Scientists say there is a gulf of millions of years between man and the giant lizards, but according to the Creation Museum, they lived in harmony just a few thousand years ago. It is part of the literal interpretation of the Bible adopted by Mr Ham and other creationists.
Evolution is derided at the 5,600sq m facility, which is packed with hi-tech exhibits, including its animatronic dinosaurs and a huge wooden ark.
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Thanks, Noddy, I didn't know the topic had been posted by Dys.
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No problem. I'm in a Tidy-Up Mood this morning.
It really is a shame that some people want to infect others with their delusions.
Exciting news!
I just alked to my Girlfriend and we are going to Washington DC during our spring break next March. Since we are passing through the Cincinatti area, I told her about the place and we are going to go!
Were going to go in costume though. Full garb.
WWJD t-shirts, etc.
This is going to be fuqing fabulous!
Quote:It really is a shame that some people want to infect others with their delusions.
And which was false and which was true
The wisest critic never knew
For both alike were real.
Belief (whether enlightened or unenlightened) is a lonely place.
In Boston a couple years ago, when he had long brown flowing hair and a full beard (before he went to the Yankees), the t-shirts stood for (and these were actual T-shirts with Johnny/Jesus on them):
What Would Johnny Damon Do?
AP Drops Adam Bomb: Star at Creationist Museum Runs Sex Site
AP Drops 'Adam' Bomb: Star at Creationist Museum Runs Sex Site
Published: June 08, 2007
E & P
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The man who plays Adam in a video aired at a Bible-based creationist museum has led a different life outside the Garden of Eden, flaunting his sexual exploits online and modeling for a clothing line that promotes free love.
After learning about his activities Thursday, the Creation Museum in Kentucky pulled the 40-second video in which he appears.
"We are currently investigating the veracity of these serious claims of his participation in projects that don't align with the biblical standards and moral code upon which the ministry was founded," Answers for Genesis spokesman Mark Looy said in a written statement.
The actor, Eric Linden, owns a graphic Web site called Bedroom Acrobat, where he has been pictured, smiling alongside a drag queen, in a T-shirt brandishing the site's sexually suggestive logo. The Web site, which has a network of members, allows users to post explicit stories and photos.
He also sells clothing for SFX International, whose initials appear on clothing to spell "SEX" from afar. It promotes "free love,""pleasure" and "thrillz."
Linden, a graphic designer, model and actor who grew up in Columbus, said he is no longer affiliated with the Bedroom Acrobat site, and had handed the domain name off to somebody. Ownership records available through the NetworkSolutions database show Linden registered the site 18 months ago.
He also said he no longer posts to the site.
Linden said he is very proud to play Adam. "But just because I'm Adam on the screen, that doesn't mean I'm Adam off the screen," he said. "What I do shouldn't have anything to do with who they think Adam is."
The clip he appears in is one of 55 featured on tours of the museum, near Cincinnati in Petersburg, Ky. The museum tells the Bible's version of Earth's history ?- the planet was created in a single week just a few thousand years ago.
The museum pulled the clip after learning about his online activities from The Associated Press.
Linden, who now lives in Los Angeles, said his modeling work for the clothing line is just one of the many jobs that make up his career. He said he has great respect for the founders of the Creation Museum and their vision.
"For the Creation Museum, I did what I did as an actor. It doesn't necessarily mean I believe in evolution or a believe in creation," Linden said. "I'm hired to get a point across. On the flip side, if I was hired to play a murderer, that doesn't mean I'd go out and kill somebody. It's make-believe."
I'd say that quote is a pretty good descriptive of the Creation Museum, "It's make-believe".