Read this article and notice the parts in Bold. The blue bolded parts are the parts I think are great. The red...I bolded those so that you would know why I was so appalled...
PETERSBURG, Ky (Reuters) - Like many modern museums, the newest U.S. tourist attraction includes some awesome exhibits -- roaring dinosaurs and a life-sized ship.
But only at the Creation Museum in Kentucky do the dinosaurs sail on the ship -- Noah's Ark, to be precise.
The Christian creators of the sprawling museum, unveiled on Saturday, hope to draw as many as half a million people each year to their state-of-the-art project, which depicts the Bible's first book, Genesis, as literal truth.
While the $27 million museum near Cincinnati has drawn snickers from media and condemnation from U.S. scientists, those who believe God created the heavens and the Earth in six days about 6,000 years ago say their views are finally being represented.
"What we've done here is to give people an opportunity to hear information that is not readily available ... to challenge them that really you can believe the Bible's history," said Ken Ham, president of the group Answers in Genesis that founded the museum.
Here exhibits show the Grand Canyon took just days to form during Noah's flood, dinosaurs coexisted with humans and had a place on Noah's Ark, and Cain married his sister to people the earth, among other Biblical wonders.
Scientists, secularists and moderate Christians have pledged to protest the museum's public opening on Monday. An airplane trailing a "Thou Shalt Not Lie" banner buzzed overhead during the museum's opening news conference.
Opponents argue that children who see the exhibits will be confused when they learn in school that the universe is 14 billion years old rather than 6,000.
"Teachers don't deserve a student coming into class saying 'Gee Mrs. Brown, I went to this fancy museum and it said you're teaching me a lie,"' Dr. Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, told reporters before the museum opened.
A Gallup poll last year showed almost half of Americans believe that humans did not evolve but were created by God in their present form within the last 10,000 years.
Three of 10 Republican presidential candidates said in a recent debate that they did not believe in evolution. _end article
I am appalled that Dr. Eugenie Scott thinks that teachers should not be "inconvenienced" by kids who are taught to think outside of the public education box. It's just another example of how some people believe that gov't schools "own and raise" your kids while they are in school. Many groups have their own agenda where the public schools are concerned. What about all the evolution "proof" that has been disproved by scientists yet remains in the textbook?!
What Mr Scott is saying is that we as parents or the museum as Christian scientists cannot give kids a different viewpoint for them to think about. And they think we as Christians are narrowminded. Hah! What are they afraid of? Are they afraid they will have to back up the info they teach kids in the public school? Is the National Center For Science Education really that nervous about people learning to see two different religious views (Evolution can no more be proven by the scientific theory than Creation can)? If they are it's probably because they know that their theories are ever weakening as new evidence emerges and the literal 7 day creation is gaining momentum with scientists like Kenn Ham and Kent Hovind.
I hope that the controversy over the new museum sparks more people to see it than originally would have. I hope that God uses that museum mightily to show His glory and amazing creativity!
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Anyway, it got me fired up and since my husband was busy I thought I'd share my thoughts and heart with y'all. Aren't you the lucky ones?! LOL
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3 comments:
Yet another reason why I want to homeschool after my kiddos are home. When I was in 7th grade, my science teacher had us write a paper that showed evolution "proof." I refused to write on the topic and wrote about creation. Needless to say, I got an F. But my parents were more proud of that F than any A I ever got!
I'm happy that the museaum is getting major coverage. Maybe people will go just to see what's up and maybe they will get more than they bargined for. I was SHOCKED to see it as the top story on Yahoo this afternoon. We were already planning a trip, but now we are definitely going.
Why do the evolutionists care anyway. If they're right, everyone will just turn back to dust and what we think about how we got here won't matter at all.
very interesting...i can see it being a bit polarizing :), but that is america after all... we're allowed to be on different sides, and teachers should be prepared for it and welcome it. there are so many good christian teachers who have thoughtfully handled teaching the "lies" all these years...now evolutionists will just have to get creative, and they will... i can definitley see the battle lines being drawn eventually... but it's an important battle. i've been there a bit in international schools. no one even did addition the same way,say nothing of how the world was created. teachers have hard jobs and should learn and be trained to face the challenges of both extremes on any issue. i think that is the beauty of teaching. kids get to ask and then you can tell them what you think. then if as parents we don't agree with teachers we can speak truth and let our children learn to stand in truth and guide them to find it for themselves in His word. there are wackos out there that teach i know... but some people thought i was completely judgemental and wacko and at least i was able to speak truth. bottom line, i am glad God has given me the opportunity to to take charge of my kids education for now though...
thanks for the update. i like your blog too!:)
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