Evolution Takes A Hit—-“Creation Museum” Opens In Kentucky

May 28th will mark the Grand Opening of a new museum in Petersburg, Kentucky dedicated to the Biblical view of God’s 6-day creation of the earth and all that is in it. The Creation Museum is the brainchild of Dr. Ken Ham, a well known Creationist, who heads up the ministry called Answers In Genesis, which is devoted to teaching a Biblical worldview (contra evolution).

But, if you visit the Creation Museum (located near Cincinnati, Ohio)—don’t expect to see cheap and pathetic exhibits made of cardboard and construction paper. The Museum was a $27 million endeavor, done in part by engineers from Universal Studios in Hollywood. Life size animated dinosaurs can be seen, along with sculptures of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In addition to this the Museum features a “state of the art” theater, equipped with vibrating chairs to the give the Creation account more effect.

But the Creation Museum is more than simply a Christian view of Science….it has an unashamed motive to equip the Christian, and evangelize the Non-Christian. As the Museum’s mission statement says, it exists to: “Exalt Jesus Christ as Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer through a safe, wholesome, family-friendly center for learning and discovery that clearly presents major biblical themes from Genesis to Revelation. This center will equip Christians to better evangelize the lost with a sense of urgency, through a combination of exhibits, research and educational presentations that uphold the inerrancy of the Bible. This center will also challenge visitors to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and to accept the authority of the Bible by providing culturally relevant biblical and scientific answers from a biblical worldview.”

It sounds like a noble cause. So why are so many Scientists and Educators angry about the Museum? Eugenie Scott, the executive director of the National Center for Science Education told ABC News that kids will “Show up in classrooms and say, ‘Gee, Mrs. Brown, I went to this spiffy museum last summer and they say that everything you’re teaching me is a lie.” When told of the quote, Ken Ham’s response was: “I say, great. Amen. That’s what this place is all about, it’s meant to challenge people.”

And herein lies a crucial point I would like to expose. Science Educators are aghast that the validity of their flawed theory might be questioned by a student. Yet Christians are supposed to cower and bow the knee to Atheistic Scientists who mock everything they stand for and believe in. The double standard is shocking, absurd, and of course completely predictable coming from a secular and Godless scientific community. I find it interesting that Science professors (as well as other College professors) take our kids and attempt to debunk everything they believe about God, and claim they are simply challenging the kids to “broaden their horizons” by looking at (and accepting) other viewpoints. Yet, if a Christian parent, Pastor, or Church attempts to teach OUR OWN KIDS of the genuine flaws inherent in the THEORY of evolution, we are accused of brain washing, indoctrinating, and thwarting their education. Why aren’t we allowed to “broaden their horizons” beyond the Science lab? The answer lies in the fact that evolution isn’t really just a school subject. At its core, it’s a religious, philosophical, and atheistic worldview that champions “chance and natural selection” over God as the Creator of our world. Not to mention the fact that evolution is rejected, even by many “secular” Scientists. It’s flawed, and it’s unbiblical. Pure and simple.

I also find it interesting that the Scientific Community would attack the Museum because it was so professionally built. Again I quote ABC News: “Mainstream scientists worry that because this museum is so sophisticated it will be more effective at giving children a distorted view of science.” Of course we see the implication here. Biblical Christians are supposed to be backwoods rednecks, who live in log cabins, eat possums, marry their cousins, and cling to their Bibles. HOW DARE a group of Christians raise money and build a museum that is both “sophisticated” and “Biblical” in its approach. Why if we’re not careful we’re liable to……influence our own children. We’re liable to even teach them Divine Truth. We may even (Heaven forbid)…..encourage them to believe (dare I say it) …believe in ……GOD. AAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! Science teachers all over America will begin to run and scream and cover their ears! Kids are going to a Museum in Kentucky and coming away believing in GOD! The next thing you know they might even “bow the knee” to Jesus Christ….rather than Charles Darwin. They might trust their Bible more than a textbook. And, when it’s all said and done, they might submit to the authority of GOD……over Science. Rest assured, the American Educational establishment won’t accept that reality…without a fight.

According to the latest survey, 60 percent of Americans believe GOD created the world in 6 days. Like it or not, the Scientists are outnumbered. Though right now, they have most of the power in our Nation’s corrupt educational system. Go to a public university and try to find a Science professor who believes in Creationism (you’re more likely to find a talking unicorn). And even if you manage to find a Creationist Professor….they won’t be allowed to teach it. Paganism rules the roost, and everyone (Christians included) are expected to “toe the line” and accept lunacy as reality, and theories as fact.

I say “kudos” to Ken Ham for having the courage to go against the grain and engage the culture with Biblical truth. I hope the Creation Museum is a roaring success that God uses to change how people think, then change how they believe, then change how they live….by changing WHO they worship.

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“For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them.” (Exodus 20:11 NASB)

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“All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” (John 1:3 NASB)

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“At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11 NASB)

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