Ark Encounter - Noah's Ark Theme Park

Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

[jayman]

Originally posted by fear the four

Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

i have a tendency to agree.
pol pot- atheist
ho chi mihn -atheist
joseph stalin -atheist
vladmir lenin -atheist
mao dse tung-atheist


mother theresa-christian
dr martin luther king -christian
etc..

Originally posted by fear the four

Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

Im atheist but I don;t preach to people about my beliefs. Atheists dont even have a religion. there is no Atheist religion. Plus what about when they come to your door and poop? I dont force people to my beliefs and I dont brainwash people by sitting in church. So, Jesus came to life... How? I personally think the Christian Religion and Church is the biggest cult in the world and disrupts are society and functioning in life.

Originally posted by jayman

Originally posted by fear the four

Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

i have a tendency to agree.
pol pot- atheist
ho chi mihn -atheist
joseph stalin -atheist
vladmir lenin -atheist
mao dse tung-atheist


mother theresa-christian
dr martin luther king -christian
etc..

Just because a few bad people were atheists, does not mean all atheists are bad. Take for example the KKK, or the priests that raped children.

[jayman]

Originally posted by Jcoasters

Originally posted by fear the four

Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

Im atheist but I don;t preach to people about my beliefs.

you just did

Originally posted by jayman

Originally posted by Jcoasters

Originally posted by fear the four

[quote]Originally posted by Jcoasters

^Christians are worse.

You are sadly mistaken my friend.

Im atheist but I don;t preach to people about my beliefs.

you just did
[/quote]

what i mean is that I'm not going "Christians are bad. Atheists are the way to go" stuff like that. I'm just stating my beliefs, not imposing them upon people.

[slosprint]

I do not deny being dickish at points, but at least I can back my position up while doing so.

^I was backing my position up.

What do you have to back up your points?

[slosprint]

It's called science lol

[jayman]

Originally posted by fear the four

What do you have to back up your points? Nothing. Christians actually have something back up their points more then anyone... The Bible.

uuuuhhhhm. yeah uuuhm .
see thats the thing .
like "the bible is true because the bible says so' well
sorry that doesnt work on thinking folk much

I haven't believed really anything out of the bible. Doesn't mean Christians can't back up their points with it.

[jayman]

Originally posted by fear the four

I haven't believed really anything out of the bible. Doesn't mean Christians can't back up their points with it.

they do it all the time.and nearly every time they fall short of anything but looking ridiculous to anyone who wasn't predisposed towards agreeing with them in the first place

Holy crap you guys managed to turn a topic into a religious debate... again! I honestly can't say I'm surprised.

[Metazoanhaddock]

^but the topic IS about religion to begin with

Originally posted by SauronHimself

If somebody has $150 million to blow on opening a park, they can put whatever they want in it.

Slosprint, you can call it indoctrination all you want, but the fact of the matter is that parents know exactly how this park will be themed. If they don't like it, they don't have to go. If you get $150 million and want to build a homosexually-themed park called Rainbow Land, no one has the right to stop you.

http://www.rcdb.com/5627.htm

I swore it was about a theme park simply themed to Noah's Ark.

[Metazoanhaddock]

yes, a theme park based on a story that is very heavily tied to religion, in other words, a religion theme park. which is why a religious discussion is somewhat relevant.

[SauronHimself]

Originally posted by Jonny Richey

http://www.rcdb.com/5627.htm

I guess Slo got his loan approved.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by SauronHimself

If somebody has $150 million to blow on opening a park, they can put whatever they want in it.

That's nice and all. But I don't think it's quite fair when they can put "the grand canyon was made by jebus" in National Park brochures but when you try to do the opposite and put a "Maybe it's BS!" book in the theology section, they get all up in arms, oppressed, etc.

I don't like double standards.

Additionally I bet you 10 USD if you tried to make a gay theme park it would be blocked on religious objection or something like that.

[gouldy]

Originally posted by fear the four

What do you have to back up your points?

This:

[SauronHimself]

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Originally posted by SauronHimself

If somebody has $150 million to blow on opening a park, they can put whatever they want in it.

That's nice and all. But I don't think it's quite fair when they can put "the grand canyon was made by jebus" in National Park brochures but when you try to do the opposite and put a "Maybe it's BS!" book in the theology section, they get all up in arms, oppressed, etc.

I don't like double standards.

Additionally I bet you 10 USD if you tried to make a gay theme park it would be blocked on religious objection or something like that.

The problem with your reasoning is that the Grand Canyon isn't privately owned. It's called Grand Canyon National Park for a reason, so the government can't take preference for one religion. This Ark Encounter park is a privately owned attraction, and being on private property the owner can install whatever he/she damn well pleases. We have Bible book stores and tons of churches on private property everywhere that are privately owned, and yet you don't complain about these things. It's the same principle behind this new park. I don't like double standards either, but it seems I'm the only one who can define one.

I think religious communities would protest the addition of a gay-themed park, but that doesn't mean it can be blocked. If the local or state government prohibited land from being purchased for such a park because of the religious community's objections, it would be unconstitutional and would probably set the record for the swiftest kick in the ass for appeals.

To summarize, remember that certain rights and privileges don't necessarily apply on private property, and the U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled so many times.

[slosprint]

I think what needs to be called into question here is not wheather or not it is within the parents rights, but wheather or not it is a violation of the childs rights. IMO, children should not be taught what to think, but how to think. But I digress. As of now it is within thier rights to build this, no matter how wicked its intentions, so long as it does not recieve a single penny of government funding. Just to clarify, it IS within thier rights to do this, but I hold it on par with child abuse.

Haven't you ever wondered what the Ark really looked like? Think of this as a history lesson. Maybe they could put it in the Ohio River to see if it really floats.