This is an interesting thing... not sure where I stand on it.

victor809 wrote:

I despise Theme Parks.

wheelrite wrote:

"You Must Be THIS Tall to ride"

tailgater wrote:

A: State money isn't being "Provided".
The state will rebate the NEW tax dollars that otherwise wouldn't exist.

tailgater wrote:

B: This isn't "religious" like a murderously marvelous muslim miracle museum in Dubai would be.
Sure, the group building it is God-fearing. But the STORY of Noah goes well beyond the pages of the Bible.
People who have never read the Bible know about Noah. Learning how an Ark would look and sound and smell will likely draw people away from that big ball of string and generate some cash flow for the owners and the state.

That's the real reason wheel hates them. Just sayin'.
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jetblasted wrote:

I believe this is true (which is why I specifically stated in the form of tax incentives). They are not paying money to build the project, but are providing specific government support.

victor809 wrote:

Here's where you're wrong. The story of Noah doesn't go beyond the pages of the bible. Noah is a story directly from the bible (and the quran, incidentally). Now if the theme park was interested in educating on the "great flood mythology" and included a couple other characters, whom noah was likely based on, that would be a different story. But no. This is, in the words of one of the founders, "to present the gospel to park-goers". They want to add a tower of babel as well (also a singularly biblical story).

Like I said, I don't know whether that's actually sufficient grounds to cry "separation of church and state", but I have suspicions that people would throw a fit if it were anything similar revolving around the quaran.

victor809 wrote:

I support Gil Fullbright for Kentucky Senate .... In God We Trust... and all others pay cash!

jetblasted wrote:

You said "state money is being provided".
It is not.
Tax rebates on money not-yet-earned does not in any way "provide" state money.
It's an incentive and is used for all types of businesses all the time at the state and local levels.
It costs the state nothing, and in fact allows the state to MAKE money on the non-rebated tax dollars that otherwise wouldn't exist.

tailgater wrote:

The story of Noah goes WELL beyond the pages of the Bible.
I'm not saying it didn't originate there. Just that it has grown outside the confines of a strictly religious parable. There is a certain child-like fantasy story feel to it which has allowed it to grow on it's own.

So if you want outrage over a Muslim theme park paid for by tax dollars, you'll have to invent a better example that is more similar.

No, No, and NO! Based on the constitution this opens Pandora's box. Now Abdul the jihadist deserves the same tax incentives for his theme park. It will have 2 educational reenactments. An honor killing explaining that this is a time honored tradition. Also the Oklahoma city bombing expounding on the heroic actions of the bomber.

OK, the reality is this would not happen, but it could if that door is open. So as much as I think this has far more to do with a decision to improve Kentucky's economy which is a good thing I must say no.

Maryanne Zeleznik of NPR radio station WVXU reported that the park will proselytize Christian Evangelicalism to the park patrons. So I do not see how the park could be considered historical as opposed to religious in nature. This is where the constitutional door would be open for Abdul.

gryphonms wrote:

How about a Ganges River Log Ride - At the bottom you get dunked by a bald guy and then have to dodge cows

dstieger wrote: