Have you noticed an interesting phenomenon in God’s wonderful creation? Birds of a feather flock together… That certainly seems to be true of Homo sapiens as well, especially when it comes to those who hold to a Young Earth position.   Ken Ham, the YE crowd’s icon, has developed quite a following, as evidenced by the attendance numbers at his Creation Museum.  A September 3, 2010, Religion News story indicates the following:   “We have consistently surpassed our own forecasts for attendance,” said Mark Looy, a co-founder of the museum and spokesman for the center. Last month (August), theCreation Museum counted more than 1.2 million guests since it opened in 2007, he added.”   The $27 million Creation Museum, which opened on May 28, 2007, was funded by donors who made contributions to Ken Ham’s Answers in Genesis (AiG) organization. A July 2006 MSNBC article provides some insight into AiG’s successful fundraising effort. The article states: “Mark Looy, a vice president at Answers in Genesis, said the museum has received at least $21 million in private donations. He said two anonymous donors have given $1 million, and he expects the museum to be debt-free when it opens next May.”   In Continue reading →

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