Noah's ark project in KY to move forward; Bill Nye upset about it

Noah's ark project in KY to move forward; Bill Nye upset about it [Excerpts]

A Christian ministry's long-stalled plans to build Noah's Ark in the hills of Kentucky have been revived.

Creation Museum founder Ken Ham announced [February 27, 2014] that a municipal bond offering has raised enough money to begin construction on the Ark Encounter project, estimated to cost about $73 million. Groundbreaking is planned for May and the ark is expected to be finished by the summer of 2016.

Ham said a high-profile evolution debate he had with "Science Guy" Bill Nye on Feb. 4 helped boost support for the project.

Nye said he was "heartbroken and sickened for the Commonwealth of Kentucky" after learning that the project would move forward. He said the ark would eventually draw more attention to the beliefs of Ham's ministry, which preaches that the Bible's creation story is a true account, and as a result, "voters and taxpayers in Kentucky will eventually see that this is not in their best interest."

http://www.onenewsnow.com/ap/united-states/noahs-ark-project-in-ky-to-move-forward-bill-nye-upset-about-it#.UxCzZEQrwlI