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Dear Kevin, In response to your question we have no plans to participate. There are many Zoroastrian organizations in the States who may be aware of the Ark project and will perhaps get involved.
Regards,
Sammy Bhiwandiwalla, PresidentZoroastrians in the US might help build a Creationist theme park centered around a gigantic replica of Noah's Ark? Don't take this the wrong way Sam, but as someone whose grandfather was Parsi, I find that odd.
Parsis are very cosmopolitan in their outlook, though sadly reluctant to share their faith with others, so who knows? An accident of history from India, but things are changing. So if your grandfather was a Parsi, what about your father and you?My grandfather moved to England from Bombay and married the Austrian woman who gave birth to my father, who grew up and married the English woman who gave birth to me. Would other Parsis consider that disgraceful?
At one time yes, though the children of mixed marriages like you, where the father is a Parsi, would be accepted but not the other way round. Amongst many of us it has never been an issue. If you believe in Zoroastrianism that’s what we feel is more important. I am intermarried myself, as are many other Parsis.
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We have no plans for a Buddhist theme park. Noah's Ark sounds like it'll either be fun or a nightmare piece of Creationist propaganda. Hope it is just fun, as the latter is too awful to contemplate.
Dr Desmond Biddulph, ChairmanOK. What would a Buddhist theme park look like, do you think? Figuratively speaking.
Big temples and temple complexes in Buddhist countries are theme parks. Look at Borobudur, Angkor Wat, the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. They've been at it a long time – Lourdes in France or St Peter's in Rome, Michelangelo's Pieta, the Sistine Chapel…Do they have rides and stuff there?
Not to my knowledge.Do you think if they did more people would be into Buddhism?
No.CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ATHEIST AND AGNOSTIC SOCIETY

Yes, I'm planning to build a scale replica of the ark in my back garden… NO. Of course I don't have anything similar planned. What are you on about?
Dominic Hinkins, CUAAS PresidentSorry, I thought CUAAS would appreciate being drawn into the wider dialogue. Don't you think the UK would benefit from having its own monument to disbelief?
Um, yes. I'm sure all the gods we believe in would really appreciate that. Why would we need one?Why would American Creationists need a life-size replica of Noah's Ark?
Touché.
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Dear Mr Kharas, fortunately we don't have anything quite on that scale in the UK. A major Christian Creationist theme park was proposed a few years ago, but I think the project ran into trouble when they attempted to raise funds and found out how deeply unpopular it was with virtually everyone, including Christians.
I hope this helps,
Stephen Evans, Senior Campaigns OfficerWould you take your kids there?
I choose facts to faith or fiction when it comes to understanding the world we live in. Science is a system of knowledge based on observation, empirical evidence and testable explanations of natural phenomena. By contrast, Creationism is based on literal interpretations of the narratives of religious texts. I regard Creationism as the height of ignorance, so no, I wouldn’t take my kids there.But it's a gigantic ark!
[digital silence]Not even is there was a huge flood?
[no reply]Sorry if I've offended you, Stephen.
[still no reply]CHURCH OF ENGLAND

No, the Church of England has no plans to build a life-size replica of Noah's Ark, but through its 16,000 churches and thousands of schools it regularly engages in a variety of innovative ways with the community it serves.
Sarah Harden, Senior Media Officer
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[no response]BRITISH HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

No Kev, we are not planning to do anything like this! Maybe you should contact the Natural History Museum?
Andrew Copson, Chief ExecutiveI already did. They said no too. Looks like this sort of thing does only happen in America, then.
