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Pfft. I'll take y'all on the moonshine tour. Bring your sleeping bags, because by the time you're done making the rounds at my friends' houses, you won't want to be driving down out of the hills until morning.
I hope it doesn't turn out like the Deliverance movie (1972). But that was shot in West Virginia. LOL.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, known as the Patriarchs, are both the physical and spiritual ancestors of Judaism. They founded the religion now known as Judaism, and their descendants are the Jewish people. Of course, technically, it is incorrect to refer to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as Jews, because the terms "Jew" and "Judaism" were not used generally to refer to this nation until hundreds of years after their time; nevertheless, for convenience and in accordance with common practice, I will use these terms.
It might be technically incorrect to call Abraham 'Jewish', but it is accurate (insofar that Abraham founded Judaism and his descendants are the Jewish people).
And Noah was a Hebrew -- I'll agree that he wasn't Jewish, but examine this link for an explanation of how the terms are inter-related:
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The word “Hebrew,” on the other hand, is used to refer to a descendant of Abraham or an Israelite
So, again, it is technically incorrect to refer to Abraham and Noah as Jewish, but only insofar as it's equally 'technically incorrect' to refer to Simon, Peter and Andrew as Christians (because the earliest followers of Christ actually comprised an apocalyptic Jewish sect, and the earliest recorded use of the term 'Christian' appeared in Acts 11:26, around 80-90 AD).
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Yeah, the drive north from Lex is really nice. I wouldn't call it one of the prettiest in the country by any means, but one of the prettier interstate stretches in Kentucky. I like the drive north to Cincinnati, but the really beautiful interstates are east and southeast, in the mountains. Most of Kentucky isn't really anything special, until you get into the hills.
Lexington would be the best city to stay in, but the hardest to fly into. Louisville has more flight options than Lexington, but is a longer drive, and perhaps not quite as pretty. Cincinnati may have the best flights, and the shortest drive.
If it really happens, I'd love to meet y'all, but won't be going to the Ark. I wouldn't waste a day there even if it were free.
Christian donated to a for-profit theme park? Couldn't think of a better way to share that money?
This is a good point. Tens of millions of dollars could have gone a long way--particularly in that region--towards feeding and otherwise helping the needy.
I'm sure Yahweh is happier having this gaudy, nonsensical display rather than assistance to the less fortunate.
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I see the Ark Park as nothing more than an outrageously expensive monument to Fundamentalist ignorance.
That snorting sound is the rest of the world laughing.
Only in America, my friend, only in America.
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