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2/10/2008
8:30:26 am EST
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Bible Park Developers Try To Ease Fears
Author: Getahn Ward and Bob Smietana Source: The Tennessean (TN)
Title: BIBLE PARK DEVELOPERS TRY TO EASE FEARS
Rutherford County residents will get a closer look at plans for a proposed biblical park starting today, as developers try to ease neighbors' concerns about traffic jams and tout their spiritual attraction near Murfreesboro as a quiet place that would create jobs and show how Jesus lived.
Plans for the $175 million Bible Park USA, proposed for the Blackman community on the northwest side of Murfreesboro, are to be submitted to the Rutherford County Planning Department this week.
Armon Bar-Tur, managing director of sponsor SafeHarbor Holding LLC, said the park wouldn't have any "holy roller coasters" or "log flumes to hell."
"It's not a crazy amusement park," he said. "It's not Six Flags over Jesus."
Some residents in the fast-growing Murfreesboro suburbs are worried a big theme park would snarl highways with traffic and disturb neighbors.
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| Maybe We Need A Pagan Park.... | Feb 12th. at 12:18:45 am EST
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Dawn Phoenix (Portland, Oregon) - Email Me
Yeah, a pagan park! We could have reenactments of various ancient myths, from Greek to Gaelic (cleaned up for the kiddies, of course) And the cafe could be called Cakes & Ale! Unlike our Biblical counterpart, we'd have a roller-coaster, though. We could call it "Transcendental Meditation." Or how 'bout a 'big drop' style ride called "Initiation?"
Anyone offended yet?
Good. Just checking.
A number of the comments posted to the article site were from Christians upset about the proposal, and I can definitely see why. Could you imagine a "Koran Park"? There is certainly a place for mirth and laughter in religion, but the ideas the developers have for the park make Christianity out to be obtuse if not outright hokey. Some argued that it was a Bible park and not a Christian park, but that's even worse. That would mean that their sacred text is being stripped of its religious context for monetary gain. I think its a terrible idea, offensive in the extreme, and I'm not even a Christian!
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| Money | Feb 11th. at 4:00:56 pm EST
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Pranxtor (Denham Springs, Louisiana) - Email Me
how many starvig dieing people in this world, cancer patience, flu victim, HIV AIDS (more medical things) wars drug problems, yada yada ect. ect. and this is what they spend their money on??? Hell for that much they could end all needs for any energy souce in America but wind or solar power and still have full pockets. Start a Jesus power company, make money and be more useful than this s***. Hell I''de even put money in their hat to do it but nope this is what they come up with.
ON a side note I'm not surprised.
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| This Reads Like | Feb 11th. at 3:58:27 pm EST
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Bellagunn (fairmont, West Virginia) - Email Me
the plot from that old Chevy Chase movie Fletch Lives (1989) , if you don't remember the scary money grubbing minister with dreams of building a christian theme park "Bibleland" then rent it and be amazed!
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| Hmmm | Feb 11th. at 5:54:16 am EST
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Moonlight Wolf (Bradford, England) - Email Me
Why am I reminded of The Simpsons?
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| I Can Just See.. | Feb 10th. at 9:26:03 pm EST
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
the tacky "Loaves and Fishes Cafe " now, Where the main feature may be tuna sandwiches sold and passed out by someone dressed like Jesus, and that the beverage list will include both wine and flavored water. And the new Noah's ark petting zoo for the kiddies where all the handlers will be dressed like Noah and company.
Already the place sounds like some sort of demented Disneyland....
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| So Sad, Really | Feb 10th. at 8:34:03 pm EST
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Eran Rathan (Old Town, Maine) - Email Me
that this is right around the corner from Andre Norton's home.
requiem in pace
Andre Alice Norton
Grand Dame of Science Fiction
1912-2005
Eran Rathan
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| It's Nice To See One Religion You Can Count On | Feb 10th. at 4:40:12 pm EST
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Shadowbear (Hillsboro, Oregon) - Email Me
To go straight for the big bucks every time. No class, nothing too sacred, grab the money every way you can. They never let you down, from benny hinn smacking little old ladies on the forehead and knocking them out to the creation theme park and now this, money money money - it is good to know what motivates them.
They may also be into blood - drinking it and blood sports like stoning and witch burning but maybe we can use the money craving against them when we need to distract them from our blood.
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| Is Moses And JC Going | Feb 10th. at 2:59:40 pm EST
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White Fox (Cottage Hills, Illinois) - Email Me
To be walking around the park like Donald Duck and Goofy where you can take a picture with them like at Six Flags.....?
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| Hmmmmm... | Feb 10th. at 2:25:14 pm EST
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Mysteries Child (Garfield, Arkansas) - Email Me
Well, it could be interesting. It could even be useful.
Seeing, for example, how hard a woman's life was in Mosaic times might induce a few people to think that the whole menstrual confinement thing had more to do with giving a woman a chance to rest from endless hard labor, and less to do with a bunch of misogynistic bullcrap that gets perpetuated "in God's name" today.
Then again, it could just be more propaganda, complete with a "be-there-while-it's-happening" IMAX experience.
"Hey Kids!! Remember-- Moses Sez, Suffer Not A Witch To Live!!"
I will hold out hope for the former; however, if I were going to place a bet, I'd put my money on the latter.
'Cause I think that's just the kind of money-grubbing, opportunistic "Christian" that would be drawn to operate this venue.
I have difficulty imagining how a venue of this size could be made 'non-invasive' to the surrounding community.
And every theme park I've ever been to pays the poor saps who get stuck working it a minimum-wage-good-luck-eating-on-your-paycheck pittance (at best) .
One of my friends got a summer job at a well-known theme park, became seriously ill for 2 weeks in July, and left in August actually *owing the park money* for her lodgings.
Back on the other hand, I could see me dragging my kids to something like this...
...and using it as a springboard for discussing *my* point of view about what might have gone down and what's been made of it since.
I dunno. But I do think the whole 'opportunity' shtick is overrated, at least for everyone but the developer.
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| AHHHHHH | Feb 10th. at 12:25:23 pm EST
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Orion 6Xray (Park City, Kentucky) - Email Me - Web
They are on both sides of me now. I hate capatalism.
I got a question though, lets say all their bull of a religion is true, is Jesus going to come back and kick the money changers out of the amusement park next?
Its time to bring down the system, and we need to start at the base, known as organized Abrahamic religion.
Find More info -- HERE
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| ::rolls Eyes:: | Feb 10th. at 11:36:31 am EST
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Harmony (Saint Petersburg, Florida) - Email Me
I grew up in Murfreesboro. I can't say I'm surprised. It's gotten bigger, and a little more cosmopolitan, but it's still a backwards town where it's perfectly acceptable to put "Closed for Good Friday" on the school marquees.
I'm so glad I got the heck out of that burg.
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| Sounds Like "Six Flags Over Jesus" To Me! | Feb 10th. at 10:37:51 am EST
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
What? Still another fantasyland to take up space and become still another useless white elephant to suck money waste land and warp minds. oh, sure, it'll create jobs, but never enough to actually benefit anyone but the people who build it. And if money gets tight, well, there is such a thing as downsizing.
Take up space? You betcha! Unless they plan on drive throughs, cars need space to park- and there is expansion to consider. Don't think they'll stop with the few exhibits they have planned? Whether the park is a hit or not they'll keep adding on in the hopes of dragging in more customers to this temple to Mammon in disguise. And of course, the city will have to get involved and who will have to give up their homes and properties in order to make way for this mess?
I just wish for once, they could have contrived something truly useful that would actually benefit the community instead of such a wasteful place in order to peddle religion--again.
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| ... | Feb 10th. at 9:36:00 am EST
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Draken (Bronx, New York) - Email Me - Web
Do they stone anyone who works at the park on a Saturday?
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