Creation Museum opens in Archeuland

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

The Archeuland Creation Museum opened today in the capital city of Massouba, and the ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by Emperor Markus III and other officials, as well as Ken Ham, President and CEO of Answers in Genesis, a creationist ministry that has recently begun expansion outside of America.

"This is a great opportunity to share the gospel with people in Archeuland and the rest of Genevievia," Ham said today. "Answers in Genesis is indebted to the Delfontaine Royal Family of this great country, who supplied the funds to make this museum a reality."

While most people were expecting the next museum to open in Europe or another part of the United States, no one was aware until about three months ago that a Creation Museum would be built over 30,000 miles away from the one in Tenessee -- in an obscure land called Genevievia.

"The opportunity to construct a Creation Museum here in Archeuland is really a blessing. I understand that there are many people in this country who believe in millions of years and evolution," said Markus III, Emperor of Archeuland, today. "After my recent trip to Aravea, I have discovered that the theory of evolution permaeates most every corner of the globe, in some cases, it is preached with a zeal that we Christians have been lacking lately. Perhaps this new museum will restore our confidence in the true faith." Emperor Markus III, a noted apologetic besides his imperial duties, also briefly discussed his belief in a young-Earth creation model. "Teachers and students alike," he said, "are absolutely in need of Creation resources which Answers in Genesis and many other ministries provide. We will be adding many of their materials to our curricula in the upcoming school years."

Among the attractions of the new museum include a interactive timeline of world history from events in Genesis all the way to modern times. Besides that, there are several rooms about Noah's Flood, and an auditorium similar to the Legacy Hall at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Fascinating exhibits in more than one place discuss the nature of our Earth, the galaxy, and the universe as a whole.

Kids will enjoy the dinosaur exhibits and the twenty-foot tall (unusually high) Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, which was donated from the Royal Family's small collection of artifacts. "We had no use for them, letting them collect dust," Markus explained. "It will be good to let them see the light of day." According to both men, during the first mini-conference held in the auditorium, there were Tyrannosaurs and other 'Jurassic Park'-like creatures roaming Genevievia before the Great Flood. All were completely wiped out when the flood occurred, and there are estimated to be millions of dinosaur fossils yet to be unearthed. A small branch of the new museum is expected to be devoted to creation paleontology.

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To the gullible media, this is a work of fiction. There is such thing as 'Genevievia', and we are not affiliated with the real Answers in Genesis or Creation Museum.

[Zunkwentania]

OOC: This belongs in F&NI

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

OOC: This belongs in F&NI

Yes, you're right, it does. viewtopic.php?p=22019883#p22019883

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

IC:
Lulong hears about this and praises Arch,but warns them not to offend others,as it may lead to war.
ooc:Are you EVER gonna add my stuff in the bios,map,and timeline?

ooc:Ahem.I'm feeling ignored here.

OOC: I sent you a telegram.

[Commonwealth of Hank the Cat]

President Hank fully supports the Museum, and would like to inform Archueland it has prepared it's document on it's cardinal it will be sending, to the new organization in Genevea.

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

President Hank fully supports the Museum, and would like to inform Archueland it has prepared it's document on it's cardinal it will be sending, to the new organization in Genevea.

Markus sent a friendly email to Hank, thanking him for his support. "We will need werecat support of course," he said.

[New Kvenland]

Despite being a secular nation, New Kvenland praises the boldnesss of these officials.

[Greater Weselton]

The Reich is against this collection of Jewish myths.

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

The Reich is against this collection of Jewish myths.

And we could care less, quite frankly

[Insaeldor]

A reporter for Suðurlandið Dömstólí went around the city of Årgílë (a Conservative stronghold) and asked the question "What do you think of the Creation Museum opening in Archeuland?" Here are a few of the most common responses.

"Who cares? It's their nation let them do what they want. I don't see why this is news."
"Ummm Okay?"
"Yeah who cares?"
"Why does it matter?"
"Well that's nice"
"Ew"

Among others.

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

"Who cares? It's their nation let them do what they want. I don't see why this is news."
"Ummm Okay?"
"Yeah who cares?"
"Why does it matter?"
"Well that's nice"
"Ew"

OOC: Political apathy at its finest. It sounds a lot like the average millennial on a college campus.

[Insaeldor]

"Who cares? It's their nation let them do what they want. I don't see why this is news."
"Ummm Okay?"
"Yeah who cares?"
"Why does it matter?"
"Well that's nice"
"Ew"

OOC: Political apathy at its finest. It sounds a lot like the average millennial on a college campus.

OOC: not really political apathy we just don't care about a museum ring opened in a whole other nation am out creationism my friend

[Braberbourg]

*scratches his ubersocialist Eurohead*

A creationist museum, in the 21st century?

Well, I suppose some nations are less-developed than us Europeans.

[New Frenco Empire]

Office of Foreign Affairs, Hightower Plaza, New Rome, New Frenco Empire

5:03 AM

Francis Levine sips on his boost-laced coffee. It was a long day, with nothing more exciting to do than sort through files and news articles on the lands abroad. The war in the Islamic Caliphate was at a standstill. The Mechanocracy hadn't tried anything funny as of late. Hell, even the Europeans were over the Algerian attack. At this point in time, Levine was quite useless.
He popped his back on the chair and sighed as he read article after article, hoping something would require his attention. Ricin found in letter to Curator Stahlrim. "Yeah," Levine muttered with a smile. "Good luck poisoning an android. We've been trying for years. Dumb fucks..." Nobel prize winner Kim Yo-Luk found dead in Seoul apartment. Levine shrugged. "Wasn't one of ours. Let UDAP cry over that one."

Finally, he decided to open one last article before ordering a light dinner. Creation Museum opens in Archeuland. Intrigued, Levine opened it. A Creation Museum? Creation of what? A museum dedicated to engineering? That would be nice for the children. Creative arts? Whatever Archeuland was, a more cultured art scene would do it well. As he read through, Levine's hopes of something useful quickly diminished.
"A useless museum dedicated solely to preaching pseudo-science and spreading the evil message of Christianity. It's not even a museum. A fantasy theme park would be a better term..." Levine muttered below his breath, unamused. "Unwashed savages. I'd have half a mind to request an aid mission. Zealots to get rid of the problem and science professors to debunk the source of it all. The children of Archland or whatever definitely deserve better..."
He continued to muse for a good five minutes until he realized it was all useless.
"Unenlightened barbarians will be unenlightened barbarians, I suppose..." He sighed sadly, as he closed the article.

Back to the grind.

[The Geniocratic States]

From the Grand Intellectual Markias D Myriad of The Geniocratic States To Ken Ham, Founder of the Creation Museum I would like to extend my dearest gratitude for your greatest endeavour of opening a museum dedicated to the wonders of Creationism and the Lord. I am a Non-Denominational Christian, and I do sadly have to exercise secular principles in my nation. I lead a nation of science and education, although we do tolerate all forms of learning, including theology. I wish you the best in your mission to educate the masses, and if you ever need any financial or educational help, The Geniocratic States would be glad to lend a helping hand. For the Glory of Knowledge, Markias D. Myriad

[Norraenheim]

I, Ymir II, the High King of Norrænheim hereby disapprove of this 'museum' as it being called a museum implies that it is based on historical fact. It is not, as has been proven by the scientific communities from all around NationStates. However, I will not delve too much into the matter, as long as taxpayers' money wasn't wasted on this frivolous propagation of an ancient faith circulating around the Jewish god of war and his kindhearted son and prophet. The money used to "make the museum a reality" as you so elegantly put it, came from a royal family, so it is unclear to me whether that money was earned through working or it was taxed from the people in Archeuland and Baughistan. I can only wish for the best for your people. Good day.

~ His Majesty Dauðans Sigurvegarinn Gamall Ymir Ymirsson II, High King of the Parliamentary Monarchy of Norrænheim ~

[TurtleShroom]

KINGDOM OF THE UNITED TURTLES, MUSHROOMS, AND MEN OF TURTLESHROOM
THE CROWN
HIS MOST SOBER MAJESTY, KING GARIWALD PREACH, HEAD HUMAN OF TURTLESHROOM

TO THE STATE OF ARCHEULAND:

We here at TurtleShroom commend your initative to display and profess Creationist viewpoints. Your noble endeavor is bound to get hate from the "tolerance" crowd, but it is all the more reason we need someone in this world with the guts to engage in hardcore apologetics.

We would like to express our concern, however, on the museum's focus on Short-earth Creationism, that the earth is ten thousand years old. Many of our theologians adhere to the idea of Long-earth Creationism, that the alleged age presented by secular science is correct. Some of our scientists argue the position of Evolutionary Creationism, also called Intelligent Design. That is the concept that macroevolution is, in general, properly described and that the origin of species is seen as correct, because God Himself is the Author and Perfector of evolution, like He is over all Creation.

We think it would be a betterment to the Museum to include all three schools of Creationism. That is, Short, Long, and Intelligent Design/Evolutionary. Each could have its own wing and each could present its points. The patrons could then decide which school they thinks is correct, or if they agree at all.

If you accept this offer, TurtleShroom is prepared to divert four million Skillets ($1,000,000 USD) from our Religion and Spirituality grant funds to the advancement of this cause, as well as dispatching some evidence and findings from our own seminaries and universities. If you decline, we will donate the funds anyway.


God bless your courage. There is a special palce for you in Heaven.

-HIS MOST SOBER MAJEST, KING GARIWALD PREACH, PWN, HEAD HUMAN OF THE KINGDOM OF THE UNITED TURTLES, MUSHROOMS, AND MEN OF TURTLESHROOM

[Silila]

The Parliamentary Committee on International Education objects to the opening of this museum. Although any attempt to improve citizens' access to education is commendable, we are concerned that this particular museum will ultimately serve a purpose contrary to that end. Although we have no objection to the inclusion of theology or mythology in educational institutions, we have grave concerns about the manner in which the Archeuland Creation Museum presents itself, specifically that it attempts to present information contrary to established scientific theories as fact, and furthermore, attempts to give itself the appearance of a scientific institution, something it is clearly not.

If the nation of Archeuland believes it necessary to provide education in mythology and theology to its citizens, they should consider doing so in a less dogmatic fashion, such as clearly differentiating religious stories from scientific theories and offering multiple accounts of creation from different sources around the world. The Sililan government would be happy to offer advice and assistance to help improve Archeuland improve its education infrastructure.

Signed,
Parliamentary Committee on International Education
The Enlightened Civilization of Silila

[Alsheb]

Creationism is a ridiculous and backwards idea that is opposite to any modern scientific society.

[Tsarist Chernigov]

Tsar Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov IV fully supports this museum.

[Auroya]

Official Communique of the Greater Auroyan Imperial Federation Non Lucror, Exposita Sciencia, Ad Astra On behalf of Auroyan peoples and Auroyan government alike, we strongly condemn your rejection of the progress that modern science has brought us in favour of outdated fundamentalist and creationist values. It is modern science and technology that has brought enormous progress and prosperity to our Empire and therefore, to us, fundamentalism is incomprehensible. That something which has been observed to happen under laboratory conditions could be denied confuses us greately. That valued scientific methods such as radiocarbon dating could be denied in favour of interepreting the Bible absolutely literally seems quite mad. It is not to be taken literally. We only mourn the fact that you have chosen to turn your backs on the beautiful world of modern science and discovery, and are comforted by the fact that our own realm never shall. HIH Empress Julia Alexandria II.

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

I appreciate the comments from everyone.

[Margno]

The marginals send their condolences.
-Isaiah Praehal, Children of Men.

[Greater Weselton]

Our Reich believes in survival of the fittest.

[Il Borgia Vaticano]

A Letter from the Holy Father

To the Emperor Markus III,

Surely, as a nation from the Catholic region of the world, you must realize that this Ken Ham is a known heretic. You must also know that cavorting with heresy against papal censure is punishable by excommunication, interdict, and even execution. This rule also applies to shamelessly disregarding official papal positions, which in of itself is heresy. My predecessor Pius XII confirmed that science is indeed the truth, and compatible with God's word. This position was later expanded by St. Pope John Paul II. He said:

"In his encyclical Humani Generis, my predecessor Pius XII has already affirmed that there is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points.... Today, more than a half-century after the appearance of that encyclical, new findings lead us toward the recognition of evolution as more than a hypothesis. In fact it is remarkable that this theory has had progressively greater influence on the spirit of researchers, following a series of discoveries in different scholarly disciplines. The convergence in the results of these independent studies—which was neither planned nor sought—constitutes in itself a significant argument in favor of the theory."~St. Pope John Paul II

It was officially added to the Catechism by Pope Damasus III, my great-uncle. With this, we request that this damnable museum of lies be torn to the ground as soon as possible. If this is rebuffed, further actions will be taken by the papacy, and if necessary, the Kingdom of Spain.

From,
His Holiness, Pope Julius IV, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Son of the Mother of The Church, Sole Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Duke of Gandia, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Gonfalionier of the Papal Armed Forces, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God.