creationist theme park might WORLD ZOROASTRIAN ORGANISATION Vice: Creationists in America are raising funds to build a religious theme park based around a gigantic replica of Noah’s Ark. Do you have anything similar planned? Sammy: Sammy Bhiwandiwalla, President Zoroastrians 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. 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? OK, thanks. THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY UK What about you? Any plans for a Buddhist theme park? Dr. Desmond Biddulph, Chairman OK. What would a Buddhist theme park look like, do you think? Figuratively speaking. Borobudur Angkor Wat the Temple of the Tooth Lourdes St Peter’s Pieta the Sistine Chapel Do they have rides and stuff there? Do you think if they did more people would be into Buddhism? CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ATHEIST AND AGNOSTIC SOCIETY Hey CUASS. Do you have anything similar to this planned? Dominic Hinkins, CUAAS President Sorry, 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? Why would American creationists need a life-size replica of Noah’s Ark? NATIONAL SECULAR SOCIETY You’re on the religious grapevine. Have you heard of anyone planning something similar to this ark thing in the UK? Stephen Evans, Senior Campaigns Officer Would you take your kids there? But it’s a gigantic ark! digital silence Not even if there was a huge flood? no reply Sorry if I’ve offended you, Stephen. still no reply CHURCH OF ENGLAND Are you gonna do what the American creationists are doing and build a religious theme park with a gigantic replica of Noah’s Ark in it? Sarah Harden, Senior Media Officer Do you think if Henry VIII was still around he’d have the balls to carry off a project like this? no response BRITISH HUMANIST ASSOCIATION Creationists in America are raising funds to build a religious theme park based around a gigantic replica of Noah’s Ark. Do you have anything similar planned? Andrew Copson, Chief Executive I already did. They said no too. Looks like this sort of thing does only happen in America.