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<h2>evol-110</h2>
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<p> ."". "NO STONE UNTURNED"
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." ". R A R A T REPORT
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BILL CROUSE, EDITOR FEB/MARCH 87 (c) 1987 NUMBER 2
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<p> POST WWII SIGHTINGS </p>
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<p> The cold war began shortly after WWII. Turkey became one of the stages
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where this drama of confrontation between superpowers was played. Along with
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Jupiter missiles, the Americans set up elaborate listening devices in Turkey
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to monitor Soviet activity. Cat and mouse games to gauge Soviet readiness
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were played out almost on a daily basis. The Americans sent fighter planes to
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the proximity of the Soviet border while the men on the ground checked the
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responses of the Soviet defenses. Captain Gregor Schwinghammer, now a Pan Am
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instructor and pilot, was one of the players in this game. Since Ararat is
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near the Soviet border, there were many fly-bys around the mountain. During
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one such excursion, a Turkish pilot participating in the maneuvers volunteered
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to show some of the American pilots Noah's Ark. Schwinghammer took all this in
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a light vein but went along. </p>
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<p> The editor of AR discussed this incident with Schwinghammer about two years
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ago. The only thing really clear in his memory was that it definitely looked
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like a structure of some kind. He likened it to the long rectangular chicken
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houses he had seen in the midwest. It didn't really hit him that this could
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be Noah's Ark until he saw the movie In Search of Noah's Ark on TV.
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Schwinghammer still is not sure what it was but he maintains it definitely was
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a structure. </p>
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<p> An interesting thing to note here about Schwinghammer is that he later flew
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many bombing missions in Vietnam with the particular responsibility of
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spotting the targets on the ground. We mention this to point out that the man
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was trained to spot objects from a plane.
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To read more on the Schwinghammer experience, see Berlitz' first book
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Doomsday 1999 A.D. and the update in his latest book mentioned in this issue.
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Schwinghammer now claims that the object he saw looked like the Hagopian
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description as drawn by Elfred Lee. </p>
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<p> Schwinghammer had a recollection of the U-2 pilots also seeing something in
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photos. They flew out of the same base in Adana. As you will recall from the
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Gary Powers' incident the Americans were flying reconnoissance missions deep
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into the heart of the Soviet Union. On many occasions this took them right
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over Ararat. </p>
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<p> In the spring of 1985, one <span class="LOC">Sunday</span> morning, we received a phone call at 7:00
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a.m. with the caller excitedly telling us that he knew someone who had seen
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photographs of the Ark while in the Air Force. After garnering some of the
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facts, we made an appointment to see this man to check out his story.
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After his basic training, this man spent most of his four years in the Air
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Force in top security work at a large base in the midwest. His job was to
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process film as it was brought into the lab from around the world.
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Apparently, our U-2's were surreptitiously filming the whole world, even
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friendly countries, in order to pin-point possible bomb targets when and if
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this action ever became necessary. Our man remembers film coming in from
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eastern Turkey. After he and others processed the film it was turned over to
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another crew who were responsible for the analysis. What he remembers is the
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perplexity these men had over a certain object high in the snows of Ararat. </p>
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<p> It seems they could not figure out what the Turks could have built of that
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size at that extreme altitude. What could it be? Finally, he recalled
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hearing one of them jokingly exclaim: "It must be Noah's Ark!" Being a
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Christian at the time, our friend pricked up his ears and went over for a
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closer look. Basically, what he remembers is a barge-like object sticking out
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of the ice with most of it still buried. Since he was in top security he told
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no one of the incident. Being a distant event he apparently felt it was O.K.
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to now share the experience with the hope that it might yield some clue to the
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Ark's whereabouts. </p>
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<p> Upon discharge from the Air Force this gentleman enrolled in a Baptist
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college near this Air Force base to prepare for the ministry. While at this
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college, he recalls another incident while strolling around the student lounge
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one day. To his surprise he noticed on the bulletin board a photo cut out of
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a newspaper with the caption "Could this be Noah's Ark?" He did a double take
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when he realized it was from the roll he had processed only a few years
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previously in the lab. He wondered who dared disclose the photograph because
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he remembered how his superiors drilled into them the subject of secrecy and
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the penalty involved. </p>
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<p> To this day he does not know if it was Noah's Ark but he wonders what else
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it could have been. This man (who wishes to remain anonymous) was once a
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pastor of a large Baptist church in Kansas City. Today he is a marriage and
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family counselor in a large clinic in Dallas. We know this man personally and
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can attest that his reputation is impeccable.
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To add further authenticity to this story, in the summer of '85, Col. Jim
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Irwin met an American two-star General in Turkey who also claimed to have seen
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a file labeled Noah's Ark and a slide purporting to be the Ark while stationed
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at an Air Force base in the midwest (not the same base). We are not privy to
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all the details of the General's testimony, but as far as we know, nothing new
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has turned up despite the General's promise to try and locate the photographs. </p>
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<p> In 1953 an American employed by an American oil company not only claimed to
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have seen the Ark while flying by in a helicopter, he also took a number of
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photographs. Upon returning to the states this man, George J. Greene, was
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unsuccessful in trying to raise support for a ground expedition. Some time
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later he died, or was murdered in South America. Many people however, saw his
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photographs, too many in fact for this to have been a fictitious story. A
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more complete account of Greene's discovery can be found in Noah's Ark: Fact
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or Fable by Violet Cummings (213ff). </p>
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<p> For two very good reasons we are now 99% convinced that what George Greene
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saw was a large rock formation that is known to most Ark researchers. The
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particular formation we refer to came to light in the mid-seventies as a
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result of an expedition led by Tom Crotser of the Holy Ground Mission. The
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movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, which we refer to elsewhere in this issue,
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zooms in on the Crotser photograph and shows an object with planking clearly
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visible. Ark researchers have looked this photo over carefully and have
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questioned its authenticity. It appeared to have been retouched. We now know
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for a fact that it was indeed retouched, but not with any fraudulent intent,
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so says Mr. David Fry, of Cleburne, TX a former acquaintance of Crotser's. </p>
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<p> Fry met Crotser in a photo print shop in Dallas where he noticed Crotser's
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scenic mountain photos. When he was informed that the mountain scenery was
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Ararat, the two learned they had a mutual interest in Biblical history. Fry
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agreed to assist Crotser in the analysis of the photo containing an
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interesting ship-shaped object. Since they had shots of the object from
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different angles Fry studied it stereo-scopically. While doing so, he noticed
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lines that seemed to run parallel length-wise on the object when viewed
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through a magnifying lense. Fry simply enhanced these lines and presented the
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photo to Crotser who then proceded to publicly proclaim the lines as planking
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on a structure. He also began announcing to the press that the structure was
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Noah's Ark. </p>
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<p> The object in question is positively located on the eastern rim of the
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Ahora Gorge at approximately 12000 feet. It was photographed by Bob Stuplich
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from the air in 1983 and by expeditions on the ground. </p>
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<p> There are two reasons to link the Greene and Crotser sightings. Our first
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reason for concluding that Greene's and Crotser's objects are one and the same
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is their similarity to the sketch made by Fred Drake who claimed to have
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viewed Greene's photographs. </p>
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<p> Mr. Fry was kind enough to lend us a photograph of the object which he
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said was made from one of the Crotser's slides. The object was shot at eye
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level from the western rim of the gorge much the same as Greene would have
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done from the helicopter, only from further away. </p>
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<p> To us the similarity is striking! The object lies almost due north and
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south exactly as Greene described it. The object is on a kind of rock shelf
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over-looking a shear drop-off. When viewing Stuplich's aerial photos it
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appears that a side shot would also look just as Drake sketched it. Cummings
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also reports that Greene was flying over the northeastern side of the mountain
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(p.219). </p>
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<p> The fact that the object is at about 12000 feet also supports our
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contention. This is about the ceiling for a helicopter in the early '50s. We
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did some checking on this awhile back and found that there was a high
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performance French helicopter that could have flown to the summit of the
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mountain, but it is doubtful that Greene would have had one of these at his
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disposal. </p>
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<p> This of course does not seal the case in concrete. We will never know for
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certain until we actually see Greene's photos. However, we said that there
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were two reasons why we are convinced that Greene saw the same rock formation
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that Crotser photographed in 1974. </p>
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<p> Rod Younquist, engineer and veteran of several trips to Ararat, related to
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AR that he once met members of Crotser's expedition who informed him that they
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had shown their photographs to people who had also viewed Greene's missing
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photographs. Upon viewing the Holy Ground Mission photographs their response
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was: "Oh, where did you get George Greene's photographs?" Hence our second
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reason is the fact that Greene's friends mistakenly identified the Crotser
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photographs as Greene's. </p>
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<p> When Fry saw some of our slides of this object from different vantage
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points he too became doubtful. However, he said it really looks convincing
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when viewed stereo-scopically. He would like to see more photographs to have
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added confirmation. We agree. Perhaps one of our readers may have a close up
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of this formation. </p>
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<p>(In subsequent issues we will continue our investigation of post WWII
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sightings.) </p>
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<p>EVOLUTION CONTRA CHRISTIANITY </p>
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<p> Why are evolutionists so opposed to the subject of special creation? Is
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it due to the overwhelming superiority of the evidence? We think not. The
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real reason these two positions are so at loggerheads is much deeper than
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evidence. The conflict begins back at the presuppositional level.
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Presuppositions are those beliefs that are foundational; they are taken in
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faith and they dictate how one interprets the data of experience. All world
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views rest on these presuppositions or assumptions. What we have between
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Evolution and <span class="NORP">Christianity</span> is a collision of world views. We thought it would
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be helpful to our readers to pinpoint what some of these conflicting
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assumptions are. First, we will list these side by side: </p>
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<p> Christian Evolutionary </p>
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<p> 1. Man fell from a 1. Living things
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higher estate. are evolving
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(devolution) to higher forms.
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2. There is a qual-2. Only a quantitative difference
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between man and the
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animals. </p>
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<p> 3. God's providence 3. Chance.
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in nature. </p>
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<p> 4. True moral values. 4. Only mores.
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5. Open universe. 5. Closed universe.
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6. Man needs re-6. Man needs more
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demption. time. </p>
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<p> 7. There is purpose 7. No purpose.
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in the universe. </p>
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<p> In future issues it is our plan to expound on these assumptions point by
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point so our readers will know from whence the Creation-Evolution controversy
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arises. </p>
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<p>ARK MOVIES </p>
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<p> We've had several responses to our inquiry in the January issue concerning
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the Bart LaRue movie, The Ark of Noah. We now have our own copy and have
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viewed it several times with great interest. Our tape library now contains
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quite a few hours of various Ark films and we thought it might be a service to
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our readers to review what we've learned about other Ark films and where our
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readers might have access to them. </p>
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<p> What intrigues us is that more than four films about the search for Noah's
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Ark appeared in one year, 1976! Incidentally, we know of at least eight or
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nine books on the subject of the Ark and the Flood that appeared between '72
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and '76. Certainly this must have inspired film-makers to take advantage of
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the interest generated by the books. </p>
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<p> We don't know who qualifies as being first, but two of the films produced
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that year are feature-length and were shown in theaters. A videotape of the
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aforementioned Bart LaRue film can still be ordered from: United
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Entertainment, Inc., 6535 E. Skelley Dr., Tulsa, OK 74145. The cost is
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$39.95. Their phone number is 918-622-6460. </p>
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<p> This movie is of interest to Ark researchers because of its historic
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footage from Navarra, Search Foundation, and the Archaeological Research
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Foundation. The movie itself plods along, contains many historical
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inaccuracies, and is anti-Turkish in tone. LaRue himself is persona non-grata
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in Turkey due to his illegal climb of the mountain while filming for the
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movie. Viewers will also have difficulty discerning the real thing from what
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is re-enactment. </p>
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<p> Another major feature length movie, In Search of Noah's Ark, was made in
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1976 by <span class="LOC">Sunn</span> Classic Pictures. A major book of the same title was released
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the same year. The authors of the book are Dave Balsiger and Charles E.
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Sellier, Jr. Balsiger was the ghost-writer for the English version of
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Navarra's book: Noah's Ark: I Touched It. Sellier is also the producer of the
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family-oriented TV show "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams." In Search of
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Noah's Ark has been seen by millions and is frequently shown on late night TV.
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A video of this movie can probably be ordered from your local video store.
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This is a better film, but it leaves you with the impression that the Ark has
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been found and that the evidence is more credible than we would allow. </p>
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<p> Ken Anderson Films of Winona Lake, IN produced the film Noah's Ark and the
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Genesis Flood. Jack Dabner, now with Seven Star Productions, in Long <span class="PERSON">Beach</span>,
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CA headed up the research effort and narrated this film. It appeared first in
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1976. It is approximately an hour in length and rents for $52.
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Unfortunately, it is not available on videotape. The film can be rented
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through local rental agencies who handle Ken Anderson films. </p>
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<p> Films for Christ, distributes a film mainly dealing with the Genesis
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Flood. It has been translated into many languages and is still used
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frequently in churches and by missionaries. The emphasis is apologetic and
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evangelistic. Its title is The World that Perished. It contains an excellent
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presentation of the many flood stories found in cultures on all the continents
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of the world. On the whole, it is a very instructional film. It is about 35
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minutues in length. A video of this film can be rented for $27 from Films for
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Christ, 2628 W. Birchwood Cir., Mesa, AZ 85202. We were told that this film
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is based on a book of the same name authored by Dr. John Whitcomb of Grace
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Theological Seminary. We are acquainted with this book, and can attest that
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it is a work of high quality. We highly recommend it to our readers. </p>
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<p> Last summer, a Dutch film crew joined the Irwin team for the purpose of
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making a documentary for Dutch television. A video (VHS) of this is available
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from High Flight Foundation, Box 1387, Colorado Springs, CO 80901. Purchase
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price is $20, or $10 to rent. The title of this video is: Waar is De Ark Van
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Noach? Some of the dialogue is in Dutch but the majority is English. It
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contains footage from a rare flight over the mountain, has a sense of drama,
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and contains clear gospel testimonies by Col. Irwin and his team members. </p>
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<p> We are also aware of another film released in '86 produced by Montana
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Film, a German Company. This film is 43 minutes in length and has been shown
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on German television. This company films mountain-climbing events all over
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the world and the fact that they included footage about the search for the Ark
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was incidental to their purpose. Dr. John Baumgardner and Ron Wyatt are
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interviewed on the film. It also apparently contains some spectacular footage
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shot on the summit of Ararat and the Parrot glacier area. It leaves you with
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the impression that the ship-shaped formation southeast of Ararat is likely
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the Ark of Noah. An English-version video cassette is available, but we are
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not aware of any U.S. distributors at this time. Inquiries can be sent to
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their German address: Montana Film, Am Fort Elisabeth 15, D-6500 Mainz, W.
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Germany. </p>
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<p> We have knowledge that a Canadian film crew was present at Ararat in '85
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with the intent of making a documentary for Canadian Broadcasting, however, we
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have no details at this time as to whether or not one was made or shown in
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<span class="GPE">Canada</span>. </p>
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<p> To our knowledge, these are all the "Ark Movies" formally "published." If
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any of our readers are aware of others please let us know as we would like to
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share that information. </p>
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<p>GOPHER WOOD---A PROCESS? </p>
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<p>submitted by
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Dr. Don Shockey
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<span class="GPE">Albuquerque</span>, NM </p>
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<p> When asked what the Ark of Noah was constructed from we all immediately
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know the answer. We can respond without hesitation by replying--"gopher
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wood." That is correct, and is exactly what the KJV of the Bible states.
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Genesis 6:14: "make thee an ark of gopher wood." The New International
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Version says it a little differently: "So make yourself an ark of cypress
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wood." The footnote tells the reader that cypress would be more likely the
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wood of choice since the Hebrew meaning of go'phir is uncertain. Still no
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problem since we know without reservation that whatever God told Noah would be
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the absolute best to sustain the craft during the deluge to follow. One of
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the primary objectives of the re-discovery of the Ark will be to
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scientifically examine the wood and attempt to resolve once and for all what
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type of wood was used in its construction. All seem to agree that it would be
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some type of hard wood. Guesses have included white oak, cypress, etc. even a
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type of tree no longer on earth has been suggested. </p>
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<p> The following is offered to our AR readers and Ark researchers as a
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possible interpretation of the term "gopher wood." </p>
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<p> Recently, during a professional seminar in Texas a doctor approached me,
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and a conversation began when I learned he was born in Israel and has a mother
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who is 94 still living in Jerusalem. I asked him what gopher wood, as stated
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in Genesis, really meant? The following is his reply: </p>
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<p> "From a certain kind of resinous tree, when one makes an incision into the
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bark and collects the resin or sap, he can use it as glue by applying it at
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the joint between two pieces of wood. After letting it dry over-night, he
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will not be able to break the joint. The wood will break before the joined
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seam. This has been used in our area of the world for centuries, although it
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is not used very often in modern times since this sap will discolor any wood
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it happens to come into contact with. This is what Noah used to construct the
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Ark. 'Gopher wood' or 'gophering' is a process not a particular tree."
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(Emphasis mine). </p>
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<p> He further suggested that Noah used the "gophering process" to fashion the
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large timbers from many different pieces of hardwood that could have been some
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type of hard oak tree. What, specifically, we can only guess. This
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information turned on a light within my thinking. What he described would be
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like our process of making plywood. If this is a valid assumption, then Noah
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could have constructed large timbers needed of any size, thickness, or length,
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without being dependent upon single, mammoth trees to accomplish God's
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command. The original meaning should be traced back to determine if a gopher
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wood process has any validity. As of this writing, a minister from
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<span class="GPE">Albuquerque</span> is to visit the Holy Land and will attempt to secure information
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about this resin which we will test. I will update AR on this project. </p>
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<p>BOOKS </p>
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<p> In the November issue we noted that Charles Berlitz, author of the Bermuda
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Triangle would be authoring a book on Noah's Ark and the Flood. We are
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pleased to announce that this book is now available in major bookstore chains.
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The book is titled The Lost Ship of Noah. It is published by G.P. Putnam's
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Sons, and sells for $17.95 (hardback), 187 pp. </p>
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<p> Berlitz is an author of the Erich von Daniken mold. He is particularly
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interested in the myths and symbols of ancient cultures. It is his thesis
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that behind them are actual historical events from which they arose. </p>
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<p> This new book by Berlitz is an elaboration of a former book--Doomsday 1999
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A.D. published in 1981. He believes there was not only a great world-wide
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catastrophe in the past, i.e. a world-wide flood, but that there will likely
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be another. He bases this prediction on two things: the course of modern
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events whereby man seems to be destroying his environment, and the numerous
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prophecies from a variety of cultures and religions. He sees the majority of
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these prophecies as being authentic revelations that are this very moment
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moving toward fulfillment. </p>
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<p> In The Lost Ship of Noah Berlitz seeks to bring his readers up-to-date on
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the search for Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat, and sets forth the cases for a
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previous world-wide deluge, and the probability of future global destruction.
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Since most of the previous books on the Ark were written in the 70s Berlitz
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does those who are interested in the search a service. He is not writing from
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a scholarly perspective. However, he is a reporter who digs into his subject
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and writes well. In addition we must point out that Berlitz is not necessarily
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writing from a Christian perspective. He believes that there were probably
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many arks that saved representatives of their respective cultures from the
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catastrophic flood-waters. In fact, he cites evidence of other ships being
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found in mountains and anticipates that more will undoubtedly be uncovered
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(see p. 166ff). </p>
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<p> All Ark enthusiasts will appreciate the many photos by Ahmet Arslan and Jay
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Bitzer, who was this editor's photographer in a 1985 expedition. While most
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Christians will not accept his multiple ark theory we commend him for making a
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clear case for a universal flood. SUMMER OF '87 </p>
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<p> About this time of the year, the Ark Grapevine is humming with news about
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expedition plans, new objects spotted in old photos, and new theories about
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location, etc. </p>
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<p> Permits are generally applied for in January. Plans are being made to
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raise funds. Intense research is being carried out. Regular calls are made
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to the Turkish embassy, and there is an "air" of secrecy. </p>
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<p> AR is not a "tell all" sheet. If someone informs us about their plans or
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research in confidence, we don't print it. Right now we are aware of some
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pretty exciting research going on and some interesting developments that we
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hope to report to you at the right time. </p>
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<p> Currently we are aware of about 7 or 8 groups that are applying for
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research permits for Mt. Ararat. Foreign groups are also getting involved.
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We are aware of French, Norwegian and <span class="NORP">Japanese</span> groups who are interested in
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the search for the Ark. There is the possibility that a helicopter will be
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used this summer for the first time. They will need adequate financing and
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much prayer to pull this off. </p>
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<p> It is also our hope that the ship-shaped formation southeast of Ararat will
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be properly excavated this summer. We will also endeavor to keep you up-to-date on this strange shape which the Turkish government is claiming to be the
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Ark of Noah.
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</p>
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<p>POLITICAL AND WEATHER WATCH </p>
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<p> We are still getting unconfirmed reports of a horrendous winter in Eastern
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Turkey. We have news reports stating that areas in Turkey and Greece have
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received snow where it has never snowed before! </p>
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<p> On the political side we are happy to report that the U.S. has signed a new
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five year treaty with Turkey. Our government will be paying $1 billion for
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the privilege of maintaining our military bases. </p>
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<p> The following article appeared in Insight, Mar. 30, 1987: </p>
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<p> "A report from Ankara's Security Department has accused Libya and Syria of
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supplying arms and logistic support to Kurdish separatist terrorists in Turkey
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and Iraq. The allegation was made during the trial of five persons accused of
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smuggling arms into Turkey from Syria for the Kurds. Most of the insurgents
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are members of the Kurdish Labor Party, a Marxist-Leninist organization with
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headquarters in Syria. </p>
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<p> The groups said to be receiving the supplies are the Kurdish Democratic
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Party, Kurdish Workers Party and <span class="NORP">Patriotic</span> Union of Kurdistan. </p>
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<p> According to Western analysts, following the Turkish bombing of Kurdish
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camps in Iraq last August, the flow of arms (some believed to be a gift of
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Libya's Col. Muammar Quaddafi) across the Syrian border is beginning to
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increase in numbers and sophistication." </p>
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<p> This one appeared in the Rocky Mountain News, 3/9/87: </p>
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<p> "Assailants believed to be Kurdish guerrillas raided a Turkish village near
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the Syrian border, killing six children and two adults, the Anatolia news
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agency said yesterday. </p>
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<p> The assailants fired automatic weapons and hurled hand grenades at two
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homes in the village of Acikyol on Saturday night, the news agency said. </p>
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<p> Most of the guerrillas operating in the region are linked to the Kurdish
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Labor Party, which wants to set up an independent Kurdish state in eastern and
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southeastern Turkey." </p>
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<p> A note of interest with regard to the previous news article: The incident
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referred to took place very close to one of the traditional resting places of
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Noah's Ark--Nisibis. We will be doing a major article on the other
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traditional resting places of Noah's Ark in a future issue. </p>
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<p>BITS AND PIECES </p>
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<p> In the November issue, we mentioned another forthcoming book by Rene
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Noorbergen which would defend the thesis that the ship-shaped object south of
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Ararat is the Ark. We have been informed that this book will not be out until
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June. </p>
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<p>* Back issues of ARARAT REPORT are available on the same donation basis. </p>
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<p>* A continuously updated outline and bibliography is available on the search
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for Noah's Ark. Please send $2.00 for postage and copying. </p>
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<p>* A comprehensive bibliography on the subject of "Kibowtology" (Ark research)
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is under preparation. Target date: early summer. </p>
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<p>* Christian Information Ministries, International, which publishes the ARARAT
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REPORT, is a faith ministry. That is, we depend on the gifts of God's people
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to sustain us. The ARARAT REPORT is sent as a free gift to those who enable
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this ministry to continue through their giving. If you own a personal
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computer equipped with a modem and are interested in knowing more about THE
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INFORMED CHRISTIAN NETWORK, write or call to receive a password. All back
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issues of ARARAT REPORT are downloadable from our database. THE INFORMED
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CHRISTIAN NETWORK is a growing library of Christian Information that we are
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seeking to make available to the Body of Christ. </p>
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<p>* We would like to make our readers aware of Origins Research & Information
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Service, 137 Oak Crest Dr., Lafayette, LA 70503. For $1.00 they will send an
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introductory packet of Creationist material. </p>
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<p>* We invite letters to the editor. We will print those that will make a
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contribution to the overall discussion.
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