by Mentalgongfu » Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:45 am
I saw this linked on coasttocoastam.com and it gave me the willies for several reasons. Of course the mention of Noah's Ark is intriguing, but what really gets me is the juxtaposition of Iran with the phrase "Ground Zero," which has become so synonomous with the WTC on 9/11/01.<br><br>Something smells all throughout this story. <br><br>I'm having visions of the 'new' Crusades. <br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_177234625.html">cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_177234625.html</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Texans Part Of Possible Noah's Ark Discovery<br>Image<br><br>Brooke Richie<br>Reporting<br><br>(CBS 11 News) DALLAS CBS 11 has news of what could turn out to be <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>one of the biggest discoveries in the history of both archaeology, and Christianity.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> A group of men, including <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>several north Texans</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, believes it has found the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>remains of Noah's Ark</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, but it's not where most think.<br><br>The group made the discovery <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>in Iran</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. That may come as a surprise, because Christians have always believed Noah's Ark was in Mount Ararat, in eastern Turkey.<br><br>The terrain was treacherous. The odds of success low.<br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><br>“I really didn't think we were going to get into Iran. What are the chances that ground zero, the country that hates America the most, that we could get in?” said Texan, Arch Bonnema.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>Faith and curiosity drove Dallas businessman Bonnema on a spiritual and historic journey. He says more than a thousand people have searched for Noah's Ark over the past century.<br><br>“If we can find some evidence that Noah's Ark really existed, I thought that could cause thousands and tens of thousands of people to say, ‘maybe the rest of the bible is true, too.’” Bonnema said.<br><br>He was joined by fellow Dallas businessman Boone Powell, and more than a dozen others.<br><br>“We had archaeologists, we had geologists, scientists, biblical historians, we had mountain climbers,” Bonnema said.<br><br>More than 13,000 feet above sea level, after a seven hour hike, their pilgrimage concluded with a 400-foot long object.<br><br>Bonnema says the piece was obviously man-made and it was exactly where they expected. The team's leader, Dr. Robert Cornuke, had determined that Noah's Ark couldn't be in Turkey, based on the description in the bible and the time frame.<br><br>According to Bonnema, in biblical times, Ararat was in the region which is today northern Iran.<br><br>The businessman says the petrified wood clearly bears a resemblance to a ship. “How did a ship get to 13,300 feet, except to float there?”<br><br>Bonnema says he knows there will be naysayers, but he believes the discovery will reaffirm others' faith as it did his own.<br><br>A Houston lab used by the Smithsonian tested the alleged ark. Bonnema says they found that it was petrified wood, and that fossilized sea animals were buried inside it.<br> <p></p><i></i>
