The owners of the modern-day Ark in northern Kentucky are worried about damages caused by flooding. Compensatory and punitive damages are requested in a lengthy 77-page lawsuit filed at the U.S District Court that originated in 2019.
Critics blasted a study published in the online journal Scientific Report on September 20, 2021. The study, "A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam, a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea," presented a seemingly innocent and legitimate scientific venture.
In a tweet in August, noted Christian fundamentalist and Young Earth Creationist Ken Ham insisted that aliens do not exist. Ham was responding to a Washington Post article that claims highly religious people are less likely to subscribe to the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
On July 30, Kent Hovind, a zealot advocate for creationism, was arrested for allegedly throwing his wife, Cindi Lincoln, to the ground. According to an arrest warrant dated July 19, 2021, Hovind's action against Lincoln caused bodily harm.
