Mike Zovath, co-founder of the Answers in Genesis ministry that opened the Creation Museum three years ago, says the ark would be part of a theme park that also includes a replica of the tower of Babel.

Gov. Steve Beshear  says he favors providing tax incentives to encourage investors to move ahead with the Ark Encounter project.

Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, objects, saying “the government should not be giving tax incentives for religious projects.”

But American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky staff attorney Bill Sharp says he doesn’t see any constitutional problem with the state granting tax exemptions for the project.

The lawyer says the Lahore High Court’s chief justice issued the order Monday.

Pakistan’s minister for Minority Affairs has said that President Asif Ali Zardari plans to give the court a chance to hear the appeal in the case of Asia (AH’-see-ah) Bibi.

He said Zardari would pardon Bibi if the appeal was delayed.

Bibi’s case prompted an appeal from Pope Benedict XVI after the mother of five was sentenced to death for insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. Her family says she was falsely accused over a personal dispute.

When asked why so many Americans deny that he is a Christian, the President blamed the internet. “You know, the Internet has a powerful effect these days, and so, the way rumors can take on a life of their own ends up being very powerful.”

Children of prisoners are more likely to go to prison than any other group of children in the United States. And Angel Tree hopes to help these parents build bridges to their children while they are in prison. Angel tree gifts are collected by churches or people can give on line at angeltree.org.

Palestinian Muslims as well as Christians participated in a festive parade over the weekend.

Christians make up only a small percentage of Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land.

Bethlehem is ringed on three sides by a barrier which Israel says is meant to keep out Palestinian militants. A large gray wall separates it from nearby Jerusalem and tourists entering Bethlehem must pass through a military checkpoint with barbed wire and watchtowers.

Israeli and Palestinian officials have worked closely in recent years, however, to coordinate the movement of pilgrims.

Graham, whose Samaritan’s Purse ministry has almost 300 workers in Haiti, told KTIS radio that more than 500,000 Haitians could be infected and tens of thousands could die unless supplies arrive quickly.

Graham says Haiti’s government is so corrupt that he believes the U.S. military should take control.

On the other side of the world, Graham fears that North Korea’s artillery attack on a South Korean island could ignite a devastating conflict that sucks in the United States and Korea’s neighbors.

Graham, who has been to North Korea, says “It’s almost like they’re trying to start a war.”

The Texas Rangers outfielder says he remembers what his life was like “without a relationship with Christ,” compared to what it has become “with a relationship with Christ.”

Hamilton overcame eight trips to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction to help the Rangers reach their first World Series. He led the majors in batting average (.359) and slugging percentage

(.633). He had 32 homers and 100 runs batted in despite missing time with two broken ribs.

Hamilton told reporters that without God, “none of this would be possible.”

John Ashmen says 275 gospel rescue missions nationwide are preparing to serve 500,000 Thanksgiving dinners to the homeless and needy, and could use some help.

Ashmen says volunteers are always appreciated, and many missions need more turkeys donated, too.

He suggests Christians should know that it’s a holiday for both thanks and giving.

The sentence against Asia Bibi has called new attention to Pakistan’s blasphemy law, which critics say is used to persecute minorities, fan religious extremism and settle personal vendettas.

Bibi, a 45-year-old mother of five, has already spent 18 months in jail.

A court sentenced her Nov. 8 to hang after convicting her of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

She says she was falsely accused by a group of Muslim women in her village.

Pope Benedict XVI appealed last week for Bibi’s release, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari asked for a review of the facts of the case, raising the possibility of a presidential pardon.

The officials say the attacks started after villagers in southern Egypt spotted a young Coptic Christian and a Muslim girl together at night inside the village cemetery.

Security officials say several people were arrested and the couple was put under police custody as authorities investigate. They add that several security forces sealed off the village to prevent the violence from spreading to neighboring towns.