Read a Dec. 7, 2010, article from ABC news about the Ark Encounter, a $150 million biblical theme park recreating the story of Noah’s Ark as reconstructed from a literal reading of the book of Genesis.

Leslie Wickman is the executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation, a group of Christian scientists working to improve the dialogue between science and religion. She is also a professor of engineering at California Baptist University.

Kevin Padian is an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, where he operates the Padian Lab.

Scott Minnich is an associate professor in the school of food science at the University of Idaho in Boise and a fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He is a co-author of Explore Evolution: The Arguments For and Against Neo-Darwinism.

Michael Keas is an adjunct faculty member at Biola University, a Christian school in La Mirada, Calif. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Science & Culture at the Discovery Institute and is the primary author of the auxiliary materials for its textbook, Explore Evolution.

June 11, 2007, Boston Globe opinion piece by David K. DeWolf defending the right of academics to question evolution.

Holmes Rolston III is a University Distinguished Professor in the department of philosophy at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He has received the Templeton Prize and the Mendel Medal, both of which recognize achievement in science and religion.

Barry Ritchie is the vice provost for academic personnel as well as a professor in the department of physics at Arizona State University.

Dr. Robert Eckel is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado’s Health Sciences Center in Denver.