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[[File:Ken Ham press.jpg|thumb|Ken Ham]]

[[File:Ken Ham press.jpg|thumb|Ken Ham]]

'''Kenneth Alfred (Ken) Ham''' (b. 1951 in Australia ) is a self-described Biblical apologist emphasizing [[Young Earth Creationism]] and the reliability of Scripture in all matters of which it speaks, including science.  He is founder and president of [[Answers in Genesis]], an apologist organization founded in 1994 in the United States with the purpose of upholding the authority of the Bible from the very first verse.<ref>answersingenesis.org</ref>. Ham also speaks on a daily radio feature, "Answers with Ken Ham," and is a prolific public speaker and author and the brains behind the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Cincinnati, OH.  He also founded "Answers" magazine, which won the prestigious "Award of Excellence" for top Christian magazine in 2011 from the Evangelical Press Association.<ref>answersingenesis.org</ref>.

'''Kenneth Alfred (Ken) Ham''' (born 1951 in Australia ) is a self-described Biblical apologist emphasizing [[Young Earth Creationism]] and the reliability of Scripture in all matters of which it speaks, including science.  He is founder and president of [[Answers in Genesis]], an apologist organization founded in 1994 in the United States with the purpose of upholding the authority of the Bible from the very first verse.<ref>answersingenesis.org</ref>  Ham also speaks on a daily radio feature, "Answers with Ken Ham," and is a prolific public speaker and author and the brains behind the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Cincinnati, OH.  He also founded "Answers" magazine, which won the prestigious "Award of Excellence" for top Christian magazine in 2011 from the Evangelical Press Association.<ref>answersingenesis.org</ref>

==Early Life and Education==

==Early Life and Education==

Ham began his career as a public school science teacher in Australia, but moved his family to America as creationist missionaries in 1987.

Ham began his career as a public school science teacher in Australia, but moved his family to America as creationist missionaries in 1987.

He has a Bachelor's degree in applied science from [[Queensland Institute of Technology]] and a Diploma of Education from the [[University of Queensland]]. He has received four honorary degrees--DD in 1997 from Temple Baptist College in Cincinnati, OH, DLitt in 2004 from [[Liberty University]], DLitt in 2010 from Tennessee Temple University, and DHL in 2012 from Mid-Continental University in KY.  

He has a Bachelor's degree in applied science from [[Queensland Institute of Technology]] and a Diploma of Education from the [[University of Queensland]]. He has received four honorary degrees—DD in 1997 from Temple Baptist College in Cincinnati, OH, DLitt in 2004 from [[Liberty University]], DLitt in 2010 from Tennessee Temple University, and DHL in 2012 from Mid-Continental University in KY.  

In his last year of his university training to become a public school science teacher, Ham was strongly influenced by ''The Genesis Flood,'' a book co-authored by Dr. Henry Morris, a hydraulic engineer, and Dr. John Whitcomb, a theologian, showing how scientific evidence supported the Great Flood as described in the Bible.<ref>Appeal letter from Ham for Answers in Genesis, Nov. 20, 2015</ref>

In his last year of his university training to become a public school science teacher, Ham was strongly influenced by ''The Genesis Flood,'' a book co-authored by Dr. Henry Morris, a hydraulic engineer, and Dr. John Whitcomb, a theologian, showing how scientific evidence supported the Great Flood as described in the Bible.<ref>Appeal letter from Ham for Answers in Genesis, Nov. 20, 2015</ref>

==Homeschool Conventions==

==Homeschool Conventions==

Ham has been uncompromising in his defense for young-earth creationism and has criticized schools and individuals that have failed to uphold it.  In March 2011, AiG and Ham had an invitation to the two Great [[Homeschool]] Conventions revoked by the events' organizers. The organizers cited Ham's criticism of the group as the reason for the revoked invitation. <ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2011/03/22/kicked-out-homeschool-conferences AiG announcement]</ref>

Ham has been uncompromising in his defense for young-earth creationism and has criticized schools and individuals that have failed to uphold it.  In March 2011, AiG and Ham had an invitation to the two Great [[Homeschool]] Conventions revoked by the events' organizers. The organizers cited Ham's criticism of the group as the reason for the revoked invitation.<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2011/03/22/kicked-out-homeschool-conferences AiG announcement]</ref>

==Personal and Family Life==

==Personal and Family Life==

Ham is married to Mally, who trained as a bank teller.  The couple has five children--four born in  

Ham is married to Mally, who trained as a bank teller.  The couple has five children—four born in  

Australia and one in the U.S.<ref>Answers in Genesis appeal letter from Ham, Nov. 20, 2015</ref>

Australia and one in the U.S.<ref>Answers in Genesis appeal letter from Ham, Nov. 20, 2015</ref>

== External Links ==

== External links ==

*[http://creationwiki.org/Ken_Ham Ken Ham - CreationWiki]

*[http://creationwiki.org/Ken_Ham Ken Ham - CreationWiki]

*[http://www.answersingenesis.org/events/state-of-the-nation State of the Nation with Ken Ham '09]

*[http://www.answersingenesis.org/events/state-of-the-nation State of the Nation with Ken Ham '09]

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[[Category:Young Earth Creationists]]

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