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Answers in Genesis in the United States has a state-of-the-art [[Creation Museum]] which opened on May 28, 2007, admitting more than 4,000 visitors on its first day. AiG also opened the Ark Encounter, a full-sized replica of the biblical Noah's Ark, on July 7, 2016. The Answers in Genesis website won the "Ministry Website of the Year" award in 2006 from the National Religious Broadcasters out of 1,400 possible recipients, and received about 45,000 site visits per day in 2006.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0118nrb.asp</ref>
Answers in Genesis in the United States has a state-of-the-art [[Creation Museum]] which opened on May 28, 2007, admitting more than 4,000 visitors on its first day. AiG also opened the Ark Encounter, a full-sized replica of the biblical Noah's Ark, on July 7, 2016. The Answers in Genesis website won the "Ministry Website of the Year" award in 2006 from the National Religious Broadcasters out of 1,400 possible recipients, and received about 45,000 site visits per day in 2006.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0118nrb.asp</ref>
==Early history==
Answers in Genesis was launched in 1994, then called "Creation Science Ministries".<ref name="History">[https://answersingenesis.org/about/history/ History]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved August 5, 2016.</ref> It was created with the intention of being "more layperson-oriented" than the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="History"/> That same year, the organization's name was changed to "Answers in Genesis", which is the current name of the ministry.<ref name="History"/>
== Dispute with Creation Ministries International ==
== Dispute with Creation Ministries International ==
CMI had intimated that they will resume the legal proceedings, but the dispute is now settled, as of April 2009<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.biz/?page=breakdown Breakdown]</ref>
CMI had intimated that they will resume the legal proceedings, but the dispute is now settled, as of April 2009<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.biz/?page=breakdown Breakdown]</ref>
While Answers in Genesis has chosen to not discuss the lawsuit on their website, they do offer a perspective into the decision to create separate organizations and state that while there were philosophical differences in how the organizations were to be run, that both organizations continue to have the same belief in Creationism and the parting was due to how to best present that message. AiG also discusses the discontinuation of ''Creation'' magazine in favor of ''Answers''.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/about/history</ref>
While Answers in Genesis has chosen to not discuss the lawsuit on their website, they do offer a perspective into the decision to create separate organizations and state that while there were philosophical differences in how the organizations were to be run, that both organizations continue to have the same belief in Creationism and the parting was due to how to best present that message. AiG also discusses the discontinuation of ''Creation'' magazine in favor of ''Answers''.<ref name="History"/>
As is common in disputes where no resolution has been found, the presentations of CMI and AiG in describing what occurred have a different emphasis on events.
As is common in disputes where no resolution has been found, the presentations of CMI and AiG in describing what occurred have a different emphasis on events.