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==Education==

Dr. Barbara Forrest, a critic of intelligent design, wrote that Hovind's lack of academic training makes it impossible to engage him on a professional level.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/2148_unmasking_the_false_prophet_of_9_1_1999.asp | title=Unmasking the False Prophet of Creationism| publisher=[[National Center for Science Education]] | date= September 1, 1999 | first=Forrest| last=Barbara | accessdate = 2007-02-19}}</ref> Specifically, critics of Hovind have charged that Patriot Bible University is a diploma mill, as it has unreasonably low graduation requirements, lack of sufficient faculty or educational standards, and a suspicious tuition scheme, among other issues.<ref name="HovindFAQ" /> The school's current policies allow students to attain bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and even "Doctor of Ministry" degrees in months, rather than years, for as little as $25 per month. Currently Patriot offers a monthly fee, unlike most universities, which only charge per-credit fees.<ref>[http://patriotuniversity.com/financial.htm "Financial Information"], Patriot Bible University</ref>

In [[2001]] Hovind started [[Dinosaur Adventure Land]], a young earth creationist theme park on [[Old Palafox Street]] near [[Pensacola Christian Academy]], behind Hovind's home. The park depicts humans and dinosaurs co-existing in the last 4,000-6,000 years and also contains a depiction of the Loch Ness monster. The park does not explore "the Jurassic and Cretaceous eras," but rather "depicts dinosaurs as coexisting with human beings."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.momentmag.com/features/oct05/slifkin.html | title=The Heresy of Nosson Slifkin| publisher=Moment Magazine | date= | first=Jennie | last=Rothenberg | accessdate = 2007-01-10}}</ref> In 2004 the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry visited Hovind's dinosaur theme park and claimed the "park" is deceptive and purposely misleads visitors.<ref name="CSICOP">{{cite news | url=http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-11/hovind.html | title=A Journey to Hovind's Dinosaur Adventure Land| publisher=Skeptical Inquirer | date= November 2004 | first=Greg| last=Martinez | accessdate = 2006-10-19}}</ref> The Southern Poverty Law Center noted the park also "claims that a few small dinosaurs still roam the planet."<ref name="SPLCenter2004">{{cite news | url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=485 | title=When Giants Roamed: A Florida theme park sells creationism — with an antigovernment twist| publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center | date= Summer 2004 | first=Camille| last=Jackson | accessdate = 2006-10-19}}</ref> The venture has encountered legal issues, as the owners failed to acquire a building permit for the park (see below).

== Legal problems ==