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Dinosaur Adventure Land About To Go Extinct

A creationist theme park in Pensacola where children learn that dinosaurs and humans coexisted after God created the world in six days, faces extinction because its founder refuses to pay income taxes or apply for building permits.

Kent Hovind, also known as Dr. Dino, argues that his employees are missionaries and that his park is a church. Hovind has been indicted on 58 federal charges, which include withholding nearly $470,000 in employee taxes.

Dinosaur Adventure Land tried to qualify for the property-tax exemption but does not meet the law's standards because it is not a 501c3 nonprofit organization, said Glen Stoll, director of ministries and property for Creation Science Evangelism, a ministry that oversees the park.

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Jesus Refuses to Hang on Cross for Fear of Death

The announcement came over loudspeakers last month as fat clouds formed above a replica of Christ's garden tomb. Dozens of disappointed tourists and pilgrims who came to witness the spectacle - a daily event at the Holy Land Experience, a 15-acre, $16 million biblical theme park tucked off Interstate 4 in Orlando - trudged toward the exit.

Park officials were apologetic but firm: None of their employees would hang on the cross during a lightning storm.

I only have one question: Where's the actor's faith?

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