Also, he is a member of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (B.A.S.E) Institute, a Christian archeology organization dedicated to looking for biblical artifacts. This is a scientifically recognized archeological group.

Also note that many discoveries have been made by people who had formerly been in other fields. For instance, Tombaugh was *not* a professional astronomer when he discovered Pluto. A majority of comets are actually discovered by amature astronomers. There is simply not a way of saying that because a person doesn't devote 100% of their time to a given science field, that they aren't legitimate scientists.