Evangelist (Kent Hovind) arrested on federal charges

News Journal from Pensacola Fl ^ | 7/14/2006 | Michael Stewart

[Condorman]

Link to story due to copyright restrictions: Evangelist arrested on federal charges (opens in new window)

[Condorman]

Not particularly surprising, but noteworthy nonetheless.

58 charges were filed against Kent and Jo Hovind. They will be arraigned on Monday.

[RDTF]

Didn't they learn anything from the Jim and Tammy circus?

[kjam22]

He never read the "give unto Caear that which is Caesar's" part.

[zarf]

Ol' Kent doesn't believe in evolution. Now we know why.

[wideawake]

Another so-called "pastor" who never got around to reading Romans 13:1-5.

[Doofer]

Who are they? Never heard of them.

[Condorman]

For your consideration. Detailed article in the link.

[Condorman]

Kent Hovind

[ZGuy]

Already posted yesterday

[MineralMan]

Before anyone blindly steps up to defend Hovind, please read the entire article.

[Constitution Day]

I read the entire article.

Mr. Hovind sounds like a raging kook.

[Seamoth]

He's one of the major players in advocating six-day creationism, he owns & built an entire theme park devoted to dinosaurs. I used to read one of his books all the time as a kid. He's also just about the least scientifically conscientious, so combine that with his sheningans, he's become the favorite whipping boy of evolutionists.

I think he's kooky enough that he didn't have criminal intent, since I've heard that he lives in relatively modest dwellings.

[PatrickHenry]

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[napscoordinator]

Although I am not evangelical, I hate it when they splatter that religion of the individual in the headline. I mean every religion have people who have made mistakes or worse. If these are true than he should get what he deserves, if not...leave him alone.

[bkepley]

I don't know...he seems like your typical income tax denier to me.

[MineralMan]

"Mr. Hovind sounds like a raging kook."

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Doesn't he just? Sad business, really. A guy who has deceived so many people about evolutionary theory, and in the name of his deity, too.

Faith is a wonderful thing, but nobody should have faith blindly. Before attaching one's faith to the teachings of anyone, it's a good idea to see whether that person deserves it.

Kent Hovind, apparently, is not such a person. Never mind his tax evasion. There is a long list of idiotic things he has said on many subjects. He's a tinfoil-hat-wearing, certifiable nutcase.

[MineralMan]

"I don't know...he seems like your typical income tax denier to me."

Well, not exactly. He uses the religious argument in his belief that he needn't pay any taxes. He is, apparently, a church, and everything he has belongs to that church.

The IRS, obviously, disagrees with him.

He says lots of nutty stuff. There's a nice list of his nonsensical statements on everything from DDT to UFOs over on yesterday's thread. I won't duplicate it here.

[reagan_fanatic]

Oh goody. Another corrupt, false Christian providing the religion-bashers another opportunity to knock Christians again. Wonderful.

[70times7]

Pathetic. Apparently he never read the part "render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and unto God what is God’s”.