Who is kent hovind

One of Kent Hovind's projects was Dinosaur Adventureland where his version of sound science education could be married to family fun, hence his sobriquet, Doctor Dino. An implication of YEC with more real world consequences is a fairly massive conspiracy, since YEC contradicts "establishment science" in the fields of biology, geology and astronomy.

A conspiracy of the required scale appears to be quite reasonable to Kent Hovind. I don't know how many people want to invest nearly three hours of lifespan in this epic, so if you want to get to the enumeration of conspiracies, start around As Hovind explains it people who believe they are created, do not make good slaves. They are the type of people who will throw tea in the harbor.

That is why the people who want to institute a New World Order don't want to allow the teaching of creation in the schools. Hovind believes that there is a secretive elite manipulating events to bring about the New World Order.

He starts off with the Protocols of Zion, but indicates that it was not really the Jews; it was the bankers. It goes back further. I have always been puzzled by the people who are sometimes referred to as "tax protesters", although they will call themselves other things. Although, people will often talk about the immense complexity of the Internal Revenue Code, with it's 80, pages I don't think that is the right number, but it is not really important , the statutory scheme behind basic compliance for most ordinary people is relatively simple.

Section 1 imposes a tax on income with rate tables. Section 61 defines income very broadly including by way of example "compensation for services" and Section requires filing if income is over fairly low thresholds.

Of course, if you stop there, you may end up paying more than you have to, but you will know enough to be in basic compliance. If you start looking through the Code, you will, however, find that most of it does not apply to you, since you are probably not running a bank, a mutual fund or a life insurance company. You are probably not maintaining inventories or mining.

Tax protesters tend to take add a lot of complications to the simple elements of basic compliance and argue that the sixteenth amendment didn't really pass or wages are not income or a host of other things. They will maintain that most of us are deceived into paying an income tax that is not really applicable to us.

Now, in order, to believe those things in the face of an overwhelming number of court decisions that say they are wrong, you have to believe in a conspiracy that includes pretty much the entire federal judiciary.

As noted above, conspiracies of that magnitude are perfectly plausible to Kent Hovind and his supporters. Kent Hovind adamantly maintains that he is not a "tax protester". I have some issues with that. If you go to the flagship website of his supporters FreeKent you can follow the links to Proof Number one " Letters from professionals absolve Kent Hovind from all wrong-doing ".

The first letter is from Kent to one of the professionals and starts with:. The responses are something of potpourri of tax protester arguments , that have been ruled by courts to be frivolous. As Hovindicators often correctly point out Kent Hovind was not convicted of tax evasions, so the letters, which were clearly meant to set up what is called a Cheek defense , really have little to do with what he was convicted of.

A bit after the two minute mark Kent says that everybody should follow the law including the government and that he has not filed in 28 years and if there is a law that requires filing, he would like to see it. The discussion that follows has nothing to do with his status as a minister and his vow of poverty. A bit past the six minute mark he launches into the explanation as to why trading services for money is not "income".

At , he gives a qualified plug to Irwin Schiff, who may well have originated many of the arguments used by, for lack of a better term, tax protesters. Irwin Schiff is also in federal prison. Kent Hovind's supporters are waging an intense social media campaign on his behalf. There are regular calls, more than daily lately, from Kent and his co-defendant Paul John Hansen and weekly conference call meetings of his supporters along with other material.

Hovindicators are hoping to have a stronger turn-out at the upcoming trial than they did at the first. They have gotten a good amount of attention in alternative Christian right wing media including Wall Builders and Alex Jones.

So much so, that he has had to release a series of YouTube videos proving the Earth is a globe that goes around the Sun. Karen Bartelt, a critic of Hovind, questions the quality of his doctoral thesis and the academic standards of the university from which he received it, believing both to be subpar for institutions of higher learning. Hovind has been criticized by fellow Young Earth Creationists for supposedly using arguments that are unsound both Biblically and scientifically.

Hovind, with his son Eric Hovind, had released a set of videos titled "Answering the Critics" whereby they answered some common criticisms of themselves, usually from internet sources. Hovind claimed he did not want to answer all the critics because he believed many critics criticize him without wanting to get any answers from him, so it was best to ignore them and continue preaching to those who really want to listen. CSE had released videos made prior to into the public domain , and sending DMCA notices over public domain material is illegal.

Later, Hovind requested that YouTube remove the ban on public domain material, with Hovind retaining his copyright on future videos. Brother Hovind got in trouble with the chaplain in the federal prison where he was previously held.

The chaplain actually tried to get Dr. Hovind in trouble on more than one occasion. And the chaplain told him to stop holding Bible studies. The chaplain called them 'unauthorized meetings. Hovind was following the rules that no more than 5 men could meet together. He kept holding the Bible studies only with others at a time and witnessing to his fellow inmates whenever he could.

Hovind was moved to prisons around the country, being held in Colorado and New Hampshire. Meanwhile, Hovind continued to blog from prison, writing self-aggrandizing "knee-mail" dialogues between himself and God. Independent observers noted that his writing had started to look rather unhinged as of December This tends to ignore the fact that he was already unhinged before he went to jail, believing as he does that the US government and the New World Order were behind such terrorist attacks as the Oklahoma City bombing and the demolition of the World Trade Center.

Around the blog was retooled and Hovind's writings, including wacky conspiracy legal filings, appeared on a website named after 2 Peter 3 in the New Testament , which describes how all those darned "scoffers" are going to get their comeuppance. Hansen sells "briefs" on his website to people not interested in getting a driver's license, license plate, obeying public health codes or being honorable citizens by paying taxes for public roads, prisons or fire departments.

Thus, Hovind's source for legal advice is on a par with his sources about science. Just how bad were Kent Hovind's legal ramblings? Eric Hovind got them removed from creationist websites. He wrote several books while in federal prison under his own name and under the pseudonym Elijah Greene. It is available as an eBook on 2peter3.

His dissertation is also sold through Amazon. In addition to his blogging, nearly weekly "interviews" with Hovind from federal prison were conducted by Gea Ambrosia and posted on youtube in Hovind's life demonstrates the inherent pitfalls, not just of forming baseless beliefs, but of seeking any opinion which would incorrectly justify said beliefs.

Indeed, doing so has led Hovind to fear the non-existent New World Order , to deny evolution, and become a tax fraudster. In , Hovind wrote that "God sent" Alex Matthews "from Washington, DC to live right in my room on the top bunk", and, in Hovind's words, then "helped" with his legal filings. Hovind has since filed numerous legal claims, including fraudulent liens on property the US government seized for his debt.

In August , Hovind was referring to himself as a martyr "POW", and despite all of his appeals resulting in dismissal wrote that he was moving forward with more legal "battles".

Prior to these lawsuits, Hovind had a history of making legal claims that were rejected by the court, including filing for bankruptcy which was dismissed as a "bad faith" filing. Powe, testified at his criminal trial, after she tried to collect taxes from the Hovinds in , "Dr.

Hovind sued me three times, maybe more," and said, "It just seemed to be something he did often. If you put me in jail for five years then yes I'll keep going after you'. On February 24, , Hovind filed a pro se lawsuit against the RationalMedia Foundation although he originally called it by its previous name, the RationalWiki Foundation based on claims he made about this article, referencing this revision.

The complaint referenced the foundation by name along with a number of John Doe editors seeking a retraction of certain phrases in the article; specifically: "Hovind is a young Earth creationist and convicted tax fraudster" and "[H]ovind has filed numerous legal claims with Matthews' help, including fraudulent liens on property the US government seized for his debt". Hovind disputed that the fraudulent liens were filed by him, claiming that they were "filed by supporters of the plaintiff, who is a Christian evangelist preacher with a worldwide following.

The plaintiff did not file the liens referenced, and in fact could not file the liens based upon his present incarcerated status. The plaintiff did not send the liens to the court to be filed, and in fact could not have filed the liens given that such liens must be filed in person at the county Land Records office. In December , a federal judge dismissed the case. In October , Hovind and Paul Hansen were indicted on six charges by a federal grand jury in Pensacola, Florida for issues concerning the property seized by the government.

They were charged with mail fraud, attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and criminal contempt [] for interfering with the sale of the properties Hovind had been forced to forfeit as a result of the tax case. The indictment accuses Hovind and Hansen of several charges, including that they "willfully, knowingly, and with intent to defraud, devise and intend to devise a scheme to defraud the United States" through "a Claim of Lien Affidavit of Obligation with attachments" and "four Memoranda of Lis Pendens.

Gov'," and in response, "I filed a 'Lis Pendens' which means no action can be taken until all legal issues … are resolved. On March 2, , Hovind and Hansen's trial began [] , attracting about a dozen protesters calling for Hovind's release.

On March 12, , the jury found Hovind and Hansen guilty of contempt of court, Hansen guilty of failing to appear before a Grand Jury, and Hansen not guilty on one count. In , Kent Hovind divorced his wife of 40 years, Jo Hovind, and remarried a divorcee and anti-vax crusader Mary Tocco [] disregarding for just a moment what Matthew among others prescribes on that topic.

By , the marriage with Mary Tocco was over, with her leaving Kent claiming to feel "unsafe". As of , Kent Hovind has resurrected himself as a self-styled YouTube "personality", but usually spends his time shooting himself in the foot and permanent damage-control mode, in the best tradition of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Hovind has expressed an intention to re-open his "Dinosaur Adventure Land" facility at a new location in Alabama.

Hovind boasts the theme park will be uninsured, and that children going on rides will "do so at their own risk". The compound regularly attracts unpaid volunteers, who share Sov-Cit conspiracy theories, and that never ends badly.

Hovind is also reported to be locking horns with Eric. In late , Hovind engaged in yet another debate with AronRa and committed still more logical fallacies, including denying the validity of Chromosomes as evidence and using selective horse breeding as "justification" for kinds.

I wonder why? In he also sued the government again, for half a billion dollars, over "unjust imprisonment" []. The case was dismissed with prejudice in , with the judge ruling: []. In , Hovind began asking his followers to write to Donald Trump on his behalf for a presidential pardon.

Hovind was arrested on 19th July , due to allegations that he deliberately threw Cindi Lincoln, his estranged wife, onto the ground injuring her. It depends on public opinion for its vitality [sic. Hovind must avoid contact with Lincoln and may not come within yards of her, he will be on probation for a year and must give up all his firearms.

Kent Hovind debated the physicist Youtuber King Crocoduck in and showed his utter lack of scientific understanding. Despite Hovind being a posterboy for creationists and a general batshit conspiracy theorist, he has shown rare glimpses of sanity, albeit clearing an absurdly low bar. He accepts the scientific fact of heliocentrism and accepts that the Earth is round and not flat, and has denounced both geocentrists and flat earthers.

Nominations and campaigning for the RationalWiki Moderator Election is underway and will end on November Jump to: navigation , search. Think about that. See the main article on this topic: Kent Hovind's doctoral dissertations. See the main article on this topic: Dinosaur. See the main article on this topic: Lunar recession. There's millions — no, billions — of signs out there, just waiting for you.

See the main article on this topic: Pseudolaw. Actually, no real person has a social security number. Notice on your SS card that your name is spelled with all capital letters. See the main article on this topic: RFID.

See the main article on this topic: Independent Baptist. See the main article on this topic: Biblical contradictions. I would put things in there that would appear, without digging, to be contradictions.

I do not fill out income tax forms. Always attack! See the main article on this topic: Kent E. Hovind v. RationalMedia Foundation. For those of you in the mood, RationalWiki has a fun article about Kent Hovind. Pick either. A currently active version has scrubbed Hovind's name from the letter, but many internal clues to the author remain, including many references to CSE. Kent Hovind". September Forrest wrote: "Hovind's credentials from Patriot University are even less substantial.

The Bulletin indicates how a university could simply relocate to another town: There is no faculty, and credit is offered for 'life experience and ministry evaluation'. The courses, workbooks, audiotapes, and videotapes can be completed in 2—4 weeks. See: Paul R. Richard T. No Answers in Genesis! Knight was on probation following his guilty plea related to the child abuse case. The article is available online for download.

If readers go to page 30 they will notice several things: 1 the alleged quote doesn't exist, 2 the article makes no claims that disprove radiometric dating and 3 the graph of dates do not support Hovind's claims. Moreover, if you read the article one will notice it was published in and discusses dating in Alaska; Hovind, on the other hand, mentioned "Dima," a baby mammoth. Dima was discovered in , two years after the paper was published, and it was found in Siberia, which is on a different continent.

Lizards are scaly reptiles of an ancient bloodline. The oldest lizards antedate the earliest dinosaurs by a full thirty million years. A few large lizards, such as the man-eating Komodo dragon, have been called "relicts of the dinosaur age", but this phrase is historically incorrect.

No lizard ever evolved the birdlike characteristics peculiar to each and every dinosaur. A big lizard never resembled a small dinosaur except for a few inconsequential details of the teeth. Lizards never walk with the erect, long-striding gait that distinguishes the dinosaur-like ground birds today or the bird-like dinosaurs of the Mesozoic. Science : Very bad grammar on the page makes it hard to understand.

The insanity is strong with this one. D didn't know of a basic tax law , Pensacola News Journal , November 3,