Kent Hovind

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Dr. Kent Hovind

Dr. Kent Hovind is a well-known evangelist in Biblical creationism. Converting to Christ at the age of 16, Hovind immediately began his personal ministry in reaching those around him with the message of the Bible. He expressed an interest in mathematics and science that eventually led to his enrollment at Illinois Junior College as a science major. After two years of undergraduate work, he then moved to Midwestern Baptist College of Pontiac, Michigan in 1974, where he received his bachelor of religious education.

Hovind taught high school science and math for fifteen years while completing his master’s degree in education. His Ph.D. dissertation on creation and evolution later inspired him to establish his ministry, Creation Science Evangelism, headquartered in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Hovind is a young earth creationist, and accepts the King James Bible of 1611 as God’s inspired Word for English speaking people.

Since 1989, Dr. Hovind traveled all over the world presenting the creation vs. evolution controversy in seminars, radio programs, debates, and other activities, speaking over 700 times a year. Much of his material is available free of charge on his website, including debate videos, seminar videos, and audio files.

Creation Science Evangelism
29 Cummings Road
Pensacola, Florida USA
Phone: 850-479-3466
Web: http://www.drdino.com/

Tax Fraud

On Thursday, November 2 2006, Kent Hovind was convicted by jurors on 58 counts of tax fraud. He was accused of failing to pay $845,000 in employee taxes at his Dinosaur Adventure Land. Jo Hovind, his wife, who wrote the checks and handled money, was also convicted of 44 counts involving evading bank-reporting requirements. The verdict: both were pronounced guilty of all charges. Dr. Hovind faced a maximum of 288 years in prison, and was taken into custody after the jury pronounced him guilty. Jo Hovind faced up to 225 years in prison, but was allowed to go home after the couple's verdict.

Kent Hovind, who still disputes the government's right to make him pay taxes, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on federal tax charges on January 19, 2007.

His wife, Jo, was convicted of evading bank-reporting requirements. She began serving a one-year sentence in January 2009 at a minimum security prison in Florida.

Hovind's biblical creation theme park, called Dinosaur Adventure Land, brought in more than $5 million from 1999 to March 2004 from park fees and merchandise sales, according to records presented at his 2006 trial.

Hovind maintains that he took a vow of poverty as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore he owns nothing and receives no income.

News

Pensacola evangelist convicted of tax fraud Jurors convicted Kent Hovind on 58 counts of tax fraud.
Creationist 'employed by God' charged with tax fraud While facing 58 counts of tax fraud, Kent Hovind asserts he has no income or property because everything belongs to God. WorldNetDaily, July 26, 2006.
'Government persecuting' jailed creation evangelist WorldNetDaily, May 31, 2009.