Creationist Hovind gets caught evading taxes

Looks like they are shutting down his little Dinosaur Adventurland.

A Pensacola judge has green lighted the government seizure of Pensacola's Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park whose owners, Kent and Jo Hovind, owe $430,400 in federal taxes. The Hovinds' excuse for not paying was that they were employed by God and thus could claim zero income and property.

Using God as an excuse to not pay taxes? Whatever happened to paying back Caesar's things to Caesar?

Edit: I was ready to come wading in, on the assumption that the only reason you mentioned the tax evading was because they are creationists. Evading taxes in the name of God is something else entirely though.

Hovind is in many ways a special case.

i never got to go.

Is this the guy on Religulous?

Funny that he'd use magical thinking to defend his museum of magical thinking.

1) Tax exemption for religious establishments is a real thing, much to my dismay.
2) His mistake doesn't make him a "dumb fundamentalist" (his dumb fundamentalism does).
3) Good riddance.

LobsterMobster wrote:

1) Tax exemption for religious establishments is a real thing, much to my dismay.
2) His mistake doesn't make him a "dumb fundamentalist" (his dumb fundamentalism does).
3) Good riddance.

Agreed on all points.

A rather ignoble end. I would've far preferred to see him ride off into the sunset on the back of a triceratops.

:flush:

F*ck Kent Hovind, and may this episode be the first delicious treat in a long menu full of just desserts.

That dude has had it coming for years.

It's so sad to see a devout Christian like Kent Hovind being so badly persecuted by an evil government headed by a secret mooslim. Why, oh why won't Jesus return?

A mooslim born in Kenya who wants to murder my grandmother through national healthcare and destroy the Swift Boats and drinks elitist belgian beer like Bud Lite, no less.

he probably invented AIDS and the swine flu and sadness, too.

He invented Hitler!

Podunk wrote:

He invented Hitler!

Well, he is well known to have mastered time travel. How else would he have gotten his birth announcements into Hawaiian newspapers?

Recent Poll: Obama is Time Traveling Creator of Hitler

In a recent poll conducted by CNN, nearly 40% of respondents believed that President Barack Obama is not only a non citizen, but also a time traveler responsible for the rise of the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party. Using a complicated system of tubes, Obama was the mastermind behind Hitler's downfall as an artist and subsequent rise as 1930s dictator and archetect of the Holocaust.

The poll showed clear splits along racial lines, with 61% of whites agreeing that Obama invented Hitler, while only 13% of blacks did. Unsurprisingly, lines were clearly demarked across partisan lines, with only 8% of self described democrats agreeing vs an overwhelming 88% of self described Republicans.

"The problem is that Obama has never actually made a statement to the contrary," remarked Dr Robert Knuckleworth, President of the Patriot University's Political Honesty department. "All we ask is proof positive that Obama is not a time traveling Hitlerian, and frankly I find it extremely suspicious that the Obama administration can't produce such records."

The numbers mark a downturn for Obama as his administration embarks on a Public Relations tour in hopes of generating enthusiasm for his efforts in passing sweeping changes to the nation's healthcare system.

The poll was performed via telephone interview consisting of 2500 respondents and has a projected accuracy of +/- 3%.

With that amount of back taxes he could easily have a place in government.

Seth wrote:

Recent Poll: Obama is Time Traveling Creator of Hitler

Worthy of the Onion, well it would have been if Obama hadn't sold the Onion to the Chinese for more time traveling tubes.

Seth, why aren't you writing for The Onion? Please send them submissions!

Unfortunately, this news story broke over a year ago.

(found while whimsically googling "time traveling hitlerian Obama)

You know, my mom and sisters love the Creation Museum (the fancy one near Cincinnati), and it saddens and upsets me. I've tried talking about it, and they change the subject, as they refuse to be confronted by anything that doesn't reinforce the box that they've chosen to believe the universe fits into.

It's very upsetting to realize you are so very different from your family, especially when you know they are good people who are choosing to be so willfully ignorant. They mean well, but good intentions aren't everything.

This is a topic that's very upsetting to me.

Paleocon wrote:

Looks like they are shutting down his little Dinosaur Adventurland.

Quote:

A Pensacola judge has green lighted the government seizure of Pensacola's Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park whose owners, Kent and Jo Hovind, owe $430,400 in federal taxes. The Hovinds' excuse for not paying was that they were employed by God and thus could claim zero income and property.

Sorry Kent, even Jesus disagrees with you.

Matt. 22:15-22

15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. 16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. 17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18 But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me? 19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin, 20 he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.

“Well, then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

22 His reply amazed them, and they went away.

Farscry wrote:

You know, my mom and sisters love the Creation Museum (the fancy one near Cincinnati), and it saddens and upsets me. I've tried talking about it, and they change the subject, as they refuse to be confronted by anything that doesn't reinforce the box that they've chosen to believe the universe fits into.

It's very upsetting to realize you are so very different from your family, especially when you know they are good people who are choosing to be so willfully ignorant. They mean well, but good intentions aren't everything.

This is a topic that's very upsetting to me.

Yeah, my dad is a creationist as well. It's a point of contention between us. After visiting my wife and I, my father and his wife decided to detour on their way back to Texas to hit a creationist museum in the south (Kentucky or someplace). The ironic thing to me is that he used to be Catholic and when I point out that the Catholic Church supports evolution, he pretends he doesn't hear. But he's babtist now, and I'm atheist, so we generally focus our discussions on sports, computers and the weather.

Farscry wrote:

You know, my mom and sisters love the Creation Museum (the fancy one near Cincinnati), and it saddens and upsets me. I've tried talking about it, and they change the subject, as they refuse to be confronted by anything that doesn't reinforce the box that they've chosen to believe the universe fits into.

It's very upsetting to realize you are so very different from your family, especially when you know they are good people who are choosing to be so willfully ignorant. They mean well, but good intentions aren't everything.

This is a topic that's very upsetting to me.

I am in the same exact position but far beyond just religion. Technology, morals, ethics, education, politics, transportation, spending habits, everything.

Nomad wrote:
Paleocon wrote:

Looks like they are shutting down his little Dinosaur Adventurland.

Quote:

A Pensacola judge has green lighted the government seizure of Pensacola's Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park whose owners, Kent and Jo Hovind, owe $430,400 in federal taxes. The Hovinds' excuse for not paying was that they were employed by God and thus could claim zero income and property.

Sorry Kent, even Jesus disagrees with you.

I can't shake the feeling that most of the 'Christian' groups that make the news have very little interest in the actual teachings of Christ.

Sonicator wrote:

I can't shake the feeling that most of the 'Christian' groups that make the news have very little interest in the actual teachings of Christ.

It's funny how that works.

Ghandi wrote:

Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Kraint wrote:
Ghandi wrote:

Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Soriano wrote:

Ah. Jesus. I like Jesus. But he no help with curveball.

Nomad wrote:
Paleocon wrote:

Looks like they are shutting down his little Dinosaur Adventurland.

Quote:

A Pensacola judge has green lighted the government seizure of Pensacola's Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park whose owners, Kent and Jo Hovind, owe $430,400 in federal taxes. The Hovinds' excuse for not paying was that they were employed by God and thus could claim zero income and property.

Sorry Kent, even Jesus disagrees with you.

Matt. 22:15-22

15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. 16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. 17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18 But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me? 19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin, 20 he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.

“Well, then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

22 His reply amazed them, and they went away.

U.S. coins do say "In God We Trust," though.

Belgian beer like Bud Lite

Stop that, you're hurting me