Kent Hovind
| Kent Hovind | |
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Hovind c. 2002
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| Born |
Kent Hovind January 15, 1953 |
| Residence | Lenox, Alabama, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Evangelist, Christian theme park operator |
| Known for | Advocate of Young Earth creationism, convicted of tax-related crimes |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years imprisonment and 3 years probation |
| Criminal status | Probation (released August 7, 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Jo Delia Hovind (1973–2016) |
| Conviction(s) |
Willful failure to pay taxes, Structuring, Obstructing IRS administration Official website: 2peter3 |
Willful failure to pay taxes, Structuring, Obstructing IRS administration
Kent E. Hovind (born January 15, 1953) is an American Christian fundamentalist evangelist and tax protester. He is a controversial figure in the Young Earth creationist movement and his ministry focuses on attempting to convince listeners to deny scientific theories in fields including biology (evolution), geophysics, and cosmology in favor of a literalist interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative found in the Bible. Hovind's views, which combine elements of creation science and conspiracy theory, are dismissed by the scientific community as fringe theory and pseudo-scholarship. He has been criticized by Young Earth Creationist organizations like Answers in Genesis for his continued use of discredited arguments that have been abandoned by others in the movement.
Hovind established Creation Science Evangelism (CSE) in 1989 and Dinosaur Adventure Land in 2001 in Pensacola, Florida. He frequently spoke on Young Earth creationism in schools, churches, debates, and on radio and television broadcasts. His son Eric Hovind took over operation of CSE after Hovind began serving a ten-year prison sentence in January 2007 for federal court convictions for failing to pay taxes, obstructing federal agents, and structuring cash transactions.
In a separate federal court case in early 2015, a federal court jury found Hovind guilty of contempt of court in connection with a charge of disobeying a prior court order. The trial court, however, threw out the verdict and rendered a judgment of acquittal, concluding that Hovind could not have disobeyed that order.
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