Questioninggeller
13th April 2009, 09:05 PM
In Jan. 2007, Kent Hovind was sentenced to ten years in prison for 58 felonies when he was running a business without a license or tax exemption because he knew more than the lawyers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMZBlj8-BKw). Since then his son, Eric Hovind, legally incorporated the business Creation Science Evangelism in November 2007 as a non-profit.
According the 2007 filing (http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2007/0726/06494231.Tif) on Florida's website:
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Article 5
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors, officers, of other private persons except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the tax-exemption purposes of the corporation set forth in article 3.
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Article 7
No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be on carrying of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not particpate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
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So Creation Science Evangelism are not going to use their tax-free status as a political tool, right?
Well, CSE Blogs (http://www.cseblogs.com/?p=194) just posted this:
Action Alert!
Apr 11, 2009
Currently, there is an important bill in Congress that we are asking for your help with:
H.R. 1475 (click here for full text of the bill), which amends Title 18, United States Code, to restore the former system of “good time” allowances toward federal prison sentences.
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To help reward these non-violent inmates for good behavior, and to give them credit in the form of a reduction of time served, please write your representative, encouraging them to support H.R. 1475. The following may be considered as a model to follow in writing your letter:
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Thank you for your continued support,
The Team at CSE
And just to think, it was back in May 2007 when Hovind reflected on religious groups getting involved in prison sentencing (http://www.cseblogs.com/?p=71#comments):
Update from FPC
May 7, 2007
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At lunch last week, one of the inmates said, “If I could, I would bomb the Christian Coalition. They are the reason we are here.” I was shocked by his statement! I love the Christian Coalition, but I understand the man’s point. For years, Christians have pushed judges and legislators to be “tough on crime.” Most are thinking about violent crimes when pushing for this type legislation. However, only about three percent of those incarcerated in the United States are incarcerated for violent crimes. The unreasonable sentences people are given have come from judges who have never spent even one day locked up and who brag that they will give out sentences totaling “a million years” during their time on the bench.
Having been here for nearly six months, I will forever be an advocate of closing most jails and prisons. What this type of punishment does to families and society is terrible. I believe that we as Christians are unwittingly funding and encouraging the very prisons that will house the Christians as the New World Order approaches!
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If Christians are going to be imprisoned by the New World Order during the last days, Kent's a Christian, and the New World Order is going to happen May 5, 2000 — not coincidentally, Hovind noted, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel (http://ncseweb.org/rncse/19/5/dr-dino-does-delphia), then why would he want politicians to mess with Biblical prophecy?
According the 2007 filing (http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2007/0726/06494231.Tif) on Florida's website:
...
Article 5
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors, officers, of other private persons except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the tax-exemption purposes of the corporation set forth in article 3.
...
Article 7
No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be on carrying of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not particpate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
...
So Creation Science Evangelism are not going to use their tax-free status as a political tool, right?
Well, CSE Blogs (http://www.cseblogs.com/?p=194) just posted this:
Action Alert!
Apr 11, 2009
Currently, there is an important bill in Congress that we are asking for your help with:
H.R. 1475 (click here for full text of the bill), which amends Title 18, United States Code, to restore the former system of “good time” allowances toward federal prison sentences.
...
To help reward these non-violent inmates for good behavior, and to give them credit in the form of a reduction of time served, please write your representative, encouraging them to support H.R. 1475. The following may be considered as a model to follow in writing your letter:
...
Thank you for your continued support,
The Team at CSE
And just to think, it was back in May 2007 when Hovind reflected on religious groups getting involved in prison sentencing (http://www.cseblogs.com/?p=71#comments):
Update from FPC
May 7, 2007
...
At lunch last week, one of the inmates said, “If I could, I would bomb the Christian Coalition. They are the reason we are here.” I was shocked by his statement! I love the Christian Coalition, but I understand the man’s point. For years, Christians have pushed judges and legislators to be “tough on crime.” Most are thinking about violent crimes when pushing for this type legislation. However, only about three percent of those incarcerated in the United States are incarcerated for violent crimes. The unreasonable sentences people are given have come from judges who have never spent even one day locked up and who brag that they will give out sentences totaling “a million years” during their time on the bench.
Having been here for nearly six months, I will forever be an advocate of closing most jails and prisons. What this type of punishment does to families and society is terrible. I believe that we as Christians are unwittingly funding and encouraging the very prisons that will house the Christians as the New World Order approaches!
...
If Christians are going to be imprisoned by the New World Order during the last days, Kent's a Christian, and the New World Order is going to happen May 5, 2000 — not coincidentally, Hovind noted, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel (http://ncseweb.org/rncse/19/5/dr-dino-does-delphia), then why would he want politicians to mess with Biblical prophecy?