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Kent Hovind, erstwhile known as "Dr. Dino," has received a bit of bad news. A judge has ruled that he, and the other owners of the Pensacola creationism-themed park called "Dinosaur Adventure Land," are in contempt of court for refusing to recognize the necessity to file building permits for their park. The park has now been closed, and may be torn down if Hovind and his associates continue to refuse to comply with the law.

Hovind and associates protested this decision by citing their religious values, but the county commisioners weren't terribly sympathetic. "Scripture also says 'Render unto Caesar what Caesar demands.' And right now, Caesar demands a building permit," County Commission Chairman Mike Whitehead said.

Related stories:
Did T-rex graze in the Garden of Eden?
My Visit to the Cabazon Dinosaurs
Second Visit to Cabazon Dinosaurs

Videos:
Dr. Ken Hovind of the Creation Science Institute vs. Dr. Matthew Rainbow, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Antelope Valley College.
Kent Hovind debates Mike Shermer

Offsite link: The Panda's Thumb
 
Blogger The Liberal Pagan said...
I had never heard of this Kent Hovind person until the other day when by chance my husband was flipping channels and on the local religious channel this goofball was "debating" creationism with a bona fide scientist at some (unnamed) university. Mr. Hovind had packed the crowd with his creationist followers and every phrase he uttered was greeted with wild cheers while the actual scientist had one lonely soul clapping for him. Even so, it was an amazing mismatch. Mr. Hovind may have had the crowd's support but his arguments were poorly made and had holes you could drive a Humvee through. I asked my husband who this windbag was and he said Hovind is big in the Christian home-schooling circles (which explains why I'd never heard of him). He is apparently the cream of their crop. Is he really the best the pro-creationists can do? Wow. If you get a chance check this guy out, just for the freak factor.


Anonymous Leo said...
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'"This is pure religious persecution," said Glen Stoll, who works closely with Hovind on legal issues.'

Religious persecution my ass! These nut-jobs want their cake and eat it too - Tax AND permit exempt status.


Anonymous IHM said...
My daughter's youth group at church watches his DVD's on occasion.

I wasn't paying much attention until I found out she described her science teacher as full of lies and fairy tales, and told him she questioned his teaching.

She buys it all, completely brainwashed. I have more science education than her science teacher. I feel like apologizing to him. Pride? What's that?

Reference:
http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2004/08/kent_hovind_and_the_civilized_society.html

Kent's credentials:
http://home.austarnet.com.au/stear/bartelt_dissertation_on_hovind_thesis.htm


Blogger Bentley said...
Lets keep our fingers crossed that it stays shut down.

Why can't a tornado come through there and level that place?


Blogger rocky said...
Ben,
We're working on it, but first the tornado has to take out ORU, Lonnie Latham, Rhema, Holy Christ Abundant Living Cool of the Evening Jingleheimer Schmidt Tabernacle..., oh there's more tax exempt brainwashing centers around here than you can shake a stick at.
rocky


Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hovind's rants lack logic to the extreme. A paragon of absolute stupidity and ignorance. This is not the first time this fine Xian fellow has come into conflict with the law.


Anonymous Ex-COG said...
"...Holy Christ Abundant Living Cool of the Evening Jingleheimer Schmidt Tabernacle..."

Wow, I always knew that John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt was a God! Hovind was worshiping the wrong one; that's why he failed! All hail Jingleheimer Schmidt!


Anonymous texmex2003 said...
yo rocky,

My fellow Tulsan. Is brother Lonnie still in town, I would have figured he would have left town by now from embarassment. As for a tornado taking out his old church though, it is a little too close to home to be a comfort to me.


Blogger rocky said...
texmex2003,
It's good to be among friends again-my computer has been having "issues".

The other day a friend of mine claimed that she absolutely knew we "couldn't have come from monkeys". Hmm, not so sure about that. I work with some missing links, or rather people who are missing a few links. If I worked in a boring office, for instance, I'd never get the opportunity to see family members throw themselves across their mother's hospital bed and shout "Devil come out!" in order to "cure" her seizure. The way they were jumping around it sort of looked like Primate Island at the zoo. Wacky fundies!

Okay, no tornado. How 'bout we just get two big Italian guys to fit these freaks for some cement shoes?


Anonymous Evelyn said...
Rocky, I love your comment that you work with some "missing links". So do I. Thanks, that made me laugh and made my day!


Blogger rocky said...
Evelyn,

You're welcome-I love to make people laugh!


Blogger The Secular Middle said...
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Blogger The Secular Middle said...
Rocky -
Yes you do. That's why I married you.
- your damned (literally!) husband


Anonymous sbwilley said...
We don't want anything bad to happen to this park. The owners, by keeping it in place, are constantly waving the red badge of ID ignorance to the world!


Anonymous Jim D said...
Sorry that your site has such doomsday predictions about a believer's ministry. I wonder why? Actually, I don't. Two buildings of the park have been temporarily closed. Do you know how many buildings are at DAL? Have you been to see it? Or are this site's writers just armchair referees? Unfortunately for your readers, you are lying when you say the park is closed. As of yesterday 4/11/06, it looked very much open to me!


Blogger J. C. Samuelson said...
It appears that the writer of the post misinterpreted the original article, which was linked to at the top of the post. According to the original article, it was single museum building the park owners (Hovind & Stoll) failed to obtain permits for, and was ordered closed.

The park itself is still open, which I think is a mixed blessing. While the park is sure to provide endless amusement for non-creationists, it will also provide further deception and misinformation to believers and other similarly minded individuals.

All the same, the owners' response to the City Council are the typical outrageousness we often see and hear spewing from the mouths and keyboards of idiots like Hovind.


Blogger Bill Dearmore said...
I can't agree that Hovind is an idiot. I've watched some of his videos, and I think he's a genius. He obviously has little or no appreciation for the truth; but he's a genius at entertainment, sarcasm, and verbal mis-direction. He can twist the truth so fast and so smoothly that most people would never be able to keep up. Especially people who already want to believe the bull he preaches.


Blogger J. C. Samuelson said...
Idiot was a poor choice of word, I agree. He is indeed slick, and there are many who want to believe in him. Calling him a "snake-oil salesman" or something is closer to the truth.


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