The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that jury selection will begin Monday for the trial of Dr. Dino himself, Kent Hovind. Since Kent has been in prison for a while, perhaps a little refresher would be helpful.

Kent Hovind is the father of Eric Hovind. Eric is the President and Founder of the Pensacola, Florida based ministry, Creation Today. He is currently working on the upcoming feature film, Genesis 3D, which he declares will “rival anything on Discovery or History Channel.” (Bigfoot and ancient aliens anyone?)

Eric is also well known for antics like bringing his pet “lizard” to church to terrify young children and to ask it if dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. I know the suspense of the question is compelling, so here’s the video. I’ll let the facts speak for themselves:

Nonetheless, before Eric there was Kent. Kent was a master debater (get what I did there?), and founder of the now defunct Dinosaur Adventure Land (the young earth creation theme park before Ken Ham’s Creation Museum). However, in 2006, Kent Hovind was arrested and sent to prison. He was charged with 58 federal charges which included not paying $473,818 in taxes, and making threats against those who were investigating him.

Now a jury will decide if Kent is guilty or not. If I were Kent, I would perhaps update my defense. But it appears Kent is still maintaining that since he works for God, and that “as a minister of God, everything he owns belongs to God,” it is logical that he should not be “subject to paying taxes to the United States on money he receives for doing God’s work.”

Something tells me he will need a little more than a miracle.

Just for fun, here is Kent’s classic appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G Show:

Also, here’s Kent debating Michael Shermer.

Ah, the good old days.

Brother Richard

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