As Goes the Church, So Goes the Nation

   Against incredible odds, Pastor Kent Hovind has won in Federal Court. In my mind, this was the biggest upset since David stoned Goliath. My sources tell me that citizen victory in Federal Court is exceedingly rare.  One court observer even stated that it was the first time in nine years that someone beat the government in the court of Pensacola. I don’t know about you, but I think something is terribly wrong with that. The government always winning is not justice.
   I have been intimately and actively involved with the effort to free Kent from prison, and I rejoiced when I got word that the government had dropped all charges against him.  Playing a part in helping to set an innocent man free was one of the most important and fulfilling things I have ever done in my life.  But being up close and watching the dynamics of this saga unfold, I learned 5 highly valuable lessons that I would like to share:
   1). Christians Are the Worst at Eating Their Own.  Kent Hovind spent 20 years visiting churches and sharing the Gospel as he proved Biblical Creation to be true.  When he got in trouble with the government -- initially the IRS -- pastors and churches abandoned him and headed for the high grass. They didn’t want to be associated with a “tax-cheat” even though that was not what he was charged with.  He spent 8 1/2 years in jail and those same pastors who had him speak from their ...