Are the Children Free? The Human, Religious and Legal Consequences of Religious Tax Protests is a documented study in human behavior, religious life and legal consequences in reference to the religious tax protest movement.This book tells three factual stories related to a family’s personal ministry, a church and a para-church organization that became involved in the religious tax protest movement. Dr. and Mrs. Ken Hovind of Pensacola, Florida were convicted of tax and currency crimes. Dr. Hovind is still in Federal prison as a consequence of his misguided tax protests. Mrs. Hovind was convicted of money laundering because of her husband's activities. The Indiana Baptist Temple of Indianapolis, Indiana lost $2,500,000.00 in property when it was seized by the Federal government because the church refused to pay employment taxes due, and individuals misled by on Oklahoma "ministry" wound up in prison because of the influence of the ministry leadership in reference to payment of Federal taxes.Dr. Homer I. "Mac" McMillan, II examines the legal, religious and human consequences of the religious tax protest movement. As an attorney, a pastor with twenty-five years’ experience in ministry and an Associate Professor and Instructional Mentor at the Helms School of Government, Liberty University Dr. McMillan gives a practical plan for the protection of the Christian and the Church from the tendency to turn away from the Evangelical community's primary mission of reaching the lost and bringing them to Christ.By providing three interesting stories including a personal interview with Dr. and Mrs. Ken Hovind's son, Eric, and exploring news accounts of the Indiana Baptist Temple's and the Oklahoma ministry's story, the author has provided a book that is a handbook for pastors, a training tool for teachers related to both discipleship and church policy and a great read for young ministers demonstrating the need for being well equipped for the Lord's work.
Language
English
Pages
40
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
November 29, 2012
Are the Children Free? The Human, Religious and Legal Consequences of Religious Tax Protests
Are the Children Free? The Human, Religious and Legal Consequences of Religious Tax Protests is a documented study in human behavior, religious life and legal consequences in reference to the religious tax protest movement.This book tells three factual stories related to a family’s personal ministry, a church and a para-church organization that became involved in the religious tax protest movement. Dr. and Mrs. Ken Hovind of Pensacola, Florida were convicted of tax and currency crimes. Dr. Hovind is still in Federal prison as a consequence of his misguided tax protests. Mrs. Hovind was convicted of money laundering because of her husband's activities. The Indiana Baptist Temple of Indianapolis, Indiana lost $2,500,000.00 in property when it was seized by the Federal government because the church refused to pay employment taxes due, and individuals misled by on Oklahoma "ministry" wound up in prison because of the influence of the ministry leadership in reference to payment of Federal taxes.Dr. Homer I. "Mac" McMillan, II examines the legal, religious and human consequences of the religious tax protest movement. As an attorney, a pastor with twenty-five years’ experience in ministry and an Associate Professor and Instructional Mentor at the Helms School of Government, Liberty University Dr. McMillan gives a practical plan for the protection of the Christian and the Church from the tendency to turn away from the Evangelical community's primary mission of reaching the lost and bringing them to Christ.By providing three interesting stories including a personal interview with Dr. and Mrs. Ken Hovind's son, Eric, and exploring news accounts of the Indiana Baptist Temple's and the Oklahoma ministry's story, the author has provided a book that is a handbook for pastors, a training tool for teachers related to both discipleship and church policy and a great read for young ministers demonstrating the need for being well equipped for the Lord's work.