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We recently were made aware of a great opportunity to help improve our corrections system, by urging the U.S. Sentencing Commission to adopt two measures currently under consideration. The adoption of Sections 1B1.14 and 1B1.15 into the Sentencing Guidelines would provide inmates an opportunity to gain better merit for good behavior as well as opportunities to reduce their sentence through special rehabilitation programs. The prison population in America is growing at an alarming rate, and most federal inmates are non-violent offenders. We ask you to join with us in contacting the U.S. Sentencing Commission to urge them to adopt the proposal of FedCURE’s public comment of September 7, 2008 (click here to view this comment and the full wording of the 1B1.14 and 1B1.15), which calls for adoption of these two additions to the Sentencing Guidelines. We believe this would provide an opportunity for improving our federal corrections system, and would give non-violent offenders the opportunity for rehabilitation and reduced sentences upon demonstration of their good behavior.

Please consider the following as a template letter:

United States Sentencing Commission
One Columbus Circle, NE.
Suite 2-500, South Lobby
Washington, DC 20002-8002

Attention: Michael Courlander, Public Affairs Officer

Subject: Proposed Amendment for Amendment Cycle Ending May 31, 2009

To the Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chairman:

I strongly urge the Commission to adopt the proposed amendments submitted to the Commission on September 7, 2008, to amend the sentencing guidelines to include Sections 1B1.14 and 1B1.15, as set forth in the September 7, 2008 recommendation. I fully support the public comment of FedCURE and the US Freedom Foundation for all the reasons enumerated therein.

Respectfully,

_____________________ (Name)
_____________________
_____________________ (Address)

Thank you so much for contacting the United States Sentencing Commission with us in this effort to improve our Corrections System!

The Team at CSE

As many of you know, the past two years have been a whirlwind of activity for Creation Science Evangelism and the Hovind family. In November of 2006, Dr. Hovind was convicted on three tax-related charges and two months later was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. Click here to read more about the charges. Currently, he is serving in South Carolina at the Edgefield Prison Camp. Dr. Hovind’s wife, Jo Hovind, was also convicted on one charge and in July of 2007 was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. At the time, Mrs. Hovind was granted a stay request pending the outcome of the appeal. On January 1, 2009, we received the notice that the 11th circuit upheld every decision made by the district court.

We took Mrs. Hovind to prison on Tuesday, January 20th, to begin serving her sentence. We are told that with good behavior, she may be out in ten and a half months. Please pray that God will give her strength as she goes through this difficult time. If you would like to write her words of encouragement, please send them to:

Jo D. Hovind #06453-017
FCI Marianna, Satellite Camp
P.O. Box 7006
Marianna, FL 32447

Because of prison regulations, Mrs. Hovind can only receive letters. Please refrain from sending stickers, stamps, books, or media of any kind.

A successful appeal would have also provided protection against confiscation of CSE’s property. We are currently in litigation with the government concerning the property issue. Because the decisions conflict with previous Supreme Court rulings, our attorneys are requesting the 11th Circuit re-examine the case. Please pray that the 11th circuit will correct this error, so that we will not have to take this case to the Supreme Court.

We are seeking God’s direction in this matter, and we pray that these problems will not hinder the true message of this vital ministry. We have no interest in fighting legal battles. We just want to win souls. Please pray that God will continue to financially support this ministry as we continue sharing God’s truth through the creation message. One thing we know for sure is that God will be glorified, regardless of the outcome.

Eric Hovind
& the CSE Team

From: Kent Hovind
Sent: November 23, 2008
To: Zhang Jian
Subject: Persecution of Christians

Dear Zhang Jian,

I read about your savage beating at the hands of the Chinese police. Your story is reported in the Voice of the Martyrs Update dated October 21, 2008. I dropped to my knees and prayed for you as well as your father “Pastor Bike,” mother Xie, and your younger brother.

You Chinese Christians have suffered horribly for decades for your faith. We American believers are pitifully soft. We know almost nothing of persecution. I fear that when persecution comes to our country many will fall away. The persecution of Christians has greatly increased in the last one hundred years. I suspect it is about to get much worse (Revelation 13:7; 16:6)! Your faithfulness to God under fire is a shining example to the entire world. Please do not be discouraged. The Lord’s return is very soon. It will be worth it all (2 Corinthians 4:17)!

Because of your government’s ruthless censorship of everything Christian for the past sixty years—and their total belief in evolution—you may not have heard about the great godly heritage of China. The ancient Chinese characters are based on the Bible. The book The Discovery of Genesis by C.H. Kang and Ethel Nelson covers this subject very well. Your ancestors knew the one true God.

The first century Christians apparently evangelized China, and there is extensive evidence of a thriving Christian influence from AD 640–845 across China until a savage persecution took place.

Later, the great Khan Haichan (wu-Tsune), the grandson of Kublai Khan, was baptized as a Christian. The book, The Conquest by Man: The Marvelous Story of the Men Who Discovered and Explored the Lands and Seas of Our World, by Paul Herrmann and Michael Bullock, translator, has a great sixty-page section on that topic.

Today the atheistic philosophy of communism, built upon the false religion of evolution, dominates China and suppresses—or tries to suppress—all Christianity, as you and your family well know!

For nineteen years I have been preaching on creation versus evolution. Our ministry has produced a seventeen-hour seminar covering nearly all aspects of this great subject. The first DVD (2 1/2 hours long) is now available in Chinese. We pray that this will help destroy the false evolution teaching and strengthen your faith in God’s Word. We pray it can be used to win millions of Chinese to Christ. Please copy it freely and encourage everyone to spread it far and wide. Our copyright is for free distribution of the unedited material. Maybe I can come to your country and speak on creation one day.

I will increase my prayers for you as you suffer for our Lord. I pray your eye gets better from the beating. I look forward to meeting you one day. Maybe God will let me wash the gold dust off your shoes in Heaven.

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

In Christ,

Kent Hovind
Kh/dh

P.S. Kublai Khan had a dim memory of Shang-Ti, the Lord of Heaven, that had been worshiped in past centuries. It is sad that Bible-believing missionaries were not able to reach him with the truth, and even sadder that he later turned to Islam. (See Eternity in their Hearts, pages 55-59.)

December 19, 2008

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The blog post “Help Ricky Get Mail” has been a great success! Ricky Lambert, my friend and roommate, had only gotten two letters in four years—until last week, this is. You have responded to his need so well! Thank you.

In the last week, he has received over eighty letters. This was the best Christmas present he could have ever gotten. Two nights ago, he got fifteen letters. He laid them on his bed and cried. It was so sweet! Tonight he got seventeen!

He and I pray together and study God’s Word together everyday. He’s been saved for about three and a half years. He is on fire for the Lord! God is so good! Ricky has been a blessing to me, and now you have been a blessing to him. Thanks.

Ricky had been arrested years ago and spent time in prison for illegal use of pain medication. That makes him a felon for life. Four years ago, he was arrested for being in a pick-up truck with a friend who had a gun under the seat. Felons can’t be around guns. The judge gave him nine years in prison! This system is out of control. (See FedCure.org)

In spite of all he has suffered, he has a sweet, godly spirit. He was able to call his nineteen-year-old son last week. I wish there were a way to properly help men like this, who have no outside support for commissary items and phone calls. Ricky himself is generous to a fault, but has no outside help. We also need to pray for him to find a loving wife when he gets out!☺

Thanks again for helping Ricky get mail. There is no way you can know how much it has blessed him. Read Psalms 142:4, Proverbs 25:25, and Matthew 25:34-46 to get a small taste of the need in here.

Brethren, please continue to pray for us. Our appeal was denied, and my wife, Jo Hovind, must report to prison on January 20th. The next paper work is being submitted for rehearing.

In Christ,

Kent Hovind

From: Kent Hovind
Sent: September 1, 2008
To: Joe
Subject: “Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge” (Proverbs 14:7).

KH: Hey Joe, I’ve got an article I’d like you to read.

Joe: What’s it about?

KH: The same thing we’ve been discussing for six months now—creation versus evolution.

Joe: Who wrote it?

KH: Dr. Henry Morris

Joe: Is he a real doctor?

KH: What do you mean?

Joe: Is his degree from an accredited university?

KH: That raises two questions. First, what difference would his degree make in relation to the merits or logic of his arguments? Secondly, who decides who is accredited?

Joe: Well, if he didn’t get his degree from an accredited university, he can’t be right.

KH: You have got to be kidding! Let me make sure that I understand what you are saying or implying—all statements made by people who don’t have degrees, or those who have degrees from non-accredited schools are false or cannot be trusted. Is that what you believe?

Joe: No, that’s not a logical conclusion.

KH: Good. Therefore, all statements made by people with degrees from accredited universities are true, right?

Joe: No, that would not be logical either.

KH: So, is it possible for a person with a degree from a nonaccredited school to be right and a person with a degree from an accredited school to be wrong? Is that a fair statement?

Joe: Yes, of course.

KH: Then why would you raise the question about accreditation?

Joe: I don’t know. Habit, I guess.

KH: Now, for question two. How many agencies are there that accredit universities?

Joe: I suppose there are several depending on the region and the courses of study offered.

KH: Do different countries have their own ways of accrediting schools?

Joe: I’m sure that they do.

KH: If a person gets a doctor’s degree in say, anthropology from a university in Romania and that person comes to America, are they still a “Dr.”?

Joe: Of course.

KH: What if the Romanian university has different standards from American universities and was accredited under different rules?

Joe: That wouldn’t matter.

KH: For many decades, the “ivy league” schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Yale were not accredited. Is that right?

Joe: True. They were accredited in the early 1900s.

KH: If a person got a degree from one of them the year before they were accredited, would their degree still be valid? What if were twenty years before, or fifty years before?

Joe: Of course.

KH: So, if a person gets a degree from a school that is not accredited today, but the school will get accredited in the future, is their degree still valid?

Joe: I guess it would be.

KH: Accreditation just means one group of people approves of the work, study, and methods of another group of people. Isn’t that what it is?

Joe: Yes, I suppose so.

KH: Could a Buddhist university in India meet all the local standards to be accredited, yet still be wrong in their beliefs?

Joe: Yes, I suppose so.

KH: Are there accredited universities in communist countries that teach communism and grant degrees to those students who meet their standards, yet by capitalist standards, they are wrong in their belief about government and economics?

Joe: I’m sure there are.

KH: So, having a degree from an accredited university would really prove nothing as to the merits of the person’s points. Is that right?

Joe: Yes, I suppose that is right.

KH: So will you read this article for the merits of the points and forget the degree question?

Joe: Well…no. I need to know if he’s a “real doctor” first.

KH: This, Joe, is a Proverbs 14:7 moment. I have to go. I’ll see you later.