[…] The conviction culminated 17 years of Hovind sparring with the IRS. Saying he was employed by God and his ministers were not subject to payroll taxes, he claimed no income or property.
You can invoke the God card to get away with a lot in this country — but the IRS card always trumps it.
There are only two things that are inevitable, death and taxes. G-d is in charge of the former, but I don’t think He can be held responsible for the US Tax system, that’s clearly of diabolical origin. 😉