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Creationist Sentenced to 8,658 Years

Jose Fly

Fisker of men
Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey

A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his "kittens", to 8,658 years in prison.

Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors.

Oktar, 66, fronted his own television channel, through which he delivered religious sermons.

He is a fierce opponent of the theory of evolution, and wrote a widely mocked book on creationism.

He was originally given a jail sentence of 1,075 years but an appeal court ordered a retrial involving 215 defendants.

Ten of them were also given 8,658 years in prison by the court in Istanbul. Many of the other defendants were given shorter terms.

In EvC circles he was known as "Harun Yahya", author of the "Atlas of Creation" and often referred to as the Islamic Kent Hovind. I guess the two now have something else in common....prison time.
 

Jose Fly

Fisker of men
Dang....there's a typo in the title. Any suggestions on how to change it?

Take-home lesson.....proofread before clicking "submit"! :D
 

Debater Slayer

Vipassana
Staff member
Premium Member
Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey

A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his "kittens", to 8,658 years in prison.

Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors.

Oktar, 66, fronted his own television channel, through which he delivered religious sermons.

He is a fierce opponent of the theory of evolution, and wrote a widely mocked book on creationism.

He was originally given a jail sentence of 1,075 years but an appeal court ordered a retrial involving 215 defendants.

Ten of them were also given 8,658 years in prison by the court in Istanbul. Many of the other defendants were given shorter terms.

In EvC circles he was known as "Harun Yahya", author of the "Atlas of Creation" and often referred to as the Islamic Kent Hovind. I guess the two now have something else in common....prison time.

That sentence is longer than the Earth has been around! Just ask Kent Hovind.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Excerpted....
Oktar and hundreds of his followers were arrested in 2018 from his home on a litany of charges, including running a criminal organisation, tax offences, sexual abuse, and counter-terrorism laws.

These charges strike me as much worse
than his loopy creationist arguments.
 

Jose Fly

Fisker of men
Excerpted....
Oktar and hundreds of his followers were arrested in 2018 from his home on a litany of charges, including running a criminal organisation, tax offences, sexual abuse, and counter-terrorism laws.
So? I have to ask....do you know who this guy is? Were you familiar with him before I posted this thread?
 

mikkel_the_dane

My own religion
Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey

A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his "kittens", to 8,658 years in prison.

Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors.

Oktar, 66, fronted his own television channel, through which he delivered religious sermons.

He is a fierce opponent of the theory of evolution, and wrote a widely mocked book on creationism.

He was originally given a jail sentence of 1,075 years but an appeal court ordered a retrial involving 215 defendants.

Ten of them were also given 8,658 years in prison by the court in Istanbul. Many of the other defendants were given shorter terms.

In EvC circles he was known as "Harun Yahya", author of the "Atlas of Creation" and often referred to as the Islamic Kent Hovind. I guess the two now have something else in common....prison time.

Yes, and? What is the point of placing this here? He wasn't jailed because he was a creationist.

And yes, I don¨t do YEC and I don¨t break the law, but I am still religious, so what is the point? That all religion is bad, because one religious human broke the law?
I know of a Danish biologist, who cheated on her experiments and lost her credential as a scientist, but so what? There are bad people everywhere.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I did. I see both as separate too.
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Jose Fly

Fisker of men
Yes, and? What is the point of placing this here? He wasn't jailed because he was a creationist.
He's a famous (or infamous) creationist. This is no different than when Kent Hovind was convicted of tax fraud/evasion, and the headlines described him as a creationist. Or when a preacher is convicted of stealing funds and the headlines say "Preacher convicted of stealing", etc.

And yes, I don¨t do YEC and I don¨t break the law, but I am still religious, so what is the point? That all religion is bad, because one religious human broke the law?
I know of a Danish biologist, who cheated on her experiments and lost her credential as a scientist, but so what? There are bad people everywhere.
I never said anything like that at all. Those are your own assumptions.
 
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