Profits and prophecy: Hayseed Stevens and oil in Israel.(oil entrepreneur)

From: The Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Hayseed Stevens is a fundamentalist oil entrepreneur who uses biblical prophesy in funding his oil explorations in Israel. Through his lively presentations, Stevens uses both geologic data, biblical passages and satellite photos in convincing his followers that the largest oil field is in the southwest corner of the Dead Sea. He manages to convince his audience that the greatest oil well will make Israel the wealthiest nation in the Middle East.

A fundamentalist oil entrepreneur mixes creation science, Biblical prophecy, and revivalist techniques for a program of oil exploration in ...

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