Did anyone else see this story (details below)...?

Question

There was an article in the Washington Post today about a guy in Louisiana who bilked his friends and family out of more than $800,000. He claimed that his wife was a secret agent who could arrange to have spy satellites diagnose their medical problems; then, in exchange for payment, she'd have secret agents administer medicine to them while they slept.

Hmmm...

A guy who claims to have connections to someone who watches them from the sky, and knows everything about them...and if you just pay tribute to him, will come "like a thief in the night" to cure all your ills....

This all sounds so familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it....

Here's the source, for all you doubters...:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/05/AR2007120502138.html?sub=AR

I tell ya -- I gotta get me some stupider friends, if it's really this easy to con people out of their money...

Did *I* make any mention of Christianity, no1home2?

No.

I did not.

YOU made that connection.

YOU saw your invisible Sky Daddy in that story.

Answer 1

That's Rediculous!

There's no way the Russians would share that kind of technology yet.

Answer 2

It sounds like Santa to me.

I also think it's funny that someone asked for a source when the first line in your post says it's from the Washington Post.

Answer 3

Source?

Answer 4

Hmmmm. Some people seem to think you were "discrediting" Xianity yet you certainly did not say that in the original post. Wonder what they've got to feel guilty about. "Paranoia runs deep; into your life it will creep..."

Answer 5

It sounds like, if people were stupid enough to fall for that, he should be allowed to keep the money.

---You are right, it sounds like a televangelist asking for money to do God's work. Good thing most Christians denounce people like that!

Answer 6

Hmmmm. Sounds a lot like mockery.

I don't remember Jesus' teachings about stealing and manipulating people to give Him money. (He wanted people to give money to the poor. )

Lies are Satan's realm. He loves to take what's good and twist it until it suits him.

Thank you reverend soleil for reminding me how awesome and real Jesus really is!!!

"godless" No need to get nasty. Ever hear about passive aggression? Or read between the lines? Obviously there are more ways than one to be insulting. But I see you like the direct line of approach.It takes a lot of energy to be pissed off on a daily basis.

Answer 7

LOL... the religion of paranoia goes tech! Sad, really. In a hysterical kind of way.

It is funny how some folks are immediately getting mad becausde THEY think it sounds like Christianity. C'mon... he was talking about the Hale-Bopp people! Wasn't he? :-)

Answer 8

Better wear aluminum foil on your head tonight.

Sadly, your attempt at discrediting Christianity is just another attempt at tearing down straw men, since that is NOT what Jesus is all about.

You know, if you want to discredit someone or something, you should at least know what you're attacking. Otherwise, it just makes YOU look like a fool when you're discovered, like the two guys who "planted" the evidence that was later found and built up into the "piltdown man" as evidence of the "missing link". Later, when it was discovered that the "evidence" was the tooth of a boar, these two fools looked like absolute idiots. You don't want to fall into that same category now, do you??? Huh??? You're very close, ya know. Like they say, "It's better to be thought of as a fool, then to open one's mouth and remove all doubts!" Is it too late for you?

Answer 9

Nice one.

Just proves the old adage, there is a sucker born every minute.

Amazing how the undereducated are willing to believe anything.

Answer 10

That is hilarious! I need some dumb friends too.
I like how many assume that you were mocking when you didn't even mention religion at all.