Blind Faith Can Be Costly - Texas Baptists

[dArKeR]

 In Beaumont, Texas, more than a hundred Baptists -- like Frieda Jackson -- invested in faith.

And were fleeced in the name of God -- by a man of God.

"I'm like, OK. I'm helping him, I'm helping my church, I'm helping myself," said Fredia Jackson.

Helping their church was like giving to God. And as in most churches, the pastor there held a special trust.

"I lost $110,000. Me and my wife together,"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/12/eveningnews/consumer/main573029.shtml

[Avalux]

1. Well, duh

anyone stupid enough to give that much money to an evangelist deserves what they get.

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. "Trust but verify"

sayeth the lord Reagan.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. I wonder when all these boys and girls...

Are gonna figure out that the only thing their trust and contributions are gonna buy them is a comfortable lifestyle for some religious con man?

[EFF BrandyWine]

4. Same stuff happened here in AZ...

a lot of devout Baptists got taken to the cleaners by their investment group. I think some of the money was paid back but nothing close to what was lost. Hell awaits the con-men, one hopes.

[joycep]

16. Yes, my sister-in-law

Got taken in on this.

[Gman]

5. He'll probably get a position in the Bush "administration"

heading up some sort of faith based initiative.

[chasqui]

6. There is a phrase in Spanish....

"A Dios rogando, y con el mazo dando...."

[karlschneider]

12. Trying to translate......

It looks like "we are begging god..." but the rest doesn't make sense...
(?)
"and with the giving of matso balls"?????????

:eyes:

[chasqui]

14. It translates like this:

"Begging for God's help, but hammering away at it."
Basically, don't be a religious idiot.

[veganwitch]

7. in wicca...there is a general rule

go not "pay" for classes and teachers are not supposed to charge for knowledge. paying for your own supplies, books is something different but there are ethical issues about charging a cover to have contact with the goddess. there are some festival/workshops where you might have to pay to get in but in general there are no tithes in wicca.

[Nottingham]

8. I'm not surprised!

Men of the cloth can be your worst Nightmare

Check out the Inquisitions

[hadrons]

9. and you know who these fools voted for too ....

in the new book Under the Banner of Heaven, the author notes that Utah County has the highest rate of criminal fraud because the fundies are so trusting of others like them

[goforit]

10. What about all those people who threw there money at * fundraisers?

Talk about blind faith!!!!!

[PartyPooper]

11. But, this pastor is a good 'Christian man' just like President Bush!

:eyes:

[PurityOfEssence]

13. Maybe the Catholics should start selling indulgences again

Hey, why not?

[The Magistrate]

15. You Cannot Cheat An Honest Man

These people thought they were going to get an outlandish return on the investment, i.e., thought they were going to be getting more than they knew they deserved.

[ignatius]

17. LOL, it's like a mini version of GWB who continues

ro rob us all blind by bleeding the treasury dry.