Sand of Christ WTF?

[conscious evolution]

http://www.sandofchrist.com/

I must have missed sunday school when they covered this one.

[WildClarySage]

1. bawhahahahahaha!

somebody figured out how to turn dirt into money.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I like the fact that each one is blessed and made holy by a specially trained ordained minister!

Who knew all it took to make something holy was special training? And for only $29.95 plus S & H!

[Cleita]

3. I'm sure their patron saint is

P. T. Barnum of "a sucker is born every minute" fame.

[Clovis Sangrail]

4. another in the same vein

making money off of religious suckers
http://www.youvebeenleftbehind.com/

Document storage and "Rapture" triggered email messaging system
and only $40/year
:rofl:

[stopbush]

5. Well, we now know what Madoff has decided on for his next career move.

[auntsue]

6. rip off indeed

I clicked on the read more button and they say they give "a part of their net profit to YMCA" but in the next question about the high cost they say their process of blessing the sand is so expensive that they haven't made a profit. ! ! ! !
This is the kind of thing that made Jesus so mad in the temple it wish he was here to smack these guys ! !

[TZ]

7. Its a pet rock

For fundies....

[cloudbase]

8. Let's arrange a DU group buy.

At the discount rate, of course.

[rug]

9. At least these are worth $29.99.

http://www.rebnora.com/blog/2008/05/sand_sculpture_christ.html

[DeSwiss]

10. Jesus Dirt!!! Well, I'll be. This really gives a whole new meaining to....

"...from dust thou came; and to dust thou shalt return."

- I'm sure Rick Warren is behind this....

K&R!!!

[knitter4democracy]

11. I'm Orthodox, and even I think it's crap.

And I have holy water in the house. I don't know why they're just making crap up like that, but it must sell.

[elshiva]

12. It has to do with the "Footprints in The Sand" poem.

Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."
---Mary Stevenson
http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com/index.php?page=Poem/Poem.php

On Edit: They used to read this in Sunday school a lot at my church. And I even had a plaque with this on it. Of course, I'm an atheist now and I think the sentiment is corny.

[comrade snarky]

13. I dont know how you can be so cynical!

It has to be real, it has a certificate from god. From god!

[PassingFair]

14. If it spills, you can wipe it up with THIS:

Open YOUR FRANCHISE now!


http://www.franchisepick.com/the-green-prosperity-hankie-will-make-you-rich/

[knitter4democracy]

15. So, he slaps a verse from Acts on it, and it's okay?

Even though it goes entirely against Christ's teachings? Sheesh, what a crock.

[moobu2]

16. But do you get a certificate of authenticity?

With the Jesus sand, you get a certificate of authentic from a specially trained minister proving that it is real Jesus sand and not simply sand they collected from the beach. Call me a skeptic but without a certificate, this could just be a plain old green fabric swatch.

[PassingFair]

18. Cain't you SEE?

It's been TOUCHED by Don Stewart!!!11!!!

[Jamastiene]

17. For sale: 1 Bridge in Alaska

Now 10% off! Get it today while supplies last. Jesus walked on it.

:hide:

[Beartracks]

19. Check out the Domain info

This isn't just scammy on the surface -- i.e. How do we know the sand has actually been blessed? -- but also, the sandofchrist.com domain was registered only a few months ago with an address and phone number that are associated with MANY, many scams.

Google the address: "po box 99800" emeryville
Google the phone number: 510-595-2002
Prepare to be amazed at the results!

Here's the registration info for sandofchrist.com from whois.net:

****************************************
WHOIS information for: sandofchrist.com:



Domain Name.......... sandofchrist.com
Creation Date........ 2008-10-14
Registration Date.... 2008-10-14
Expiry Date.......... 2009-10-14
Organisation Name.... Rock Reagan
Organisation Address. P O Box 99800
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. EmeryVille
Organisation Address. 94662
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. US

Admin Name........... PrivateRegContact Admin
Admin Address........ P O Box 99800
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ EmeryVille
Admin Address........ 94662
Admin Address........ CA
Admin Address........ US
Admin Email.......... [e-mail]
Admin Phone.......... [phone]
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ PrivateRegContact TECH
Tech Address......... P O Box 99800
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... EmeryVille
Tech Address......... 94662
Tech Address......... CA
Tech Address......... US
Tech Email........... [e-mail]
Tech Phone........... [phone]
Tech Fax.............
Name Server.......... yns1.yahoo.com
Name Server.......... yns2.yahoo.com
****************************************

Other scams associated with that address and phone number include www.peanutgallerygifts.com, contact-moneybookers.com, hubfanprotect.com, and too many others to list, but they do each seem to have a different "Organisation" name. The one for sandofchrist.com is "Rock Reagan." That name and others may be actual names lifted from other places online; I found a forum posting at 800notes.com where a woman discovered that her own highly unusual name was being listed as the "Organization" for one of the scam sites!

[Lost-in-FL]

20. Don't they use those mini canisters for crack cocaine? nt