I'm really in the wrong business

[n2doc]

Posted on: January 3, 2010 9:12 AM, by PZ Myers

told you yesterday that it was amazing that a religious crank could serve an adoring audience with 55 radio stations, all pumping out Grade A Prime lunacy. It was a bit depressing that all an old fool needs to do is babble about God and the Bible and people will throw money at him.

But then I'd also pointed out that another phony, Rick Warren, had suffered a major financial shortfall of almost a million dollars, and was begging for more donations. That makes you feel a little better, right? Stupidity is not a smooth road to riches, at least.

Despair some more, people. Warren put out his call, and his flock of sheep answered with donations adding up to $2.4 million over one weekend. And he's bragging that most of these were small donations from many people, not the largesse of a few rich individuals, and calling it a "miracle".

It's a bit ironic that initially he'd said the shortfall was due to a poor economy and people having little to give. It's revolting that he would then proceed to put the bite on the financially stressed members of his congregation, and that they'd then dredge up more of their money to hand over to the Saddleback simpleton. It wasn't a miracle: a better word would be a fleecing.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/01/im_really_in_the_wrong_busines.php

[Old Codger]

1. Obviously

His followers have more money than the rest of us....and/or are stupider.

[Danascot]

2. Glenn Beck makes $20 million/year

and Rush something like $50 million. Not exact figures but on that order. Catering to the ignorant pays very well.

That's also why even if they go away, there are lots more waiting to take their place.