I've been watching some scary shit on Trinity Broadcasting?? as I was

[cboy4]

surfing for a baseball game.

That Benny Hinn religious nut puts his hand on people's heads and they supposedly faint, PAH-RAISE JEEZUSS.

These are the people who vote Republican and the people McCain is going after now.

OMG....it's a cult. They're like robots or under some type of spell.

I couldn't be more scared right now if I was watching the Exorcist.

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Nice Donkey!

..and yes, the fundies are a disturbing group.

[cboy4]

12. Thanks, I bet you say that to all the guys ;)

But yes, way disturbing!

[Whoa_Nelly]

26. Well..it does get their attention

:evilgrin:

You know you love it! :kick:

[mike_c]

2. quick, you need a dose of Reverend Billy....

For the love of god, do it. http://www.revbilly.com/

[cboy4]

13. Damn you for making me go to that link!!!!!

:rofl:

[alphafemale]

57. I don't think he likes Wal*Mart very much.

:rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

62. Goodness, that is HYSTERICAL. I guess I would get more points

for shopping at Goodwill and Value Village (most of my clothes come from there). But my husband wears nightshirts to bed; they are really hard to find in "pre-owned" stores.

I guess I'll have to resort to on-line shopping!

In fun,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

[sam sarrha]

3. he blows on them and beats them with his coat till they fall down..

[sam sarrha]

4. he uses mass hypnosis on his audience ... thay is why they fall down

[LittleClarkie]

10. So you're saying it's his breath?

Maybe he eats garlic before he goes on stage.

[sam sarrha]

21. it is the breat of the spirit of the lord gOD the works thru him..say Amen

[sam sarrha]

22. my friend said those preachers can cry on a dime and give you 5 cents

change... but they keep the change

[cboy4]

23. No No No......They preach the lord's word.......they're not after money!!

:rofl:

[cboy4]

14. Beats them with his coat!! ROFLMFAO

That is too much :rofl:

[Monk06]

53. Hinn's got nothin on Rev Ernst Ainsley>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.catalog-of-cool.com/witness.html

Can I Get A Witness?: Televangelism's Holy Hit Parade
by Davin Seay

"Ohio's Rev. Ernest Ainsley. God's own Liberace, Ainsley
delivers his mellifluous homilies beneath a hi-rise toupee,
perched in an ethereal Greek-columned portico and sheathed
in three-piece suits ranging in color from irridescent
apricot to bilious aquamarine. Strategic lighting reflects
the glint of his pinky rings and goiter-sized diamond stick
pin, anchoring jumbo paisley neck ware. A self-professed
healer, Ainsley found his finest moment recently when curing
a woman afflicted by a "partial sense of smell." A cologne
drenched handkerchief, shoved under the reeling supplicant's
nose,proved the miracle-working power of the pudgy clothes horse."

I saw Ainsley smack an old lady on the forehead so hard
that he knocked her on her ass.

After shouting, "Devil out!!" and smacking her, "ass over tits"
he yelled, "You're healllllllllllll....duh"

He then quietly murmured into the microphone,

"Jesus did it. Yes he did"

Seah nailed it with, "God's Own Liberace"

At least Ainsley is fun to watch and comically phoney.

[liberaltrucker]

5. Welcome to to the UTSA

United Theocratic States of America.

Looks not unlike the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Oh, well, birds of a feather....

:argh:

[beam me up scottie]

6. Step away from the television...

Don't look into his eyes, many a bird was done in that way when targeted by a snake.

[cboy4]

17. I did better. I threw the television out the window

;)

[beam me up scottie]

20. ROFLMAO!!!

Good show!

I did that over a year ago, and my IQ shot up ten points almost immediately!

[The Straight Story]

66. You should have slapped it and healed it! (nt)

[shanti]

42. funny!

:rofl:

[LittleClarkie]

7. Have you seen the lady with the pink cotton candy hair

That lady spooked a Baptist pastor I know. But then he's one o' them liberal type Baptist pastors. (I had no idea that the Baptists had a liberal-ish wing until my camping buddy took me to one of their bible studies).

Be that as it may, the Trinity Channel is just weird. Even weirder than Jim and Tammy.

[cboy4]

16. Swell. Now you're going to make me have to watch again, cuzz I have

to see the pink hair.

DAMN YOU!!! ;)

[LittleClarkie]

24. Her name is Jan Crouch

and she and her husband apparently own the network.

Here. It's not pink in this picture, but this will give you some idea. She's sorta Tammy Faye on steroids.

[cboy4]

25. I'm gunna pee LOL

[shanti]

43. oh my.....

:eyes:

[Erika]

8. I attended a tent revival with the same happenings years ago

Then at the invitation of the revival crew, we, they, and the healed partied on the town.

Love those revivalists.

[libhill]

52. Surely not?

And you partook of demon alcohol, and the devils nicotine? Oh, the shame - but if you want to go abuse prisoners in Iraq, it's ok. Praise Jaysus -

[wtmusic]

9. Nothing but a supreme being could make his hair stay that way

I'm a believer.

[tabasco]

11. How 'bout those big throne type chairs they sit in?? LMAO.

I suppose they think Jesus would sit in a chair like that.

[cboy4]

19. LOL. It's too much. I thought I was watching Saturday NIght Live

for a second.

Of course.....they have the number to pledge money up the entire time :puke:

[Jane Austin]

15. Benny Hinn is a real piece of work. Even the other "Word of Faith"

preachers have exposed him as a fraud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Hinn

[SeattleGirl]

18. That is a long-standing thing in fundy churches

I used to go to one (don't ask!), and the laying on of hands, and speaking in tongues, was a common occurrence, and has been forever.

And no, I was never a fundy. My ex's parents attended that church, so he did too, and I got sucked into going. After my ex enlisted in the Air Force, I kept going to the church (there were some cool young people there, actually). My ex-BIL and I used to sit in the back pew and crack jokes all the way through the service. We were like two little kids who tried to keep from laughing out loud once mom and dad turned off the lights in our bedrooms.

I did get pissed, though, because of the extreme hypocracy in that church. The preacher would stand in front of the congregation, talking about how blessed are the poor (and he meant that literally), while wearing his expensive designer suit, and his wife was in the front pew, wearing her fine diamonds and fur coat. Don't tell ME about being poor, you asshole! I know poor! I've lived it! Grr! Been over 30 years since I've set foot into that or any similar church, and it still tans my hide to think of the shit that man would say!

[Zomby Woof]

27. You should drive by their HQ during the holidays

The building is decked out in white light trim, with a huge "Happy Birthday Jesus" sign in cursive lettering. Just off I-405 in Irvine CA.

[LittleClarkie]

29. Look what I just found on the Christianity Today website

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/137/11.0.html

Apparently these guys make the Christian establishment's teeth itch.

[xxqqqzme]

39. it is in Costa Mesa actually

on Bear. My former FIL had an interest (monetary) in TBN when it was just starting. We would tease him about it and we would all laugh. That was back in the early 70's.

[cboy4]

41. Remind me to avoid driving on the 405 in Irvine this December!

;)

[johnaries]

28. Anyone seen Leap of Faith with Steve Martin?

Martin plays a traveling con-man evangelist. It shows all the little tricks that faith healers use to con the congregation.

It didn't do well at the box office, for some reason. Pity, I thought it was a great movie!
http://www.screenselect.co.uk/visitor/product/25712-Leap-Of-Faith.html

[EFerrari]

47. It's his Hamlet. Great movie!. n/t

[Qanisqineq]

48. I've seen it and I agree

great movie! I often wonder just what these televangelists are like behind the scenes. When one of my sisters first became a born-again, she invited my youngest sister to her church. My youngest sister was probably in junior high at the time. She called to tell me the other sister had joined a cult! She'd never seen such stuff before and thought they were all insane. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time -- my formerly very liberal sister turned into a born-again Bush-loving nutcase. Sad.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

30. Someone needs to put out a new Bible. Bible for Dummies.

I know what you mean. I turned on the 700 club and Faux news to see what they were saying. I became kinda sick and afraid .They all watch Faux news.They are clueless. Here's some book ideas, 'Thou Shall Not kill and Other Important Commandments'. and 'Peace for Dummies.

[cboy4]

33. This is what the right wing "christian" fundamentalists use to

change around all the words and meanings in the bible! :rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

63. Bible for Dummies is already printed, Diana! See the link here!

http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764552961,subcat-RELIGION.html

Ninety percent of Americans own a copy of the Bible, and while it’s the most widely read book, it’s also the least understood. Regardless of your religion, understanding the Bible brings much of Western art, literature, and public discourse into greater focus—from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” painting to the Wachowski brothers’ The Matrix movies. People have historically turned to religion to deal with tragedy and change, and with the right insight, the Bible can be an accessible, helpful guide to life’s big questions.

The Bible For Dummies appeals to people of all faiths, as well as those who don’t practice any particular religion, by providing interfaith coverage of the entire Bible and the often fascinating background information that makes the Bible come alive. You’ll find answers to such questions as:

* Where did the Bible come from?
* Who wrote the Bible?
* How is the Bible put together?

Follow the history of the Bible from its beginning thousands of years ago as tattered scrolls to its status as the bestseller of all time. MORE AT LINK (Above) ------>

[LittleClarkie]

31. Good lord. Look at their website

The largest religious network in the world? These people are piping themselves into other countries. Gads, what they must think of us.

http://www.tbn.org/

[cboy4]

34. Oh brother. The christian thing for them to do is go fight

their favorite president's war in Iraq. :eyes:

[libhill]

67. And don't forget

abusing Iraqi prisoners - them A-rab folks ain't like us, an' don't reckon Jaysus would have no problem wit' kickin' Muslim ass - praise the Lawd.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

36. oh my God, I will have nightmares..

Hmmm... We should call that prayer number. Ask them what would Jesus do.. Tell them they are spreading hate instead of love.You know if everyone calls up and tells them they are gay,or have a gay relative,the lines would be jammed.They are really Homophobic. I asked someone why they are voting for Bush when he was doing so terrible and they said they didn't want a gay person in the whitehouse. You know the only gay person I know of in Government is Barney Franks. He is a Republican, I think.Oh and that guy that posed as a reporter.. :kick:

[cboy4]

38. LOL....No, Barney is a Democrat you silly rabbit ;)

[Tinksrival]

32. That IS one freaky cable channel!

It is sandwiched in between my HBOs so I happen upon it now and then. The lady with the huge pink hair always gets me! But the $$$ they flaunt while asking for more is so bazaar. Why do people keep throwing it at these fakes? I don't get it. The sets are over the top and they are all dripping in jewels.
I saw a show they did on liberals in Hollywood, it was before the election. I couldn't understand why Alec Baldwin was on TBN and then I realized it was a hit piece. They followed it up with a show about how much *ush prays. I shit you not! I stood there paralyzed with the remote in my hand and my jaw on the floor.
Another time the pink hair lady was with a group of children and I stopped flipping to see if she would eat them. She brought out a boy about thirteen and started to tell how he was Muslim but now a Christian. She kept telling him to repeat "I give my life to Jesus" and then she kept on asking the other children to pray while she "praised the Lord"
It was just wrong on so many levels! That poor boy. His face still haunts me. :( FREAKS!

[DianaForRussFeingold]

37. I bet they have born again Gay people.

They probably pay them. It is a big fraud. They live like kings while taking a poor old persons money. Some of these old people dont buy food so they can buy their way to heaven.It is so sad. I wonder what they pay the people answering the phones. :grouphug:

[cboy4]

35. I think I'm going to have to watch that channel again!

What did they do to me? Did they send me some secret, evil message through my TV to try to convert me?!!

Aghhhhhh :dilemma:

[grasswire]

40. Wasn't Mr. Crouch recently charged with sexual harassment...

...by a male employee? What was that fuss?

[cboy4]

45. Hmmm....dunno, but it wouldn't surprise me

PRAY FOR ME GRASSWIRE.....PRAY FOR ME, AND SEND ME 50 DOLLARS AND I GUARANTEE YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN

[nonconformist]

44. My husband loves watching that shit if he stumbles across it

It's better than most comedies!

[IndyJones]

46. They are just plain skeeeery! I used to drive by that place all the time

and it looks freaky. Way too materialistic looking to be a true Christian place, kwim?

[Hardrada]

49. I watched some show where some slick fat preacher guy

was trying to sell some super-duper version of the Bible and he had some older pracher with him with ill-fitting dentures apparently since he kind of clicked when it was his turn to say something and the Bible was some real hokey looking leatherette thing and I guess it would help get you into Heaven too. Wasn't the Protestant Reformation actually opposed to stuff like that??

[libhill]

50. It's always been about a buck -

whether a corporate entity like the Vatican, or independent Protestant hucksters selling Bibles, or the Jewish money lenders in the Temple 2,000 years ago. Religion is about amassing wealth, and control of the feeble minded masses. End of story -

[LittleClarkie]

54. A Baptist friend of mine got a picture of Jesus in the mail

That had "magic eye" eyes. If you saw Jesus' eyes open, it was supposed to be a miracle, and you were then supposed to send money. She was SO mad.

[cboy4]

58. BWAHAHAHA!! Magic Eyes!

This is all too much. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard....I'm serious!! LOL!!!

[bliss_eternal]

51. I can't watch without yelling at the television:

"Drink the fuckin' Kool Aid already and shut the fuck up!"

I did catch it in passing once, it was immediately following the election. They were having their "Praise-a-thon"...:eyes: Translation--fundie fundraiser. I caught it just as they were in prayer. In the prayer he acknowledged the "positive outcome" they helped the world achieve with the election, but as victors, they needed spoils. In other words--Yo God, we helped this mofo win, we need you to hook us up with some cold hard cash money, man!;)

:scared::puke:

[cboy4]

59. "Drink the fuckin' Kool Aid already..." HAHAHAHA

That's all they're after is money. And people fall for it. Unbelievable. :eyes:

[Cooley Hurd]

55. As a child, I remember watching Ernest Angely on TV...

...and he would smack wheelchair-bound people in the forehead while beckoning Satan to leave their body. And, you know what? THEY WALKED!:wow::crazy:


The Right Reverend Ernest Angely (if THAT isn't a made-up name, I don't know what is)...

[LittleClarkie]

56. I got that beat... maybe.

I used to watch the Jim and Tammy Show.

It was a kid's show. And I remember even trying to get tickets to go see them. A big fan, I was.

Might explain a few things, actually.

But really though. I'm (twitch) fine. No ill effects at all.

[cboy4]

61. What's really weird is Tammy is now all into writing advice

for gay teens. GAY teens!!

Boy oh boy, I'm surprised the "partners" aren't roaming the streets with torches and pitch forks!!

[leeroysphitz]

60. I saw the same show or a similar one. There was an entire

STADIUM filled with literally THOUSANDS of grown men and women, (adults!), who fervently believed the fiction they were witnessing and cheered accordingly.

But I get called "tinfoil" for thinking we haven't heard the whole story about 9-11...
Yeah, that makes sense.

[NNN0LHI]

64. Wonder why Benny Hinn didn't go down and touch Terri Schiavo on the head?

He might have cured her.

Don

[LibertyorDeath]

65. I know it's unreal..check this great investigative video out

He's a total fraud..

Go here

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/main_miracles.html

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?
Watch the entire documentary online (runs appox 41:30)