Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Ralph Dumain on July 31, 2009 at 11:12am

I used to work next to a Jamaican woman who didn't have two brain cells to rub together. She had a picture of Jimmy Swaggart up on her cubicle. She was normally quite stingy with her money, but she told me she sent him money even though's he's "feelty rich" because she was brought up to give money to the "choorch". She also loved going to boxing matches because she loved to see the blood, and she read tabloids like the National Enquirer believing it was real news. She told me all this with vacant wide-eyed innocence. It's one more reason I don't miss Baltimore.

Permalink Reply by Little Name Atheist on July 31, 2009 at 11:17am

His "ministry" was a good argument for churches being taxed.

Permalink Reply by Donald R Barbera on July 31, 2009 at 5:30pm

Actually, I liked Rev. Ike, not because of anything he said, but because he was a conspicuous example of what is wrong with religion--greed, but he didn't lie about it. He didn't say send your money to Jesus, he said "send it to me." As soon as I see a television preacher, my thoughts say "another thief. I know not everyone is stealing in the name of the Lord, but watching preachers in $2,000 suits tells me someone is tipping the collection plate and doing an excellent of keeping the congregation on its knees--in the doggy position.

Permalink Reply by RealType on August 2, 2009 at 11:54am

He was right about one thing. God is a capitalist.

Permalink Reply by animus on August 4, 2009 at 5:30am

Is that why religious music sounds so secular? Or secular music sound so religious?

Permalink Reply by Kenneth W Stephens on August 4, 2009 at 4:48pm

In his previous diatribes, he had said that "Jesus" was a capitalist. Which Jesus? The mushroom-buzzed spook of faith, or the invented freak of pseudo-history?

Permalink Reply by Kenneth W Stephens on August 4, 2009 at 4:40pm

Did Rev. Ike die this week? HOT MATA HAUNCIN' DAWG!!!! Only Ralph, we who both understand that there is no hell; Well..., WORMS DO YOUR DUTY!!!

Permalink Reply by Kenneth W Stephens on August 4, 2009 at 4:53pm

Ralph, he'd recently been on BET on early mornings boosting up and comming fleece freak E. Bernard ("Master Prophet") Jordan.

Permalink Reply by M Jones on August 5, 2009 at 6:37pm

That was some hairdo. That alone could not make me take this man seriously.

I remember Reverend Ike jokes in circulation when I was a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's, but I can't say that I actually heard the man actually speak such foul nonsense. Really is sad how these people continue to take advantage of the poor and uneducated and get tax exempt status to boot. Their followers are hoping for something to get them out of their misery. This human offal (cannot think of a word strong enough for the Swaggarts, Falwells, Dollars and Ikes of the world) deserve as much post mortem derision as can be mounted against them when their time is up. To hell with that 'not speaking ill of the dead' nonsense. Makes me angry to think of poor old ladies sending off even a penny of thier social security checks to this man and others like him.

Good riddance. Actually I'm all for mounting derisive attacks while they live too. Why wait?!