Why I really hate televangelists...

Was with a pt the other day, who sadly got roped in by one. She tells of how she went to see one for a very obvious and permenant disability. She was brought out on stage, and the guy did his thing, after which, nothing happened. As she is leaving, he leans in close and whispers to her "You don't have enough faith". This pt had nothing but faith, despite the hard blows she was given.

Sometimes I think we should return to the old days of stoning false prophets. Want to say you speak for God directly? Fine by me. But we get to hurl a rock or two when you say something like "Such and such a place is about to be leveled because God is angry! Send me money!" Might cut down a few snakes. Want to say God told you tell the world such-and-such? Okeedokee. Tell everyone to send you money because God said he'll have you find the cure to this disease? Fine by me. I'm sure you'll have no troubles fulfilling the rest of the biblical requirements either or meet a rocky end. I suppose such views aren't exactly the most attuned to being a chaplain :)

Whats sad is how many people still buy into them. There was one in Russia that was caught red handed as a fraud. No ifs, ands or buts about it. The guy goes to prison for it for however many years, comes out, and people start tossing money at him again.