I Received A Paper Prayer Mat in The Mail

[otohara]

from St. Matthews Mail Ministry Churches today...If I pray on the mat for say...money or a car (which is perfectly okay) and then I donate to the church and return the paper mat, my prayer will come true.

I'm going to let this guy explain it, because it's all to bizarre and he's done a great job of detailing this mail scheme. http://www.maxmccoy.com/Shroud%20of%20Tulsa.htm

[Bicoastal]

1. I didn't realize Christians HAD Prayer Rugs. nt

[allalone]

2. I got one when I lived in Iowa.

strange

[Maddy McCall]

3. I do not know HOW I got on these people's mailing list.

They send me shit all the time. They're major-league scammers.

[Kutjara]

4. Do you have to face Mecca?

Or perhaps Jerusalem?

Actually, with these money-grubbers, you'd probably be better off facing Wall Street.

[krispos42]

5. Shred it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope

That might get them to take you off their mailing list... :shrug:


If not, then shred it, use it as gerbil bedding for a couple of weeks, THEN mail it back to them in the postage-paid envelope!

[BrotherBuzz]

8. May I suggest pasting that postage-paid envelope to a brick, too?

:rofl:

[krispos42]

10. A nice chuck of scrap steel...

say, quarter inch plate about 3.5x8 inches should do it. My math says 1.75 pounds. :evilgrin:

[Ken Burch]

6. Is that a picture of the "prayer mat"?

If so, not only is it a really icky moneymaking scam, it's also a cheesy ripoff of the Shroud of Turin(Giving 'ol Yeshua more of an early Kenny Loggins or Ellen Degeneres-with-a-fake-beard look than he normally has as well.)

[otohara]

34. Yes , They Instruct You Stare At The Eyes

which "appear" to be shut, and when Jesus opens his eyes, that is the sign that it works. Prayer wish to follow later when you return the prayer mat along with a donation. They make a big deal about returning it.

Must have cost a lot of money to print, there are about 4 pieces to it and the mat is probably 16 x 22

[LynzM]

7. Oh, we got one too!!

Bizarro! Love how you are supposed to send it back so other prayer-needy families can use it, too. :rofl:

[davidinalameda]

9. I got one a few weeks ago

creeped me out

[Warpy]

11. Prosperity theology is the last refuge of religious hucksters

and I think everybody who bought into it is going to have ample reason to go after the bastards. They're already the subject of an investigation by Congress and I know a few of them are facing run of the mill lawsuits.

The old copout of "you just didn't believe enough" is wearing awfully thin as prices rise in everything but the homes that represent most folks' net worth.

[Vanje]

12. More like a "Prayer Napkin".

I got one too.
Maybe I'll fill the envelope with some small specimans of Idaho basalt.

[KatyaR]

26. Don't laugh--Orthodox Christians have an icon called

the "Holy Napkin."

http://skete.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.display/product_id/71/index.cfm

Fortunately I'd take this one over the one referenced above any day.

[Habibi]

13. I kind of like that depiction of Jesus

very Buddha-like.

[Big Blue Marble]

14. I got one of these one time too.

I thought it was a little scary. Did not exactly know what to do with it. :shrug:

So I recycled it. Hope that was OK.

[alittlelark]

15. If I get one I know what I will do when I squat over it.

[tomreedtoon]

16. Stick your knee in Jesus's mouth!

That way you can stop listening to Him talk about helping the sick and poor.

[baby_mouse]

17. I want one! I want a car! What are you supposed to donate?

Can I donate my spent batteries? I've got some old beer cans... does Jesus want them?

[trusty elf]

18. actual photo of the crucifixion

I'll probably get in trouble for this...

:hide:

[malaise]

23. That's brilliant

:rofl:

[cgrindley]

19. Burn it

Then put it out using your own physical resources.

[trof]

20. Me too. Coastal Alabama.

Wonder how many they mailed out and what their 'return on investment' is?

[malaise]

21. How does this differ from the

Nigerian scams?

[MindPilot]

24. The Nigerian scam is far more believable.

[Steely_Dan]

22. Gee...Everyone got one of these...

Hey, I want one too.

-P

[MindPilot]

25. I got one too

I got a sharpie, gave Jesus a thought balloon; "thank god I'm an atheist" and sent it back.

Do you think I still have a chance to get the Corvette?

[chelaque liberal]

27. Got one in Georgia

[SalmonChantedEvening]

28. I still got my blue light

Wonder what I'll see if I hang it on my wall and play some Floyd...

[Bluenorthwest]

29. I got one too!

I wonder who sold them the Pagan Heretic mailing list?

[zanne]

30. The church is encouraging superstition now?

I find that outrageous and an obvious scheme for more donations.

[FooFootheSnoo]

31. I got one a couple of years ago

If you stare at it long enough, it looks like Jesus's eyes open. It scared the hell out of my daugher. Now, when she won't behave, I threaten to get the picture of Jesus out!! LOL

[Fierce]

32. I've gotten TWO.

Am I being targeted for being poor?

[NNN0LHI]

33. I occasionally get long signed hand written notes about taking baby Jesus into my life

From some woman around here. She must spend hours doing this.

Don

[Rosemary2205]

37. Excuse me- that's "the" baby jesus.

at least around here. No one says "baby jesus" they all say "THE baby jesus". I think leaving "the" off makes the baby jesus cry. :)

[knitter4democracy]

35. That's pretty messed up.

And I'm Orthodox with my icon corner, prayer ropes, candles, and incense.

[Rosemary2205]

36. They sent me a paper hankie to stick between my mattress for 3 nights

then I was supposed to mail it back with a minimum of $100 to show my faith.

:rofl:

[Sheltiemama]

38. My mother got one of these!

She thought it was so funny, she could hardly wait to show it to me. I'd love to know how she got on that mailing list. Here's a hint, St. Matthews: Christians don't use prayer rugs. And Southern Baptists and Methodists surely don't. Also, rugs require yarn.