Fidei Defensor Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 A few weeks back, i got a "prayer rug" from St. Matthew's Churches. I sent it back as well with a letter of my disaproval. Now, they sent me a book with all these fake stories of people getting rich by sending them money for prayers. here is a page from it - [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/fsfy007/crap2.jpg[/img] Its sick. they are using a beautiful thing to lure people into giving them money. They are turning Jesus into a magician. I pray for them, that they may see their errors -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Someone needs to tell these guys that Jesus isn't a multi-level marketing tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemnantRules Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 It's a recognized scam. Do a search for St. Matthew churches. The telltale sign is the return address being a P.O. box to send the check or cash to. Here are a few links with some details: [url="http://www.loper.org/~george/trends/2003/Apr/815.html"]http://www.loper.org/~george/trends/2003/Apr/815.html[/url] [url="http://www.matthewgifford.com/2005/02/10/st_matthews_churches_mail_scam"]http://www.matthewgifford.com/2005/02/10/s...rches_mail_scam[/url] (this one has a link to the St. Matthew's churches homepage. I looked at it. Although it looks like they are celebrating a Catholic mass, if you read more closely they are Protestant). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaidoh Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 ummmmmm :angry: :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 yeah, a friend got that...i told her my opinion of having Jesus being turned into a magician, a genie that grants wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Is anyone still getting stuff from this organization? I got a bookmark from then in the mail today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargirl3:16 Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 They haven't gotten me...yet... :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megrc Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 I've moved so many times in the past year that they wont ever be able to find me! :ph34r: :leave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Crazy, I got one of those "prayer rugs" in the mail a couple of months ago. I don't know how they got my address; I NEVER get junk mail (except for credit card apps). I read though it thoroughly, just rolling my eyes at what they're trying to do. Turning Christ into a magic talisman....its sad. How many people fall for it? Then I threw it away. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T-Bone Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I've actually gotten it TWICE (2x) so far.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argent_paladin Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 "2121 Simony is defined as the buying or selling of spiritual things. To Simon the magician, who wanted to buy the spiritual power he saw at work in the apostles, St. Peter responded: "Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's gift with money!" Peter thus held to the words of Jesus: "You received without pay, give without pay." It is impossible to appropriate to oneself spiritual goods and behave toward them as their owner or master, for they have their source in God. One can receive them only from him, without payment." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 I got another letter. Part of it read - "The Devil's people get their bills paid, fancy cars, houses, etc, so the children of God can have their bills paid too." Sick. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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