Baaaaahahahaha John Oliver nails it again--want to be part of a new church? I'm joining!

[F4lconF16]

Watch through to the end--you guys will love this episode.

[F4lconF16]

1. Oh my goddess, it gets better.

Once you've watched all the way through (do it!), go to soundcloud for this wonderful, wonderful thing:

link here so there's no spoilers

I'm absolutely dying.

[trusty elf]

2. Crusade Against Secular Humanism!

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[Live and Learn]

3. Not an athiest or agnostic but that was hilarious. nt

[longship]

4. I love that he focused on the farting preacher.

Robert Tilton *Dun-Dun-Dunnnnn* the farting preacher.

[Warpy]

10. I had an online friend years ago who used to watch this guy

with his kids and they'd all make farting noises.

I wish there was a way to shut these scammers down, but as long as there are gullible and desperate people, glory gee to beezus.

[tnlurker]

5. for later

[AlbertCat]

6. Needs to be in GD!

Or perhaps GD: Primaries.


Y'know, now that the GOP is having debates.

[onager]

7. "Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption"

Thanks. Saw this at another site but it's worth watching twice!

I called the IRS once to check on religious tax exemptions. Asked if there were any way to track what church income is really being used for, etc. Such as planes and cars as opposed to charity.

What an eye-opener. The IRS rep said: "No. Once a church is tax-exempt, it doesn't even have to file tax returns. Would you bother filing a tax return if you didn't have to?"

Well, no I wouldn't. But WT actual F? No oversight or accountability whatsoever for all that cash.

The televangelists tried to set up their own accountability board years ago, after the Bakker/Swaggart/Tilton debacles. But that's strictly voluntary and many of them just refused to participate. I remember one who refused was Creflo Dollar.

ETA - Tilton to the debacles. IIRC, he sparked a famous column by Chicago reporter Mike Royko. One of Royko's elderly readers wrote in that she had saved money for years to take a dream vacation. But she was feeling guilty and thought she might give the money to a televangelist. Royko's response was something like: "Go ahead and take your vacation. That's probably what the televangelist will do with your money anyway."

[progressoid]

8. Royko was a treasure.

And Tilton would a joke if it weren't for fact that he bilks money out of so many people.

[progressoid]

9. Ha. I called the 800 number.

Wonder how much money he'll get.

[onager]

11. Had to add this...

The original (AFAIK) version of this classic, recorded in 1962.

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[Curmudgeoness]

12. Hallelujah!

I rarely make it to the end of a 20 minute video, but this one ended too soon! I was dying laughing.

[JNelson6563]

13. This is beyond great!