Gads, you don't check for a couple of days and lo and behold Mappriest comes up with a new scheme. Of course any person who looks at the various media knows that the "preachers" are everwhere---always asking for money.
MP has done this several times since I've been checking his site. But MP is different from the other Christocrats in that he doesn't usually play around by saying the money he collects is going to help the starving of Africa.
You have to give MP credit. Usually he doesn't try to fool you. HE MAKES IT QUITE CLEAR HE WANTS THE MONEY FOR his personal benefit; to be used as he decides what is "best" for HIS personal use. Rather crude ,yes, but the 'cult' members apparently come through.
Of course, MP gives no accounting on where he spends the money the members cast forth; once for a job interview; as usual for MP he gets turned down;) to pay for a vacation, to improve the blog (he says)--- to keep the blog going ;I could go on but I might miss a "call" or two.And NOW--get this--he's decided he wants your money as a bookseller. He wants a cut if you buy from Amazon through his blog.
You notice I refer to MP now as a "preacher." And that's giving the old guy credit. At least the TV preachers will send you a pamphlet for your contribution. MP doesn't even meeet the TV preachers standards.
Why, why, can't MP get another parish? I think we all know why.
I think MP will have some success peddling books blog to blog. His community is so loyal--- you have to lavish garlands of praise on all his spoken words to be 'allowed' on his site. At times he passes out a few words of praise ----after all he can add the name of his "followers" to possible book buyers.
I have heard a rumour that for a really generous gift the Old guy might send you a "prayer cloth!!--but that's already been done (Oral Roberts). MP would never be that unoriginal!
But keep checking, nothing is better than a MP scheme.
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On the bright side, Mark, there's been no PayPal fundraiser to enable the Faithful to underwrite Jonathan's Scottish vacation this time around.
ReplyDeleteLapinbizarre,yes that is good news,but I'll bet a new scheme is being nartured. A few months ago when he was on a money scheme, 3 of his community sent me e-mails saying the money for me mantra was embarassing.
ReplyDeleteThe fact he is very 'testy' about who goes to his blog, shows to me MP is just making a list of those who he might 'touch' for a few bucks.
I contributed fairly generously to Jonathan's first fundraiser - a new Apple PC - a couple of years ago. The childless, professionally-employed couple with free housing aspect of things had not occurred to me at that time - like, why the hell doesn't he buy his own ferkin laptop? Feeding caviar to the Border Collies gets pretty expensive, I guess.
ReplyDelete[Selection of a highly controllable and, at the next, subordinate level, controlling, dog as the breed of choice. Interesting.]
Back to the laptop fundraiser - when the pre-announced goal was reached, Himself, as I recall, said "other things I wouldn't mind having, so keep it coming", at which point, enough was more than enough where I was concerned. I contributed the Padre Mickey fundraiser - an excellent project, tho' I don't recall what accounting oversight was involved, but otherwise, that was it. The 50th birthday junket - totally off the wall - as I said, employed couple, no kids, free house.
Do you suppose there's still a PayPal button in the "Father worshipers only", section?
On reflection, I think I was mistaken when I said that I contributed to the Padre Mickey fundraiser. It was a very worthy cause, but thinking about it I'm not sure that I did.
ReplyDeleteSo "Sid" has posted to your site. Been a while since I've seen his nom-de-plume, but good to see he's still around and great that you have his attention.
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ReplyDeleteOh you are just jealous. But if you link to some books (Sybil, perhaps?) maybe people might buy them.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that I saw a show about your type on television? It was on Showtime. United States of Tara. Something about her having so many people inside of her reminded me of a certain blogging troll. One of you should see it.
Jealous???Of Of a blog to blot peddler trying to support himself and his wife? Begging money from his community. Pitiful! BTW what are you? Book seller,blog peddler, preacher ,begger,
ReplyDeleteNext thing we know, you'll be selling pots and pans door to door? Or maybe you could be accepted back at the old asylum. I'm assuming I writing to MP. Kinda crazy you know.
Oh, no, I'm not Fr Jonathan, as I've tried to explain to one of your crazy personalities in the past.
ReplyDeleteI'm here in the US, not far from Milwaukee.
You, on the other hand, pretend to live in Tulsa OK while in reality you must just live in la-la-land.
Listing yourself as "honker honker honker" qualifies you to have a close relationship to the MP.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you afraid to give your name where your blog could be found?
My suspicion is you shared a mental disorder like MP in some mental asylum.
Chicago's not that far from Milwaukee, that's true.
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ReplyDeleteHow's it going, hope you had a happy Easter.
For a change of pace one of the subjects you love to hate.
Hank, great tp hear from you.
ReplyDeleteI realize there were times when the Church demanded celibacy.
My point is the "call" to celibacy is that sex makes one somewhat less likely to "Know" God. And that celibacy it is quite to be prefered to the married state.
I have given my argument many times here. I think the Church tries to cover this superiority of celibacy by tossing a few crumbs from the table to females. Women have virtually no 'say' in the church.
How many married women have been granted sainthood? Almost none. Why?
Good luch.
Hank, of course the last word is good LUCK!!!
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