Crystal Cathedral megachurch files for bankruptcy

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It was built when "techno ugly" was cool.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The televangelist was in a great deal of trouble. His church was failing, he had put everything he had into the it, and he owed everybody. It was so bad he was even contemplating suicide. As a last resort he went to a Catholic priest and poured out his story of tears and woe.

When he had finished, the priest said, "Here's what I want you to do: Put a beach chair and your Bible in your car and drive down to the beach. Take the beach chair and the Bible to the water's edge, sit down in the beach chair, and put the Bible in your lap. Open the Bible; the wind will rifle the pages, but finally the open Bible will come to rest on a page. Look down at the page and read the first thing you see. That will be your answer, that will tell you what to do."

A year later the televangelist went back to the priest and brought his wife and children with him. The man was in a new custom-tailored suit, his wife in a mink coat, the children shining. The televangelist pulled an envelope stuffed with money out of his pocket, gave it to the Catholic priest as a donation in thanks for his advice.

The priest recognized the benefactor, and was curious. "You did as I suggested?" he asked.

"Absolutely," replied the televangelist.

"You went to the beach?"

"Absolutely."

"You sat in a beach chair with the Bible in your lap?"

"Absolutely."

"You let the wind rifle the pages until they stopped?"

"Absolutely."

"And what were the first words you saw?"

"Chapter 11."

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"Chapter 11" is the laws on bankruptcy in this country.

[maiforpeace]

One down, a few thousand more to go.

We recently noticed that a big God box near here was "for lease".

They may be going faster these days too...charitable donations are at an all time low.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

One down, a few thousand more to go.

We recently noticed that a big God box near here was "for lease".

They may be going faster these days too...charitable donations are at an all time low.

The "church sign" box was locked or we would have changed it to "Where's your god now?"

[Faithfree]

Ahhh, I can go to bed on a good news story.

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[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ahhh, I can go to bed on a good news story.

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"And on that bombshell . . . "

[rachelbean]

I used to be their webmaster

[Ayaan]

I used to be their webmaster

[Deep Sea Isopod]

I used to be their webmaster

It's all fallen apart without you.

[Atheist-Lite]

I'm gonna hand round a bucket.