Whilst out shopping today, who should I see? [Archive]

brettDbass

22nd February 2006, 07:32 AM

Whilst out at Asda (Walmart to the Amerkins) today I noticed a large billboard advert there was for Michael Reid, quite obviously an evangelical preacher. I can't say I was best pleased about having such material rammed down my throat whilst nipping out for a loaf.

Anyway, it got me wondering what lay behind this as there is clearly going to be an unlterior motive, most likely a financial one too. It just seemed odd that it was being targetted here, now, in the UK. It seems this guy has beamed under my radar for some years...

So, I had a look at his website (www.sunday10am.peniel.org) and it look innocent enough at first glance, lots of prattling and preaching, a bookshop in there but nothing major to give it away.
On slightly closer inspection I came across his academy (http://www.penielacademy.ac/) and his college (http://www.pche.ac.uk/live/home.php) too.

Am I being overly cynical in thinking that perhaps this man is a money grabbing conman in the mould of the "great" Jim Bakker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker)? It occured to me that running "education establishments" is a clever twist to avoid legality issues such as those faced by Bakker, don't you think?

Ooh - just as I was about to post, I stumbled across this too...
http://www.christian-witness.org/archives/cetf1998/peniel.html

sphenisc

22nd February 2006, 07:38 AM

The Advertising Standards Authority adjudication

http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broadcast/Adjudication+Details.htm?Adjudication_id=40331

brettDbass

22nd February 2006, 07:47 AM

Yah boo to the ASA.

:mad:

Oleron

22nd February 2006, 07:50 AM

"I was born deaf. I showed no reaction to any sound. When I was seven months old, my mother attended a class to help learn communication skills but while I was being examined, everything changed. God opened my ears. No one prayed for me, my parents were not going to church, they were not even Christians but with hindsight I can see that God had His hand on my life from the very beginning."

From here (http://www.penielacademy.ac/Vince%20Avery.htm).

He goes on to thank god for curing his flat feet......:eek:

What a bunch of maroons.

Cleon

22nd February 2006, 07:52 AM

I can't say I was best pleased about having such material rammed down my throat whilst nipping out for a loaf.

I have to say...That sentence sounds absolutely awful.

brettDbass

22nd February 2006, 07:57 AM

I have to say...That sentence sounds absolutely awful.
Pffft! :p

Pauliesonne

22nd February 2006, 08:46 AM

If I were you I would have spat on the sign.

Mojo

22nd February 2006, 09:54 AM

Yah boo to the ASA.

:mad:Yeah. They usually do a little better than that. :(

brettDbass

23rd February 2006, 01:33 AM

If I were you I would have spat on the sign.
I admit it: the temptation to buy a big can of spray paint was strong.

brettDbass

24th February 2006, 03:04 AM

Yeah. They usually do a little better than that. :(
I expect there's nothing further that can be done to protest or object against their decision as well.

Dagnabbit.

Beerina

24th February 2006, 06:37 AM

"I was born deaf. I showed no reaction to any sound. When I was seven months old, my mother attended a class to help learn communication skills but while I was being examined, everything changed. God opened my ears. No one prayed for me, my parents were not going to church, they were not even Christians but with hindsight I can see that God had His hand on my life from the very beginning."

From here (http://www.penielacademy.ac/Vince%20Avery.htm).

He goes on to thank god for curing his flat feet......:eek:

What a bunch of maroons.

Note: God opened my ears. No one prayed for me, my parents were not going to church, they were not even Christians

Thus simply taking it at face value, all it demonstrates is that God is a capricious, arbitrary bastard.

shemp

24th February 2006, 07:07 AM

Note: God opened my ears. No one prayed for me, my parents were not going to church, they were not even Christians

Thus simply taking it at face value, all it demonstrates is that God is a capricious, arbitrary bastard.

And that he does medical experimentation on children.

ned flandas

27th February 2006, 02:25 PM

I can't say I was best pleased about having such material rammed down my throat whilst nipping out for a loaf.

but your happy for nike and other brands to tell you what to wear and do?