Reverend Ike dies

LibraryLady · 30th July 2009, 08:17 AM

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"If it's that difficult for a rich man to get into heaven," he said, riffing on the famous verse from the book of Matthew, "think how terrible it must be for a poor man to get in. He doesn't even have a bribe for the gatekeeper."

Am I the only one who's old enough to remember this guy?

Bob Klase · 30th July 2009, 09:10 AM

I'm probably old enough to remember him, but I don't.

LibraryLady · 30th July 2009, 10:04 AM

Thank you. I feel much better now.

I Ratant · 30th July 2009, 10:08 AM

I got one of his prayer rugs in the mail, maybe 15 years ago.. If failing memory serves.
I believe all I had to do was send money and I'd get a family sized one.

Ike is (was) one of those "whited sepulchers" that infest the christian religion.

Bikewer · 30th July 2009, 10:38 AM

I got a prayer rug too. I bundled it up with a little note and sent it back. A consumate flim-flam man, on a par with Popoff.

Tricky · 30th July 2009, 10:41 AM

He was about the most brazen con-man that I have ever seen. He didn't even TRY to cover up that he was only doing it for the loot. How anybody ever fell for his schtick is beyond comprehension.

NotJesus · 30th July 2009, 10:50 AM

Wow! Reverend Ike! I probably haven't given him a thought in 30 years.

Thanks for reminding me that I'm old.

slingblade · 30th July 2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by NotJesus

Wow! Reverend Ike! I probably haven't given him a thought in 30 years.

Probably a suitable eulogy for a dead con man.

Cainkane1 · 30th July 2009, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by LibraryLady

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Am I the only one who's old enough to remember this guy?

I remember him and his magic wishing red string. He was a character alright.

JFrankA · 30th July 2009, 11:09 AM

I remember Rev Ike. When I was at college my friends and I used to watch him. He was one of our favorites because if you donated to his church he would send you a coin "with blessings on one side, and good luck on the other. So no matter how it lands when you flip it, you will have good things happen to you".

Then the chior would sing that old hymm "Call Him Up on the Luck Line". While they were singing, he would pick up a phone and talk into it very seriously, but with no audio because the choir was singing.

...we always thought that he was saying into the phone "...yes. A loaf of bread, a quart of milk, a pound of salami, laundry detergent....."

LibraryLady · 30th July 2009, 11:12 AM

Well, he was a huckster, pure and simple, but he set the pace for those following after him.

30th July 2009, 08:17 AM	#1
LibraryLady ...but not JUST a LibraryLady Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Building a house in the common ground Posts: 13,082	Reverend Ike dies Linky Quote: "If it's that difficult for a rich man to get into heaven," he said, riffing on the famous verse from the book of Matthew, "think how terrible it must be for a poor man to get in. He doesn't even have a bribe for the gatekeeper." Am I the only one who's old enough to remember this guy?
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30th July 2009, 10:04 AM	#3
LibraryLady ...but not JUST a LibraryLady Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Building a house in the common ground Posts: 13,082	Thank you. I feel much better now.
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30th July 2009, 10:50 AM	#7
NotJesus Unsaviory Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA Posts: 5,490	Wow! Reverend Ike! I probably haven't given him a thought in 30 years. Thanks for reminding me that I'm old.
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30th July 2009, 10:56 AM	#8
slingblade Guest Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,642	Originally Posted by NotJesus Wow! Reverend Ike! I probably haven't given him a thought in 30 years. Probably a suitable eulogy for a dead con man.
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30th July 2009, 11:05 AM	#9
Cainkane1 Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The great American southeast Posts: 7,198	Originally Posted by LibraryLady Linky Am I the only one who's old enough to remember this guy? I remember him and his magic wishing red string. He was a character alright.
	__________________ If at first you don't succeed try try again. Then if you fail to succeed to Hell with that. Try something else.

30th July 2009, 09:10 AM	#2
Bob Klase Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 2,833	I'm probably old enough to remember him, but I don't.

30th July 2009, 10:08 AM	#4
I Ratant Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 15,305	I got one of his prayer rugs in the mail, maybe 15 years ago.. If failing memory serves. I believe all I had to do was send money and I'd get a family sized one. Ike is (was) one of those "whited sepulchers" that infest the christian religion.

30th July 2009, 10:38 AM	#5
Bikewer Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 9,539	I got a prayer rug too. I bundled it up with a little note and sent it back. A consumate flim-flam man, on a par with Popoff.

30th July 2009, 10:41 AM	#6
Tricky Briefly immortal Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Group W bench Posts: 42,373	He was about the most brazen con-man that I have ever seen. He didn't even TRY to cover up that he was only doing it for the loot. How anybody ever fell for his schtick is beyond comprehension.

30th July 2009, 11:09 AM	#10
JFrankA Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 4,054	I remember Rev Ike. When I was at college my friends and I used to watch him. He was one of our favorites because if you donated to his church he would send you a coin "with blessings on one side, and good luck on the other. So no matter how it lands when you flip it, you will have good things happen to you". Then the chior would sing that old hymm "Call Him Up on the Luck Line". While they were singing, he would pick up a phone and talk into it very seriously, but with no audio because the choir was singing. ...we always thought that he was saying into the phone "...yes. A loaf of bread, a quart of milk, a pound of salami, laundry detergent....."
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30th July 2009, 11:12 AM	#11
LibraryLady ...but not JUST a LibraryLady Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Building a house in the common ground Posts: 13,082	Well, he was a huckster, pure and simple, but he set the pace for those following after him.
	__________________ What would Hüsker Dü? I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about. Mildred Loving