[BC] Survey says....

[Rich Wood]

------ At 04:02 PM 12/10/2005, SteveOrdinetz wrote: -------

>This might be a better topic for the Alternate Frequency board, but 
>why do otherwise intelligent people send money to these radio 
>"ministries"?  I'll admit to not being particularly religious, but 
>most of these "preachers" strike me as being nothing but hucksters, 
>as the old song said "stealing in the name of the Lord".  Back in 
>the 70s I worked at a station that carried Garner Ted 
>Armstrong...the show stuck out like a sore thumb on a Top 40 
>station, but I understand he paid well & promptly for his time.  I 
>found the show to have some comic value, but apparently quite a few 
>took him seriously.

I have an awfully hard time determining if I'm listening to religious 
radio and TV or Comedy Central. I get Benny Hin confused with Benny 
Hill. Benny Hin was far more obscene. The funniest of all is still 
motel maven Jimmy Swaggart.

Rich