Halle-fucking-lujia!
Slog tipper John directs us to this:
A Federal Way megachurch won approval Monday to add a helicopter takeoff and landing area, called a helistop, on its property.
It will enable Pastors Casey and Wendy Treat of Christian Faith Center to shuttle by air between the 15-month-old Federal Way church and its Everett campus.
Federal Way hearing examiner Phil Olbrechts granted the helistop with limits: no more than four landings and/or takeoffs a week, no flying over adjacent residences, no takeoffs or landings after 10 p.m., and no night-time flying.
Any of the seven people who spoke at a Dec. 10 public hearing or submitted comments can appeal the decision to the City Council. If none of them does, the hearing examiner’s decision is final.
Here is Casey Treat. Note that he can’t talk about faith without talking about money:
Many thanks to John.
You know, in case their flock cares to know how their money is being spent.
Since a Mercedes is obviously insufficient.
Remember the ol’ Suicidal Tendencies song “Send me Your Money”? Yeah.
But, his push-ups were excellent.
I thought that they were already flying between churches? At least that’s what it showed on one of their old commercials.
I can’t believe that sleazebag huckster can still draw a crowd. He’s not even a very good liar.
Luckily, the “church” is not in Laurelhurst.
Pure theatre. And he’s selling snake oil.
There’s got to be a way to prevent hustlers like this from escaping taxation merely by calling their organizations churches. They amass huge, huge wealth and the IRS can’t touch them. That seems very wrong in my opinion.
And by the way, I’m still a little pissed that this church gets so much airtime on local TV (KIRO?). Can’t programmers find something else to broadcast at midnight on Saturday?
He is the WORST. His church’s website is http://www.caseytreat.com for fuck’s sake.
Dang.
Where’s a good surface-to-air missile store when you need one …
Back in the 80s, I knew some people who sold lots of blow. They had a close brush with the law, and prayed to Jesus that if they didn’t get busted, they would join a church and never STOP PRAYING… after the law left the vicinity, a Casey Treat sermon came on the TV, and they’ve been hauling their asses to his church every Sunday ever since.
So, I imagine that most of his congregation are now-reformed cokeheads who caught a late night sermon in their coke-fueled paranoid state, and it seemed like the best idea at the time and now they just don’t know any different.
Why didn’t anyone tell me I get a helicopter if I believe in Jesus!!!?!?!?
Dear Lord,
I am rethinking the atheist thing. Please let me know when I can come pick up my helicopter.
Love,
David
@8: Try the Lakewood Mall, maybe?
Don’t worry yall, even Christians like me despise this guy. He is a scum of the earth and people like him and Driscoll make us all look bad. Sorry.
David: Too late!
On the one hand I hate this guys because I think he’s a sleazy asshole who is bilking people out of their hard earned money so he clan fly around in helicopters…
On the other hand this sleazy asshole is bilking crazy hateful religious zealots out of their hard earned money so I think maybe he should be my hero and I should strive to be just like him so I can fly around in helicopters.
I’m so confuuuuuuuused.
#6
station is paid to run the trash
What is up with the clear acrylic lectern? Those seem to have become really popular recently, especially with megachurches.
I can’t believe anyone sends this clown their money. He makes Swaggert and Falwell look Shakespearean.
(from memory)
“Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz,
My friends all drive Porsches I must make amends
I wait for delivery each night until three…”
Janis Joplin, R.I.P.
They’re going to be prepared for the Zombiapocolapse, are you?
6: Anyone can buy time on TV late at night. Well, ‘cept Rick Steves.
Religion: The greatest bullshit story ever told!
Clapping in a church? Call me innocent, but I’ve never seen a sermon that recieved applause. It would be considered rude. Who are these people [and why are they looking at me funny?]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVWDZmN1-…
wtf? this church is in seattle?
When God tells you to build a helipad, you do it.
I can’t hear a word he says, every time I see him speak with that shit eating grin on his face all I can hear is: “I love gay prostitutes/crystal meth/little kids!”
Smarmy idiots like this calling themselves pastors do give all of Christianity a bad name. It’s why I cringe when educated people around here ask me about religion. I’m a Christian, and a practicing one at that, but I’m embarrassed that these people claim the same adjective I do.
For the record, in my church, and in my denomination in general, the pastors never, ever talk about money from the pulpit, except in the context of social justice. Anytime the finances of the congregation need to be discussed, a lay person does it outside the context of the service.
Oh, and we made the conscious (and conscience) decision that any moneys collected beyond our operating expenses (unless they are specifically for things like roof repair, etc.), go to be used in our community for things like food pantries, shelters, programs for abused women and children, etc. – both secular and religious.