Agnes by Tony Cochran for December 30, 2024

I see a cult in the making

The next Tammy Faye Bakker

Don’t forget the shoes; “The angels want to wear my red shoes!” -Elvis Costello

I thought Agnes would consider four or five bucks an hour as hitting the lottery! ’We’re moving on up’ big bucks!

Keeping that white hat clean isn’t cheap.

I can see her and Bob having a congregation in a strip mall church with maybe a snake or two.

I’m currently (re-)reading The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt, and I just finished the chapter on the open corruption, vice, and hypocrisy of the papacy (and the entire Church hierarchy) in the 14th and 15th Centuries. The rife venality and worldliness of course provided effective ammunition for the Protestant Reformation, but fleecing the flock is a time-honored tradition of religion (what else are sheep for?), from the TV Mega-churches down to the neighborhood storefront preacher.

Pastor John: I want you to show right now how much you love God! I want you to show as your tithe! I want you to open up your hearts! And open up your wallets! And open up your purses! And give it up! Praise the Lord! Somebody’s been talking about me, talking about I’ve been riding around in a Cadillac! If you love me, and you wanna give to me, then I should be in a Rolls Royce! — Angel Heart

It’s just like our companies with the CEO making many millions!!… only as Pope, you take orders from “others”.. just like Biden did!

The mega church shysters make big money, they’ve decided they’d prefer to keep it.

I’m an ordained minister in the Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, I’ve never made a nickel. I perform weddings and will dine at the reception if I’m invited.

I don’t hear about them anymore, maybe because I don’t watch TV

She’s ALREADY in her old age

I am reminded of a wonderful meme I saw a while back: It said “Be impressed by my hat, staff, and big book!” Over that were side-by-side pix of one of the recent Head Kiddie-Diddlers (I disremember if it was Frankie, Bennie, or John Paul Jr.) and Richard Harris as Dumbledore.

I’m IN – Where do I donate??

It ain’t worth a fat fart, ‘specialy when he’s spewing his pro-palestine crap.

and the Pope has a big hat…

It’s a stupid looking hat!

How about trying for being a Flying Nun.