This has to be good, simply from the first few lines…
The minister has the number 666 tattooed on his arm.
But Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is not your typical minister. De Jesus, or “Daddy” as his thousands of followers call him, does not merely pray to God: He says he is God.
De Jesus, 61, grew up poor in Puerto Rico. He says he served stints in prison there for petty theft and says he was a heroin addict.
De Jesus says he learned he was Jesus reincarnate when he was visited in a dream by angels.
“The prophets, they spoke about me. It took me time to learn that, but I am what they were expecting, what they have been expecting for 2,000 years,” de Jesus says.
The church that he began building 20 years ago in Miami resembles no other:
* Followers have protested Christian churches in Miami and Latin America, disrupting services and smashing crosses and statues of Jesus.
* De Jesus preaches there is no devil and no sin. His followers, he says, literally can do no wrong in God’s eyes.
* The church calls itself the “Government of God on Earth” and uses a seal similar to the United States.
He says he has a church-paid salary of $136,000 but lives more lavishly than that. During an interview, he showed off a diamond-encrusted Rolex to a CNN crew and said he has three just like them. He travels in armored Lexuses and BMWs, he says, for his safety. All are gifts from his devoted followers.
I’ll let you finish the article at your leisure, make sure to watch the video. Since I don’t have the proper tools I couldn’t view it, let me know if this guy is as crazy as he seems. And as far as the Rolex and BMWs go, when will Rev Gurt’s followers start buying me those kinds of things. You can skip the Rolex but send the cars. And NO, I’m not the son of God. I won’t make that claim again.
Pastor with 666 tattoo claims to be divine - CNN.com
UPDATE: Here is a video from last year where Jesus makes an appearance on the Today Show.
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