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"satyr" |
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08 Oct 2004 05:52:11 AM |
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News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
Sorry, no link but it looks legitimate. From LA Times?
Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Flamboyant Gene Scott, who relied on faith healing, says his disease
is now 'out of control.'
By TERESA WATANABE Times Staff Writer
Gene Scott, a flamboyant televangelist who previously relied on faith
healing to cure his prostate cancer, announced he would undergo
surgery Monday at UCLA Medical Center, saying his disease had run "out
of control."
A statement by three of his organizations said the 75-year-old
preacher had discovered this month that a "golf ball-sized cancer" had
spread to his bladder from his prostate, where cancer was first
diagnosed four years ago. The statement said Scott would also undergo
radiation treatment and chemotherapy, which could prolong his life for
two years.
The spread of cancer "comes as a sobering shock to this religious
leader who advocates faith healing" instead of regular medical care,
said the statement by his Los Angeles University Cathedral, University
Broadcast Systems and Wescott Center. Scott made the announcement of
his impending surgery on his global telecast Sunday.
A spokeswoman for UCLA Medical Center could not confirm Scott's
surgery, saying no patient had checked in under his name. Calls to
Scott's toll-free message line were not returned.
Scott - a blunt-talking, cigar-chomping preacher who claims 15,000 Los
Angeles congregants and a worldwide satellite television audience -
planned to return to his regular broadcast this Sunday. Scott has
never dissuaded followers from receiving medical treatment, saying
only that he wanted to "give God the first shot" before resorting to
traditional, medical care.
--
satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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| User: "Goodness Godless" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 06:58:40 PM |
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"satyr" <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org> wrote in message
news:8e9cm0hh6tqhjqqn5kl7l2vij8jq19mgjf@4ax.com...
Sorry, no link but it looks legitimate. From LA Times?
Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Flamboyant Gene Scott, who relied on faith healing, says his disease
is now 'out of control.'
By TERESA WATANABE Times Staff Writer
Gene Scott, a flamboyant televangelist who previously relied on faith
healing to cure his prostate cancer, announced he would undergo
surgery Monday at UCLA Medical Center, saying his disease had run "out
of control."
<snip for bravity>
Gosh, if these creeps were to actually to give some of their evil begot
gains to science, the USA would have an even bigger problem with old
people than we have on Europe!
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Goodness Godless
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 04:02:34 PM |
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On 08 Oct 2004, satyr dropped trou, farted, whirled, then shouted:
Scott - a blunt-talking, cigar-chomping preacher who claims 15,000 Los
Angeles congregants and a worldwide satellite television audience -
planned to return to his regular broadcast this Sunday. Scott has
never dissuaded followers from receiving medical treatment, saying
only that he wanted to "give God the first shot" before resorting to
traditional, medical care.
It appears his god did not respond. Oh well.
[cue mysterious ways music]
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
______________
Vote for John Kerry
God belongs in church, not the White House.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 09:00:46 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:52:11 +0000 in episode
<8e9cm0hh6tqhjqqn5kl7l2vij8jq19mgjf@4ax.com> we saw our hero
RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org (satyr):
Sorry, no link but it looks legitimate. From LA Times?
Apparently it was a story from Sept. 21 but being that old is in the
archives now:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/695925971.html?did=695925971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Sep+21%2C+2004&author=Teresa+Watanabe&desc=Preacher+Agrees+to+Cancer+Surgery%3B+Televangelist+Gene+Scott%2C+who+relied+on+faith+healing%2C+says+his+disease+is+now+%27out+of+control.%27
And they charge for access to the archives...
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Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Being surprised at the fact that the universe
is fine tuned for life is akin to a puddle being
surprised at how well it fits its hole"
-- Douglas Adams
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| User: "algol" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 07:55:19 AM |
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an australian study says that if you masturbate very often you have less
chance to contract prostate cancer.
I belive it's because of his religion he's sick now .
"satyr" <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org> a écrit dans le message de
news:8e9cm0hh6tqhjqqn5kl7l2vij8jq19mgjf@4ax.com...
Sorry, no link but it looks legitimate. From LA Times?
Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Flamboyant Gene Scott, who relied on faith healing, says his disease
is now 'out of control.'
By TERESA WATANABE Times Staff Writer
Gene Scott, a flamboyant televangelist who previously relied on faith
healing to cure his prostate cancer, announced he would undergo
surgery Monday at UCLA Medical Center, saying his disease had run "out
of control."
A statement by three of his organizations said the 75-year-old
preacher had discovered this month that a "golf ball-sized cancer" had
spread to his bladder from his prostate, where cancer was first
diagnosed four years ago. The statement said Scott would also undergo
radiation treatment and chemotherapy, which could prolong his life for
two years.
The spread of cancer "comes as a sobering shock to this religious
leader who advocates faith healing" instead of regular medical care,
said the statement by his Los Angeles University Cathedral, University
Broadcast Systems and Wescott Center. Scott made the announcement of
his impending surgery on his global telecast Sunday.
A spokeswoman for UCLA Medical Center could not confirm Scott's
surgery, saying no patient had checked in under his name. Calls to
Scott's toll-free message line were not returned.
Scott - a blunt-talking, cigar-chomping preacher who claims 15,000 Los
Angeles congregants and a worldwide satellite television audience -
planned to return to his regular broadcast this Sunday. Scott has
never dissuaded followers from receiving medical treatment, saying
only that he wanted to "give God the first shot" before resorting to
traditional, medical care.
--
satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 09:02:08 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:55:19 +0200 in episode
<41668edb$0$15752$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr> we saw our hero "algol"
<algol@perseus.net>:
an australian study says that if you masturbate very often you have less
chance to contract prostate cancer.
Hm... from "can I do it until I need glasses" to "doctor's orders!"
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Being surprised at the fact that the universe
is fine tuned for life is akin to a puddle being
surprised at how well it fits its hole"
-- Douglas Adams
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| User: "agray" |
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| Title: Re: News Flash: Faith doesn't cure cancer |
08 Oct 2004 01:14:10 PM |
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satyr wrote:
Sorry, no link but it looks legitimate. From LA Times?
Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Flamboyant Gene Scott,
Dang, Gene Scott?!? I haven't heard or seen of him in probably 15+ years.
he started off as a local wackjob in California, on local channel 38. He
used to be pretty entertaining to watch at first (back in the 70's),
because he'd get all excited and literally jump around on stage, yelling
things like "Praise GAWD. Praise GAWD!"
Plus he had a kickass jazz band. But then he started puttin' on weight, &
did his entire thing from a chair.
To his credit, he was always talking about real religion issues, and not
constantly begging for money like the snake oil types (Pastor Bob, 700 club
for instance). Occasionally he'd actually be interesting to listen to,
even for an atheist.
I remember somehwere around 1987 or so his studio equipment got siezed by
the IRS. I figured that was the end of him....
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"By this logic, teaching anti-discrimination against ethnic minorities is
going to turn white people black." --OrangeSFO on rec.gambling.poker
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