On 7 Apr 2004 17:45:30 -0700,

Sheesh, I got this crazy piece of junk mail the other day. I tore up the
first one like I do with junk mail, but as luck would have it, I go found
a
second copy of the same letter the very next day.

I got one too today, which prompted me to do a google search which
found your post. The first thing that I noticed is that the whole
thing looked just like the Ads in the Weekly World News trying to sell
you 'wealth magnet amulets'. As soon as I saw the envelope I knew it
was a scam.

Anyway, there's also a letter inside from "saint matthew's churches"

I found the dirt on these people:
http://www.trinityfi.org/press/tulsaworld01.html

"Once a traveling tent-revival preacher, the Rev. James Eugene Ewing
built a direct-mail empire from his mansion in Los Angeles that brings
millions of dollars flowing into a Tulsa post office box.
Ewing's computerized mailing operation, Saint Matthew's Churches,
mails more than 1 million letters per month, many to poor, uneducated
people, while Ewing lives in a mansion and drives luxury cars."

It really is a piece of work. I'm sure that this will come as a big shock
to you, but apparently they want <gasp> money.

The guy running the show made more than 100 MILLION DOLLARS last
year!!!

Basically this is one of the low-life pond-scum types who gets old
ladies to send him their social security checks. Supposedly he is
operating a 'church' BUT there is no PHYSICAL ADDRESS for this
'church'.

This is interesting from the article too:
"In its application for tax-exempt status, Church by Mail stated that
'it conducts regular worship services, usually without the
congregation physically present.' " -Church by Mail is one of the
earlier organizations set up by Ewing.

Really, this is quite a racket! Get smucks to send you money in the
mail...and the best part is that it is all TAX EXEMPT and
CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED!

I mailed the letter/'prayer rug' back with the business reply envelope
since it would cost THEM money to do so. I wrapped everything up and
stapled it together so that they would have to read the short note
that I included. All the note said was:

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people,
eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves
with many griefs.-1 Timothy 6:10"

I am not religious but that line from the New Testiment sums it up
pretty well.

I'm in two minds about this one. On the one hand the man is obviously
a complete ***** with no morals. On the other, there are clearly a lot
of extraordinarily stupid Christians out there who are willing to send
money to an organization without investigating it. In a way, perhaps
it is someone's moral duty to separate these idiots from their money.

So who's up for creating a faux religious website and getting rich?

On 7 Apr 2004 17:45:30 -0700,

Sheesh, I got this crazy piece of junk mail the other day. I tore up the
first one like I do with junk mail, but as luck would have it, I go found a
second copy of the same letter the very next day.

I got one too today, which prompted me to do a google search which
found your post. The first thing that I noticed is that the whole
thing looked just like the Ads in the Weekly World News trying to sell
you 'wealth magnet amulets'. As soon as I saw the envelope I knew it
was a scam.

Anyway, there's also a letter inside from "saint matthew's churches"

I found the dirt on these people:
http://www.trinityfi.org/press/tulsaworld01.html

"Once a traveling tent-revival preacher, the Rev. James Eugene Ewing
built a direct-mail empire from his mansion in Los Angeles that brings
millions of dollars flowing into a Tulsa post office box.
Ewing's computerized mailing operation, Saint Matthew's Churches,
mails more than 1 million letters per month, many to poor, uneducated
people, while Ewing lives in a mansion and drives luxury cars."

It really is a piece of work. I'm sure that this will come as a big shock
to you, but apparently they want <gasp> money.

The guy running the show made more than 100 MILLION DOLLARS last
year!!!

Basically this is one of the low-life pond-scum types who gets old
ladies to send him their social security checks. Supposedly he is
operating a 'church' BUT there is no PHYSICAL ADDRESS for this
'church'.

This is interesting from the article too:
"In its application for tax-exempt status, Church by Mail stated that
'it conducts regular worship services, usually without the
congregation physically present.' " -Church by Mail is one of the
earlier organizations set up by Ewing.

Really, this is quite a racket! Get smucks to send you money in the
mail...and the best part is that it is all TAX EXEMPT and
CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED!

I mailed the letter/'prayer rug' back with the business reply envelope
since it would cost THEM money to do so. I wrapped everything up and
stapled it together so that they would have to read the short note
that I included. All the note said was:

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people,
eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves
with many griefs.-1 Timothy 6:10"

I am not religious but that line from the New Testiment sums it up
pretty well.

I'm in two minds about this one. On the one hand the man is obviously
a complete ***** with no morals. On the other, there are clearly a lot
of extraordinarily stupid Christians out there who are willing to send
money to an organization without investigating it. In a way, perhaps
it is someone's moral duty to separate these idiots from their money.

So who's up for creating a faux religious website and getting rich?

M

On 7 Apr 2004 17:45:30 -0700,

I'm in two minds about this one. On the one hand the man is obviously
a complete ***** with no morals. On the other, there are clearly a lot
of extraordinarily stupid Christians out there who are willing to send
money to an organization without investigating it. In a way, perhaps
it is someone's moral duty to separate these idiots from their money.

So who's up for creating a faux religious website and getting rich?