The End is Extremely F****** Nigh

God Must Prefer Bearded White Men

Apparently the spirit of the Archangel Michael (the “true” son of God) inserted itself into the body of this former Seventh Day Adventist (these guys have all the wildest parties) minister and now he is the difinitive mouthpiece of God. He and his 77 some odd followers reside in Strong City, New Mexico, where they impatiently await the end of the world. Some claim he predicted the 9-11 attacks. Most claim he’s nuts.

He is Michael Travesser.

Interview with Vice
Wikipedia entry


The Messenger

Did I ever tell you about the Reverend General Jealous Divine? Otherwise known as Father Divine. Back in the early twentieth century, he claimed to be God. He died in 1965 and most people stopped believing him. Early in his career he was arrested for lunacy after being reported by his (mostly female) followers’ jealous husbands. He preached celibacy, gender decategorization, and New Thought. Sometimes he killed people with his mind. As was the case of the judge who called him a “menace to society” and sentenced him to the maximum one year in prison and $500 fine for disturbing the peace. He keeled over with a heart attack four days later. Divine wrote to his followers, “I hated to do it.” Apparently he was a hero of Jim Jones, who tried to usurp his cult seven years after Divine’s death, but was rejected.

Father Divine believed “peace” should replace “hello.”
I tend to agree.