A video has gone viral of a man who claimed to be a Christian pastor locking himself in a cage with three lions to demonstrate he has the same divine protection as the Old Testament prophet Daniel had. “Pastor Daniel brought his church members to show them that nothing can happen to a man of Read more
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First red heifer signals the end of time
Thursday, September 21st, 2023A UK tabloid has reported a red heifer has been born in Israel —They claim it is the first to be born in Israel in 2,000 years. In Christianity and Judaism, red heifers feature in tales about the “end of times”. The birth and sacrifice of the red cow is said to precede the construction Read more
Scammers targeting church ministers’ email
Monday, November 16th, 2020
Parishoner vigilance is needed after recent incidences of scammers impersonating church ministers are causing concern to the ministers and the recipients of the bogus emails. Stuff reports, 11 November, that the scammer created a similar email address to Timaru Presbyterian minister, Reverend Rory Grant (pictured) and asked recipients to buy gift vouchers for a non-existent Read more
Fake priest scams dozens of Catholics
Monday, May 20th, 2019A man who falsely claimed to be a Catholic priest is facing justice in Peru for allegedly scamming over two dozen people. The church says it has never heard of the man who stole thousands of dollars and administered sacraments. The man says he worked in a priest in a church where he wasn’t known. Read more
Mexican priests get cards to distinguish from scammers
Tuesday, June 16th, 2015Priests in two ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico are being issued with cards to help distinguish them from false priests trying to scam people. The cards will be issued in Tlalnepantla and Mexico ecclesiastical provinces. The phenomenon of “false priests” is on the rise across the nation. The scammers go to hospitals, cemeteries and churches outside Read more
Retired US priest conned out of life savings in scam
Friday, September 19th, 2014A retired priest in California who was scammed out of his life savings wants the con-artist responsible to pay the money back or go to jail. Fr Michael Ortiz got a cheque in the mail for $1.6 million, and responded to a form he also received to enter a sweepstake. The retired priest had planned Read more
Homeless man runs competition to see which religion give most money
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013In April this year a homeless man homeless man may well have the discovered the most innovative plway of collecting small change Holding a sign which asks “Which religion cares the most about the homeless?”, he set out nine receptacles, each assigned to a different faith. A photograph on Huffington Post, showed that to bowls labeled “atheist” and Read more
Tongan flight scam tricks overstayers
Friday, July 6th, 2012Police believe people as far away as the South Island may have been subject to a scam when 100 Tongans turned up at Auckland Airport last week to collect airline tickets that never existed. The group paid a fraudulent immigration adviser $250 each for return airfares from Auckland to Tonga. Waikato police today said they Read more