Irony: Billy Graham is not smart enough to appreciate it.

[theweaselking]

DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: Why do people get involved in cults? My cousin has gotten involved in one, and no matter what we say to him, he refuses to listen. He says we are the ones who are in the dark, and he alone in our family has found the truth. — S. McM.

DEAR S. McM: One characteristic of cults is that they strongly believe they alone are right in their beliefs and everyone else is wrong. Thus they reject the central truths of the Bible that Christians have held in common for almost 2,000 years and substitute their own beliefs for the clear teaching of Scripture.

Comments

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Dear Billy Graham:

I was raised in a family that belonged to a sado-masochistic death cult that practiced ritual cannibalism. Is there any hope for me?

[blake-reitz.livejournal.com]

hee hee, I see what you did.

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

*I* was raised to believe in a Bronze Age tribal deity.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

That doesn't narrow it down very much.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jeremiad/]

...

Ohhhhhhh!

:-D

[geekalpha.livejournal.com]

In summary:

Your cousin's cult is too small. Have him join a bigger one.

[sanityimpaired.livejournal.com]

The comedy is that he states that cults behave in a certain way, and then very clearly meets that criteria by acting that way himself.

[blake-reitz.livejournal.com]

Thank God for irony, right?

[aeduna.livejournal.com]

Ow. My brain.

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

But he's a WWE Hall of Famer. That means he doesn't need irony...

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Wrong Billy Graham.

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

Not in the reality I've chosen...

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Dear Billy, I believe that my faith is my faith and should not be discussed with others unless they ask first, pushed on others at all, and that I am not superior to anyone because of my faith.

Because, you know, I could be wrong. Just because I believe something doesn't make it true.

[sanityimpaired.livejournal.com]

*Collapses laughing*

That's utterly fabulous.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

*snorfle*

*sends Mr Graham a mirror*

[stormfeather.livejournal.com]

*chips in for a small black pot and kettle, and a model of a glass house*

[jirel.livejournal.com]

Hee, hee. Love it!

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

I wonder if there is a sprinkle of poignant political commentary in the accompanying photo, or just horrible copy-editing practices.

[cleodhna.livejournal.com]

If this isn't satire, I'm not sure whether to laugh, cry, or stab myself in the eye with a spork. I'll pick laugh, just to be on the safe side.