Alan John Miller is Jesus Christ. Mary Suzanne Luck is Mary Magdalene. They became married sometime in the 1st century AD and can communicate with spirits. Just your average day on planet Earth.
Last Sunday The Courier Mail reported on a couple from Wilkesdale, Queensland who have for at least three years been recruiting followers after claiming to have "returned from the heavens to reveal truths on how to connect with God".
Now you can read the rest of the article yourself here: bit.ly/jOdZbu but I'm going to skip forward to a quote in the final paragraph which grabbed my attention most. In it Miller says, "There's probably a million people who say they're Jesus and most of them are in asylums. But one of us has to be." Now firstly on a very basic level, that sounds to me like bollocks. But if you are to delve deeper into his words you will find it is in fact complete and utter bollocks with a smidgen of insanity. I'd say he's dug his own grave by claiming a million people who say they're Christ are in mental institutions. Also, who says "one of us has to be"?
But Miller is certain: "My name is Jesus and I'm serious." Right case closed. He's Jesus okay everyone? Can we just accept he's Jesus? He's said he's Jesus. Do we really need anything else? His word's good enough for me so let's all just go home and pray in the name of Alan Christ.
Funnily enough, when I read the quote "My name is Jesus and I'm serious", I was drawn not to the Jesus bit but the latter part. When someone affixes the addendum "...and I'm serious" to a sentence, it is no different from "To tell the truth...", words indicating what is next said is not the truth (e.g. "To tell the truth you don't look fat in those jeans"). Saying you're JC is pretty serious as it is; actually saying you're serious leads me to believe he's only trying to convince himself.
The cyncial side of me (which is growing as I write this) says money has to be involved. Four paragraphs in, there it is: Donations. The paper states, "They only began remembering their past lives in recent years". Now again, hate to be cynical but my guess is these new memories arose around the time they racked up a little debt or were made redundant. Some people have bought homes in Wilkesdale and have invested in a $400,000 headquarters (As a carpenter I'm hoping Miller aided construction). So already we're talking large amounts of money being thrown about. And who can blame them? From the limited research I've undertaken, Wilkesdale looks like 1st century Bethlehem so it's a perfect match.
But seriously, all I want to know is Why? Why do people fall prey to these mentalists. Being weak and vulnerable is one thing but to sell your home, leave your family and move to be with some people who say they're holy? In Wilkesdale? Second is How? How did they con anyone with no proof? No birth certificate, no photos with Joseph and Noah, nothing. I ask because I'm envious of their success. If only I could walk around the local shopping centre collecting donations for claiming to be someone I'm not. Just imagine the possibilities! "Yeah I'm Gandhi so what? Just chill out man. Wanna get me some nachos?" Or even just down the pub: "Hey good lookin' how you doin'? I don't like to brag but ahhh I'm actually Confucius. Reincarnated actually, last Tuesday."
On a side note the Catholic Church is worried Miller and Luck may attract vulnerable people as disciples. Pot ... black ... kettle ... something.
To tell you the truth, I think we should give these guys a go as spiritual leaders.
Last Sunday The Courier Mail reported on a couple from Wilkesdale, Queensland who have for at least three years been recruiting followers after claiming to have "returned from the heavens to reveal truths on how to connect with God".
Now you can read the rest of the article yourself here: bit.ly/jOdZbu but I'm going to skip forward to a quote in the final paragraph which grabbed my attention most. In it Miller says, "There's probably a million people who say they're Jesus and most of them are in asylums. But one of us has to be." Now firstly on a very basic level, that sounds to me like bollocks. But if you are to delve deeper into his words you will find it is in fact complete and utter bollocks with a smidgen of insanity. I'd say he's dug his own grave by claiming a million people who say they're Christ are in mental institutions. Also, who says "one of us has to be"?
But Miller is certain: "My name is Jesus and I'm serious." Right case closed. He's Jesus okay everyone? Can we just accept he's Jesus? He's said he's Jesus. Do we really need anything else? His word's good enough for me so let's all just go home and pray in the name of Alan Christ.
Funnily enough, when I read the quote "My name is Jesus and I'm serious", I was drawn not to the Jesus bit but the latter part. When someone affixes the addendum "...and I'm serious" to a sentence, it is no different from "To tell the truth...", words indicating what is next said is not the truth (e.g. "To tell the truth you don't look fat in those jeans"). Saying you're JC is pretty serious as it is; actually saying you're serious leads me to believe he's only trying to convince himself.
The cyncial side of me (which is growing as I write this) says money has to be involved. Four paragraphs in, there it is: Donations. The paper states, "They only began remembering their past lives in recent years". Now again, hate to be cynical but my guess is these new memories arose around the time they racked up a little debt or were made redundant. Some people have bought homes in Wilkesdale and have invested in a $400,000 headquarters (As a carpenter I'm hoping Miller aided construction). So already we're talking large amounts of money being thrown about. And who can blame them? From the limited research I've undertaken, Wilkesdale looks like 1st century Bethlehem so it's a perfect match.
But seriously, all I want to know is Why? Why do people fall prey to these mentalists. Being weak and vulnerable is one thing but to sell your home, leave your family and move to be with some people who say they're holy? In Wilkesdale? Second is How? How did they con anyone with no proof? No birth certificate, no photos with Joseph and Noah, nothing. I ask because I'm envious of their success. If only I could walk around the local shopping centre collecting donations for claiming to be someone I'm not. Just imagine the possibilities! "Yeah I'm Gandhi so what? Just chill out man. Wanna get me some nachos?" Or even just down the pub: "Hey good lookin' how you doin'? I don't like to brag but ahhh I'm actually Confucius. Reincarnated actually, last Tuesday."
On a side note the Catholic Church is worried Miller and Luck may attract vulnerable people as disciples. Pot ... black ... kettle ... something.
To tell you the truth, I think we should give these guys a go as spiritual leaders.
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