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Crazy Cult Comes to Canada

Snuckles
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May 2, 2012 - 6:24pm

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ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Doris Rosado watches her teenage daughters, Ninette and Kiara Mongrut, get the numbers “666” tattooed on their wrists, beaming with pride. The number typically conjures up biblical symbolism tied to the Antichrist, but this St. Catharines, Ont., family belongs to a obscure Christian sect for which “666” is a positive symbol of their group’s messianic leader.

“They wanted to do it,” Ms. Rosado, 45, said at the St. Catharines tattoo parlour where her daughters were inked. “But now it’s more important because we’re counting down… I’m so proud.”

For this family, and other members of Growing in Grace International, these tattoos are a way of demonstrating their faith as true believers of Jose de Luis de Jesus — who they fervently believe is the second coming of Jesus Christ — before a day of reckoning they believe will wipe out most of humanity.

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kropotkin1951
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May 2, 2012 - 6:33pm
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I always thought that bar codes were the 666 reference in the ancient book of hate.

Cool


Freedom 55
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May 2, 2012 - 8:18pm
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Hmm... June 30th? Can they hold off just a month so I can sing along to this when they tour in July?


milo204
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May 3, 2012 - 3:34pm
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religion is just a cult that more people believe.


Sven
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May 4, 2012 - 2:34am
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milo204 wrote:

religion is just a cult that more people believe.

That's not a bad definition. 


Snuckles
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July 3, 2012 - 8:21pm
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Armageddon cancelled again:

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KITCHENER — A Christian sect with hundreds of followers in Canada that had proclaimed Armageddon would strike over the weekend was met with a picture-perfect Canada Day and left waiting for their prognosticated superhuman-powers to kick in.

Growing in Grace, also known as Creciendo en Gracia, predicted that its Texas-based leader Jose Luis de Jesus, would “transform” into an immortal being, while non-believers and roughly two-thirds of the world’s population would be destroyed on June 30 (or July 1, depending on the time zone).

The group predicted Mr. de Jesus — whom they believe is the second coming of Christ — and his followers would also be bestowed with special abilities such as walking through walls and flying, while religious institutions such as the Vatican and the world’s financial systems would be wiped out.


ElizaQ
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July 3, 2012 - 9:01pm
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Snuckles wrote:

Armageddon cancelled again:

 

 

Well I'm not to partial to the mass death part but the walking through walls and flying would be pretty cool.  I'd save so much money on gas!


kropotkin1951
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July 4, 2012 - 11:58am
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The group predicted Mr. de Jesus — whom they believe is the second coming of Christ — and his followers would also be bestowed with special abilities such as walking through walls and flying, while religious institutions such as the Vatican and the world’s financial systems would be wiped out.

I keep praying for the financial institutions to be wiped out but the goddess has not granted my wish yet.


Boom Boom
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July 4, 2012 - 2:53pm
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ElizaQ wrote:

 

Well I'm not to partial to the mass death part but the walking through walls and flying would be pretty cool.  I'd save so much money on gas!

Have we pretty much all given up on time travel and X-ray vision? That would put the lottery industries out of business, thankfully.


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