Superstition and Ignorance

Lapse in "Prayer Coverage" blamed for film breaking during showing of "The Passion"

Oh, for fuck's sake. Do superstition and ignorance know no bounds?

Russ Hughes, director of worship and prophecy...

Director of worhsip and prophecy? I didn't realize that prophecy required direction.

...at St Luke’s, said that throughout the weekend teams of people had been praying for the screenings, in order to “protect” equipment and boost their success.

He revealed that on Sunday, members of the church were even praying for nominated seats in the theatre. But he added that there had been a gap in the “prayer cover” on Saturday evening.

Can you imagine if a group of Star Wars fans were in a constant "Force coverage" for the showing of any of Lucas' films what kind of mentally unstable fanatics they'd be labeled as? But when Christians do it, it's taken as perfectly acceptable.

“While I definitely wouldn’t say that it was a demon or the devil that did it, I would not rule out the possibility that there were spiritual forces involved,” he said.

Now...read it this way: "While I definitely wouldn’t say that it was the Emperor that did it, I would not rule out the possibility that the dark side of the force was involved”. Sound kooky? Of course! Any more kooky than the Christian version? No way!