"Spiritual" Spam heading for your in-box

[SpiralHawk]

So get out your fork and dig in.
(Ooops, I did not mean to make a subsconcious reference to the "Devil" when I wrote fork. That was purely accidental. I meant to write "spork." Please do not report me to the ThoughtCrime Police.)



SPIRITUAL SPAM" COMING TO YOUR INBOX
By Paul Majendie
Reuters - December 9, 2004

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20041209/od_uk_nm/oukoe_religion_spam

LONDON - Internet users praying for salvation from junk mail face a new torment -- "Spiritual Spam."

Along with the flood of messages offering everything from mortgages to miracle cures, they are now being asked to repent and pray.

"We are seeing more and more of it. It appears to be on the rise," said Martin Lee of e-mail security company MessageLabs.

"The God-botherers are using the techniques of the 21st century. It's Spiritual Spam and almost all of it is Christian," he told Reuters.

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[Ms_Mary]

1. I've been getting those for ages. Got 2 today from my uncle

One of them was about James Dobson and Focus on the Family asking me to sign a petition. I replied to him that I wasn't a fan.

[arikara]

2. No doubt they are after your hard earned cash...

For a donation of only $100 we will pray for your everlasting soul.
How very spiritual. Should be called "Corporate Christianity."

[SaintAnne]

3. I hate people who have to "sell" their religion in order

for them to survive. It drives me crazy. can't they keep their ideas to themselves? I haven't gotten any, and I hope I never do.

[grilled onions]

4. Prey-A-Thon

Love that delete button...spam button...junk mail button too! It's too bad they think themselves so perfect,no room for improvement so they can spend all their time driving the live and let live heathens up the wall.

[Heddi]

5. here's one I got in my inbox the other day (an ad, not really to repent)

Uh, why are computer experts stunned? It's not really from god....

[Heddi]

6. And another, although this one made me CRAVE a grilled cheese sammich

for some reason or another....




edited to make image work

[arikara]

7. LOL!

It is funny... but seriously, you must have a strong stomach to crave a grilled cheese after seeing a picture of the chimp on one!

[LiberalAndProud]

8. I've been repenting and praying since Nov. 2.

Maybe the fundies will get what they think they want.

I have repented of having faith in the mechanics of my government to ferret out lying and cheating from our elections.

I have been praying that God will reach down to smite the liars and cheaters NOW.

[RebelOne]

9. Looks as if I am going to have to add the words

god, pray and repent to my spam filter.