Bible Week, now Bible Banks. What next, pray tell?

[katinmn]

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/10271659.htm
Posted on Thu, Nov. 25, 2004
Banking on their faith
DAVE BEAL
Associated Press

ST. PAUL - The day Riverview Community Bank near Elk River opened its doors, co-founder Chuck Ripka says he got the word from the Lord.

"He said, 'Chuck, if you do all the things I told you to do, I promise you I will take care of the bottom line.'"

The voice went on to say the Lord would make the bank such a hit that Ripka, now senior vice president, would be invited to "tell the truth about what God is doing here."

Sure enough, Riverview has expanded faster and reached profitability sooner than its peers. And this businessman who found God at an Amway convention is emerging as a high-profile figure in the national movement to meld religion into the workplace.

[The Doctor.]

1. Well, we have Bible belts, and Bible beaters...

and bible schools, why not Bible Yachts?

(Oh yeah- they just bought the Sequoia back)

[MuseRider]

2. Holy cow!

Sounds like a church that houses your money. Something tells me I would have a bit of a problem with someone in the next aisle getting a healing done while I waited to make a deposit.

[RegexReader]

3. thrice daily calls to prayer being broadcast?

[yellowdogintexas]

4. I am constantly getting spam from the Christian refinancing

link. Please, already. All because I did some online investigation of refi on my house.

Thankfully, Yahoo dumps it in the bulk file and I just happily delete it

[cynthia]

5. a picture of Jesus with two businessmen?????

creepy!!!!

[katinmn]

6. I know! Ewwwwwwwww!!

[GAspnes]

7. Kiffmeyer's involved

'splains some things...

The coalition includes Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer, who is a director of the Riverview bank's parent holding company and has been active in evangelical prayer groups in that area.