WorldNutDaily: Evangelist drowns trying to walk on water

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Pastor reportedly told congregation he could repeat miracle of Jesus

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Posted: August 30, 2006
6:14 p.m. Eastern

© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

An evangelist who tried replicating Jesus' miracle of walking on water has reportedly drowned off the western coast of Africa.

Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation he could repeat the biblical miracle, and he attempted it from a beach in Gabon's capital of Libreville.

"He told churchgoers he'd had a revelation that if he had enough faith, he could walk on water like Jesus," an eyewitness told the Glasgow Daily Record.

"He took his congregation to the beach saying he would walk across the Komo estuary, which takes 20 minutes by boat. He walked into the water, which soon passed over his head and he never came back."
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http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51760

As a Christian, I find this obscene.

[KingFlorez]

1. Now that's really sick

This man actually believed he could do what Jesus did? I agree, that is obscene to do something like that. These evangelicals think they are on the same level as God.

[On the Road]

38. Actually, He Had a Right to Expect That

According to the Gospel of Mark:

¹⁷And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; ¹⁸they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Doesn't specifically mention walking on water, but it seems like a reasonable extrapolation. Those verses are kind of an embarrassment to the modern churn, and are mostly cited by Pentacostal groups. But there they are.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. hahaha!

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Nominate him for the Darwin Award !!

www.darwinawards.com


:evilgrin:

[Renew Deal]

19. I just did

And I think we have a winner.

[XNASA]

4. In all fairness, we should wait to see if he rises from the dead....

..on the third day before passing judgement.

[DinahMoeHum]

10. Ding ding ding, we have a winner !!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[malaise]

16. Getting up off the floor

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: One less 'moran' on the planet.

[Renew Deal]

12. lol

:spray:

[kurth]

5. Praise the Lord

God didn't invent the life jacket for nothing.

[blogslut]

6. Ya gotta admit

It's kinda funny. Reminds me of this:

"A man attempting to walk around the world...drowned today." --George Carlin

[gaspee]

7. Delusional

OK, that's kind of funny... If he didn't actually die, I'd be laughing my ass off.

I wonder if anyone tried to talk him out of it. Especially since he obviously couldn't swim.

Is he going to be the Darwin award winner this year?

[Renew Deal]

11. It's almost funnier because he died.

Didn't he get the hint when he was waist deep? :dunce:

[RB TexLa]

29. It's either

The person suffers from Hyper-religion which is a mental condition. Or is too stupid to understand Christianity or the nature of God and thinks that by having faith God is going to provide an extravagant miracle simply for his amusement. Pretty sad either way.

[bdamomma]

8. too much religion can make a person stupid

and that saying is sooooooooo true.

[Initech]

9. Darwin Award contender?

:shrug:

[Junkdrawer]

15. Darwin Award winner. n/t

[Selatius]

34. It's a winner, or damn close to being a winner. n/t

[grizmaster]

13. and from a right-wing nutosphere site

makes it even funnier

[MADem]

14. Natural selection, always at work... NT

[tocqueville]

17. can't we organize mass Pastor rallies ?

I mean just say that one might succeed. Let God sort them out.

[EOTE]

18. It's obvious to me....

That this man simply did not pray hard enough.

[spanone]

20. Rule of miracles....first...learn to swim.

[calico1]

21. Definitely one for the Darwin Awards!

Dumb bastard.

[sofa king]

22. So there is a God, after all.

And when I die, I expect to find him laughing.

[buddhamama]

23. i am desperately trying not to laugh

poor delusional man.

[yellowcanine]

24. Any poisonous snakes involved? Uh right - that would be Mississippi.

[Karenina]

31. Nah, just a riptide.

[KamaAina]

39. Snakehandling sects are more characteristic of Appalachia

eastern Ky., W.Va., far western Va.

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[TahitiNut]

30. I like it when a metphorical idiom can be taken literally. Well done.

:evilgrin:

[Renew Deal]

33. That's fucked up.

:spank:

[stopbush]

26. And another Chauncy Gardner wannabee bites the dust...

[Freedom_from_Chains]

27. Guess he just didn't have enough faith

Which by default, doesn't that mean he will surly burn in hell?

[TahitiNut]

28. It's a sign! This evangelist was RIGHT! Hallelujah!

"...if he had enough faith, he could walk on water like Jesus."

See? He just didn't have enough faith! He was RIGHT! :evilgrin:

[Selatius]

32. What a sad waste of life.

We are all gifted with the ability to reason. If this gift was given to one, would it not make sense that one should use it rather than throw it away on blind faith and superstition? Wasting such a gift is a big waste, indeed.

[RebelOne]

35. This the same mind set as all those

Rapture Ready wackos who think that Jesus is going to come and beam them up to heaven.

[Crankie Avalon]

36. I wonder what his last thought was right before the end...

...maybe something about how there should have been an extra verse in that part of the Bible: "And as the son of man stepped uponeth the waters he looked back, waggéd his finger and said, 'Kids, don't tryeth this at home.'"

[sofa king]

41. "My God, why have you forsaken me?"

To which God answered, "because you're an asshole!"

[napi21]

37. Hmmm, I wonder what his followers are thinking and saying now?

In his words "IF I have enough faith, I can walk on water." Wouldn't that mean he didn't have enough faith?

[damntexdem]

40. I guess he didn't have enough faith --

or maybe he had too much.

Maybe he should have started with loaves and fishes -- a bit less dangerous.

[Renew Deal]

42. kick

:kick: