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Mel-ennial madness, from father to son

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Christopher Knowles at the Secret Sun reminds us this week that Mel Gibson’s crazed dad — a reputed Holocaust denier and darling of white nationalist broadcasters — deserves much of the credit for creating Hollywood’s favorite real-life monster.

Knowles calls upon his own experiences, as well, to make the case:

I very much doubt that growing up with a guy like Hutton as your father made for a lot of smiles and sunshine. I wouldn’t be surprised if that belt didn’t come off at the slightest possible infraction. Growing up in a neighborhood with a lot of people raised in the pre-Vatican II church, I got to know the mentality.

via The Secret Sun: Mel-ennium, or The Real Passion.

Antichrist touches down in Boston

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Dr. José Luis De Jesús Miranda’s number is 666. But he says the pope is the real devil.

(The Antichrist’s followers milled about this Boston intersection Saturday, seeking new friends:  Photo: Courtesy of The International Ministry Growing in Grace.)

from Mark:

The Beast’s peeps were here last Saturday, to “tell the world that God is on Earth and that the Vatican is the most evil organization in existence with Pope Benedict XVI as the worst terrorist in the world,” according to Axel Poessy, spokeswoman for the Government of God on Earth.

Poessy, a follower of the Miami-based preacher (and self-described Antichrist) Dr. José Luis De Jesús Miranda, passed those comments along to me in an email this morning.

“The Boston manifestation was an spectacle unto the world,” said Poessy, who is also a model (see a snap from her portfolio, right).

From the photos she sent me, however, it looks like only a small, if passionate, group, had gathered in front of the New England Aquarium for the protest.

Miranda’s disciples come for his “anything goes” brand of positive Christianity. They give their fortunes to him, and get tattoos of his brand, “666,” to demonstrate their devotion to the man.

To read more and how some people are responding to Miranda’s most curious prosperity gospel, click here:

New World Leader Claims He Is Jesus Christ. Con Man or Prophet? by David A. — education, facts, awareness | Gather
De Jesus wears fine suits and diamond-encrusted rings, drives a 7 Series BMW, and, until recently, lived in a 5000-square-foot Miramar home with Corinthian columns and vaulted ceilings. He also travels with a battalion of guards who wear dark suits and conspicuous earpieces. Surrounded by his personal security team and beautiful women, José Luis de Jesús, devoted his speech to striking against religious believers and assured his audience that those who follow his, belong to him.

Christian endtimers leave their "mark" on the RFID industry

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Tag 'em and bag 'em. Christians say RFID users put their souls at risk. [Note to Alex Jones & Co.: Please don't lift this copy in its entirety. Excerpts and links back to parallelnormal are always appreciated. Thanks--mb]

Christian endtimers opposed to RFID have formed numerous, interconnected groups whose leaders testify before legislators in the U.S. and Europe.

They’ve written books (some citing my own reporting) for major U.S. publishers. They’ve done thousands of TV and radio interviews, and protested at major retailers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany.

Now, the RFID industry seems ready to admit, the Christians are costing them money.

The production levels and profits predicted by the RFID industry and computer trade rags five years ago have not materialized. (This has not stopped anyone from continuing to make baseless estimates for the future, by the way.)

But rather than discussing production costs, or bad forecasting, RFID industry leaders are blaming the “bad information” being spread about the technology’s capabilities by Christian endtimers–even when they do not mention the Christians explicitly.

RFID Journal editor Mark Roberti last year cited my Wired News profile of Christian endtimer and RFID opponent Katherine Albrecht, in a warning to RFID companies: “Be wary of religious opposition to RFID.” (Roberti erroneously credits C/Net with the story.)

Albrecht has told me she believes RFID, particularly the implantable VeriChip, might be a precursor to the Mark of the Beast predicted in the Book of Revelation.

More recently, I received a call from AIM Global (RFID) president Dan Mullen, who worries that consumers will think the VeriChip implant “is the same thing” as the radio tags that will replace bar-code labels on store goods. (AIM Global is a major RFID industry group.)

Said Mullen: “There is a lot of misinformation out there, about what these tags can do.”

Mullen did not mention Christians in our telephone interview. But AIM Global last month launched an initiative to “dispel myths” and speculation about how RFID will affect people in the future. (Click here to listen to radio host Alan Watt‘s coverage of the AIM Global campaign.)

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