A Halal credit card?

The North American Credit Card industry has hit a new low...

As North Americans violently choke on high credit card interest rates and collection calls, a Canadian company called UM Financial is getting ready to launch a "Halal Approved" credit card to Canadian Muslims.

The card is considered Halal Approved because consumers are not charged any interest; therefore, it does not violate any religious usury laws.

In fact, the iFreedom Plus MasterCard won't charge a monthly fee or any transaction fees for that matter, and it will even provide flight discounts with Etihad Airways. This makes me wonder how this company intends to make any money at all, but I assume that like any good credit card company they have enough fine print to safely rip these people off while making them feel great about it :).

Allah would be proud.

Cops Catch Cunning Christian Cancer Cure Creator...

(Alliteration in the name of Jesus!)


Dr. Christine Daniel, a California doctor and pentecostal minister who in 2001 allegedly claimed that she had developed a cure for cancer has been arrested in Los Angeles on counts of wire and mail fraud.

According to investigators, Daniel sold her C-Extract cancer treatment to many desperate and often terminally ill cancer patients, most of which died after shelling out thousands of dollars for the treatment. Daniel allegedly promised a 60% cure rate and affirmed this claim on a 2002 appearance on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network).

She was investigated in 2004 but denied practicing alternative medicine or selling an alternative cancer cure. It is believed that Daniel has made millions of dollars with her C-Extract cancer treatment. She faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted.

Guru and Hindu temple under fire...

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Self proclaimed guru and founder of the Hindu Temple of Georgia, Dr. Commander Selvam, recently caught the eye of Gwinnett County District Attorney, Danny Porter, when he was arrested last October on allegations of practicing medicine without a license and fraudulently overcharging his follower's credit cards when they paid for services.


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According to a few disenchanted followers, the Dr. (not really a doctor) grossly overcharged their credit cards when they paid for services and then filed lawsuits against them and their families when they disputed the charges. He also allegedly dispensed medical advice and attempted to heal them through rituals. Fortunately for him and all other "religious healers" in Georgia, state law regarding practicing medicine without a license does not apply to faith healers (wth?). All charges against Selvam, whose real name is Annamalai Annamalai, were eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Selvam thinks people are just jealous because "[He's] so rich, famous, and happy,” and he is confident that his congregation of 5000 will continue to go strong. He has no plans to relocate his temple because he feels that he has done nothing wrong and that god is supporting him.

One reason for the temple's ongoing success may be the doctor's ability to do everything, yes everything! Below are screenshots of websites owned and operated by the doctor that range from black magic solutions to nutrition plans:


















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Peter Prophet Prophetizes and People have Proof...

Since I couldn't sleep, I schlepped out the camcorder and surfed the religious channels for a bit..I was immediately drawn to this guy:



Within the span of 1 minute, he says the words prophet and prophetize about 13 times! At one point, I began to feel as though he was prophetizing directly into my brain through the TV but he was just trying to sell his "prophecy" CD....

Then, the minute I turn around, he's in a room and everybody's pointing at his mouth:




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