HOW TO TALK TO GOD FOR A NICKEL

Since God isn’t answering his phone or returning his messages, a church in the Philippines has set up a prayer line where you can simply text-message your desires to the Almighty. The “Text Mary” project has become a huge fad in that country, with thousands of faithful texting their requests for lotto winnings, jobs and lovers. The prayers are then added to the daily mass held at the Philippine Catholic Church and in the prayers of Carmelite nuns. Each prayer costs around five cents, with the proceeds supposedly going to help the poor. Of course, if prayer worked the church wouldn’t really need to create money-making schemes to feed the poor, would they? (Philippine Daily Inquirer)