CAPAlert begging for money

[Darth Wong]

Remember CAPAlert, the fundie movie review site which calls its reviews "analyses" and uses standard-issue eye-punishing fundie website graphic design technique in order to punish you for Original Sin?

Well it looks like he's in financial trouble, and he actually reveals the extent of his financing:

A couple months ago I informed everyone that if donations and/or funding did not achieve a nominal value by the end of June that the future of the CAP Ministry would be at best questionable.

The end of June 2008 has come and donations have not nearly reached a level at which this ministry and service could be operated fulltime and dedicated. Only God knows what is gong to happen to the CAP Ministry (or this family).

The bottom line is that we are broke. Our donor base is now four regular donors giving $165 per month (we lost a $200 per month donor). And that equates to a new release analysis about once every two months ... and no help in providing for my family while I work the ministry, except for maybe butter-n-egg money for a month (for ten people: 6 adopted children, two foster babies, my wife and I) plus a tank of gas.

My true and understanding friends, by no choice of his own your CAPtain has become 1 Tim. 5:8 "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel." What is an infidel? Since you've asked I tell you. In accordance with Strong's, "Infidel" is apistos {ap'-is-tos}, unfaithful, faithless (not to be trusted, perfidious). "Perfidious", according to Apple's Dictionary (version 1.0.2) is treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, traitorous, treasonous, false, false-hearted,, two-faced, untrustworthy. I do not understand how my failure with His ministry thus my failure to provide for my family makes me unfaithful and perfidious but after serving up His Word undiluted and without counterfeiting it or situationally redefining it for nearly 13 years I am not about to question it. He said it and whether I believe it that settles it. I won't argue whether His Word applies but will try to figure out how I am in violation of it. I could use some help on this one if any of you is a seasoned pastor who has been given wisdom he is willing to share with me about 1 Tim. 5:8.

Yes, I have been looking for a secular job (for about four months now) and after hundreds of applications and one (failed) interview, the odds of finding a job that will provide enough to support a family of ten are exceedingly slim. I still have the same strokes against me. Over 50 and Christian. There is nothing I can do about the "over 50" and nothing I will do about being Christian. So, nothing in this life looks bright except Life. Yes, I meant to type Life with a capital "L", meaning eternal Life in His service.

And yes, a few folks have told me it must be God's Will that the CAP Ministry die else He would provide the necessary funding. Each time I prayed about that the signals I got were not that it is His Will but is the will of the people and their use of the freedom of choice He gave us: that no matter how much He sends, the ones though whom He sends it have a choice once it is in their hands. So, it is not God's Will that the CAP Ministry die but the will of the more than 10,000,000 folks who have used our service but do not, for whatever reason, help us with the expenses. Almost every user who has children who has said anything to us has said great things about His Work through the CAP Ministry but when dollars come up ...

I will do what I can. But I assure you the CAP Ministry will continue until Jesus is finished with it. It will undoubtedly diminish to a trickle and provide analyses of only releases on video but I will not shut it down as long as the electricity stays on. Even if the electricity get shut off the CAP Ministry will lie in wait until the electricity comes back on. More than 10,000,000 Seeds have been planted, probably more than 11,000,000 by the end of June, and quite probably planted in those who need the Seeds the most. Besides, the CAP Ministry is not mine to shut down. Jesus built it and gave it to me and Jesus will take it away when He is ready.

All I ask now is that each of you sweat blood in prayer for the CAP Ministry and this family. Prayer is, as always, our best hope.

Tom Carder
CAPtain

I wonder who these four regular $165/month donors are, and why the fuck a guy with no job was allowed to adopt 6 children.

[PeZook]

I wonder who these four regular $165/month donors are, and why the fuck a guy with no job was allowed to adopt 6 children.

You have to wonder? He's a God-fearing (TM) Man Of Principles (TM) who runs a Website That Protects Children From Satan (TM).

Surely, God would provide for the nourishment of these children he was given?

[General Zod]

Weren't they in financial trouble last year too? I seem to remember another thread talking about how they were struggling or something.

[Metatwaddle]

*sings* Schaaaa-denfreude
Making me feel glad that I'm not you!

I still have the same strokes against me. Over 50 and Christian.

Yeah, it's so hard to find companies who will employ white Christian men.

[Flagg]

Weren't they in financial trouble last year too? I seem to remember another thread talking about how they were struggling or something.

What's that old Carlin joke?

But he [God] loves you! He loves you and he needs money!

[Ender]

Wow, that really sucks for those kids - they make it out of the system into a family (maybe not the best family one could hope for, but barring some serious sociopathy it is still better then the system), and now they are in an even shittier position. That really sucks for them.

[ArmorPierce]

8 kids? what is this, the camden family?

[Zablorg]

I can actually see this guy recieving lots and lots of donations from fundies after this reaches them. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure the site is so ugly only very few actually care about its fate.

[Shroom Man 777]

I'm sure none of us would be laughing if, in fact, the site wasn't in danger of foreclosure but that the site owner was just using this as a ploy to get more $$$ - and that he'd end up succeeding in getting more $$$ from saps.

Eh, screw it. Landover Baptist was always better

[SirNitram]

My favorite part of it all is the pedantry over what 'infidel' means, and how the poor, poor soul can't grasp how he's an infidel, but he must be, but oh how could he be?!

Look at the line again. It doesn't say you ARE an infidel. It says you're worse than one. It does not say you are a perfidious little shit; it means that failing to make sure you can and do provide is a horrible, horrible thing, worse than being merely untrustworthy.

But that requires he acknowledge his mistake. This lets him plead 'Divine will, can't grasp it', thus he consoles himself.

Fundie Selective Reasoning at it's most stupid.

[Feil]

If 200 dollars more per month is all you need, jackass, go work at Burger King. You'll be raking in 800 dollars per month before you know it.

[Venator]

I'd never heard of CAPAlert before. Just on a hunch, I looked up their "review" of 10,000 B.C..

10,000 BC? How can that be since non-ape biped life is only about 6,000 years old? Only in the movies.

Saw that one coming .

As much as the thought of a site like this going under warms my soul, I have to agree with the others -- poor kids.

[Starglider]

If 200 dollars more per month is all you need, jackass, go work at Burger King.

Yes, I have been looking for a secular job (for about four months now) and after hundreds of applications and one (failed) interview,

Do you think this guy is capable of serving customers without trying to tell them that they don't love god enough?

[Darth Wong]

If 200 dollars more per month is all you need, jackass, go work at Burger King.

Yes, I have been looking for a secular job (for about four months now) and after hundreds of applications and one (failed) interview,

Do you think this guy is capable of serving customers without trying to tell them that they don't love god enough?

Or writing a resume or going through a job interview without mentioning his religious beliefs? I like the way he says that his religion is a knock against his job opportunities. How would prospective employers who rejected his resume even know his religious beliefs, since it is rather unusual to put them on a resume?

I would love to see this guy's resume. You just know that the word "ministry" appears in the "work experience" part, and that he included a Bible verse somewhere.

[Darth Raptor]

It is telling. He must be so obnoxious and pushy about his Christianity that he can't get a real job, and then chalks this up as The World™ persecuting him because he's Christian rather than rejecting him because he's an asshole.

[Ted C]

As much as the thought of a site like this going under warms my soul, I have to agree with the others -- poor kids.

I have my doubts as to whether this guy is a fit parent in the first place.

[SpacedTeddyBear]

What kind of employer would want to hire someone who'd constantly be thanking El.J for every single minute detail that gives him positive vibes?

Wow, that really sucks for those kids - they make it out of the system into a family (maybe not the best family one could hope for, but barring some serious sociopathy it is still better then the system), and now they are in an even shittier position. That really sucks for them.

The dude is Christian fundie and straight. In most states, those two facts alone automatically shows him to be more qualified to properly raise kids than a gay/lesbian couple who can provide a loving household and a steady six-figure income.

[Darth Wong]

He seems like the type to subconsciously sabotage his own job search, like teenagers who make a point of telling interviewers that they "don't plan to work 9 to 5 for the rest of my life" (yes, this actually happens). They seem to lack the judgment to realize that there are certain thoughts which are OK to have in your head, but not to blurt out at people you're asking for a job, and it's almost as if they want be provocative.

[Themightytom]

I'm surprised on a daily basis what people will try to do in looking for a job. if you are even the least bit rational however you would admit after submitting "hundreds" of resumes taht somethings wrong with your approach.
it could be

A. not following through. unless you have a resume with a twenty dollar bill stapled to it, its still jsut a piecce of paper, you should probably do something tto call attention to it, like maybe a follow up phone call...

B. Call the right person, most people settle for asking whoever answers the phone if the job is open, and since that person doesnt neccesarily work in HR theres a better than average chance they'll say whatever will get you off the phone fastest, which is "no it has been filled".

C. Crappy resume. As mike pointed out, bible verses might not go down so well, although I DID have a guy insist on using one, it was something like "Work had and be a leader or be lazy and be nothing" or something like that. We moved it to the SECOND page because he insisted, and while the first page was the "real" resume, with work objective work history education references and contact information the second apge was the "personal profile" which summarized the guys volunteer work hobbies interests etc. if the HR person WANTS to read the second page. if you can't restrain yourself to a page, than just put the summary on the front page. Given his nitpicking nature i have a strong feeling he is guilty of the Giant Resume.

D Internet Sloth: you can't just set up a profile on monster.com and expect a recruiter to call with a job. it happens sometimes but if this guy is counting hundreds of electronic applications than, well theres a reason its so easy to send them. they are a good starting place but most of them include additional contact information for a follow up call.

He hasn't mentioned interviews so i'm not going to touch the myriad of possibilities there, but being 50 and a christian shouldn't be keeping him out of work. Lack of confidence and drepression contributing to a defensive state of anxiety could definitely screw up his presentation though.

[Darth Wong]

He hasn't mentioned interviews so i'm not going to touch the myriad of possibilities there, but being 50 and a christian shouldn't be keeping him out of work. Lack of confidence and drepression contributing to a defensive state of anxiety could definitely screw up his presentation though.

Not to mention his foaming-at-the-mouth persecution complex. I have trouble imagining a guy with such a strong persecution complex not revealing it during the interview.

[Gandalf]

If he's as well loved and respected as he says, surely he knows somebody who knows somebody who could get him a minimum wage job?

[SirNitram]

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if this guy simply didn't consider dozens of opening-level positions and was applying for stuff he's simply grossly unqualified for. He strikes me as that kind of arrogant fool.

[CaptainZoidberg]

How does this guy spend his time if his only job is writing a couple of movie reviews? I bet I could do that and keep my part time job...

Also, if he applied to 50 places with openings (I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming he only applied to places that were hiring), how could he not get in at a single one? Fast food places will basically hire anyone, even if you go to the interview and rant about some random garbage.

[General Zod]

Also, if he applied to 50 places with openings (I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming he only applied to places that were hiring), how could he not get in at a single one? Fast food places will basically hire anyone, even if you go to the interview and rant about some random garbage.

With the economy as shitty as it is, even fast food jobs are going to be hard to get depending on your city. But considering this fucknut's attitude he probably tried applying for 50 jobs he wasn't even remotely qualified for, or otherwise made it a point to use his resume as a soapbox for his religion. It's also entirely possible he has a terrible work history or got dismissed from his former jobs under less than desirable circumstances, making it so that nobody would want to touch him.

[Mayabird]

Ye gods, what a whiny little bitch. "Poor me, poor poor me!" I never thought, "Think of the children!" would actually be an improvement, but this guy has some serious ego issues. He could have turned it all into a "I HAVE SIX KIDS PLEASE HELP FEED THEM" and looked pathetic, but not pathetic AND selfish.

And yeah, it's probably a combination of all of the above: applying for jobs he's not qualified for, having a sucktastic resume (it's probably like the Jack Thompson legal filings, which are like really crappy personal websites - you know the ones I'm talking about), and if he does call people and send letters and all that stuff, probably comes off as a selfish, pompous, conceited, blowhard asshole.