Psych experiment: Converting Fundies into Gold

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-05-03 03:48am

or actually cash....

So who would like to try setting up a site, designed to lure fundies into it, and have little "Pay Pal" and other merchendise, having a good deal of the proceeds going to groups they would hate, etc.

So what's your best ideas for the money trap?

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-03 04:20am

Wait... HUH?

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-05-03 05:24am

Ya know, that's illegal..

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-03 08:12am

It's only illegal if you commit fraud and lie about where their money is going.

For example, if I said "Send your money to the Church of Divine Recreation today!" it would be perfectly legal as long as the money really goes to the aforementioned church. If I happen to run that church and use the proceeds to buy myself a vacation in Hawaii, that's too bad.

If we're going for pure honesty, it would be amusing to make a site saying "Convert an atheist! Send me money and if I get enough, I will reconsider my opinion of fundamentalist Christians!"

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-05-03 08:17am

Hmm I got an idea.

How I start a "Holy Shrine of the Hyperactive Stoned Quake G0d"?

Then ask people to donate, and have all the proceeds fund my new uber computer system, a T1 line, and lots and Lots and LOTS of Caffiene and (something soon to be legalized in Canada)...

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-05-03 11:24am

Darth Wong wrote:If we're going for pure honesty, it would be amusing to make a site saying "Convert an atheist! Send me money and if I get enough, I will reconsider my opinion of fundamentalist Christians!"

Hey, why not?

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-03 11:30am

I'm in. If your serious, PM me. Hell, televangelists clean up so why can't I?

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-05-03 11:51am

I would be intrested in such an endevor

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-03 12:04pm

We could be on to something...

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-05-03 12:21pm

this could be very...lucrative

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-05-03 01:35pm

Darth Wong wrote:It's only illegal if you commit fraud and lie about where their money is going.

For example, if I said "Send your money to the Church of Divine Recreation today!" it would be perfectly legal as long as the money really goes to the aforementioned church. If I happen to run that church and use the proceeds to buy myself a vacation in Hawaii, that's too bad.

If we're going for pure honesty, it would be amusing to make a site saying "Convert an atheist! Send me money and if I get enough, I will reconsider my opinion of fundamentalist Christians!"

Don't you still need to pay taxes on it though?

Unless your church had some tax break thing.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-03 02:19pm

neoolong wrote:
Don't you still need to pay taxes on it though?

Unless your church had some tax break thing.

Not like it's that big a deal if he did, since the money is basically being collected nil effort and a lot of entertainment .

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-04 06:10am

Churches have complete freedom from the IRS. As a matter of fact, these televangelist nuts that you see on TV don't even have to declare to the IRS.