March 13, 2007
BUT PRAYING DOESN'T MAKE YOUR TRAIN COME ANY FASTER
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Which is the worst: Evangelicals when you're already worn out after a long day, the MTA after you're already worn out after a long day, or Evangelicals posing as the MTA under any circumstances? NY1 Transit beat reporter Bobby Cuza scoops the rest of the NYC locals––as far as I could tell–– with his story on how a group of missionaries parked itself on a URL very close to the MTA's Information Page (www.mtainfo.com vs. www.mta.info, spot the fake one!).
If you've ever asked yourself questions while riding the subway like ‘Why Am I Here? Where Am I Going When I Die? What is hell like?’ You can find answers on the MTA website, the Mission To America website that is.
This makes the Jews for Jesus folks parked down in subway stations handing out leaflets look like complete punks. Cuza continues:
Mission To America's webmaster says it was just an idea he had, a play on the concept of a bus ride to heaven.
There was also accompanying text that read "We don't have the bus or train schedule. But we can tell you how to take the most important trip of your life."
First off, if you find yourself riding a bus in the immediate post-life period following your death, you are not on your way to meet Jesus. Jesus sends a limo for his people. People riding the bus are heading to warmer climes.
While the Oregon-based group has since removed the biblical allusions featured on its www.mtainfo site, it may not have been all a waste:
It was not all for nothing, though. According to Mission To America, while visiting their website an MTA attorney requested a copy of the Gospel of John. The package was mailed to his home address.
As the proverb goes "Save one MTA attorney from eternal damnation, and you've saved the world."
Tagged: cuza, evangelical, mta, ny1, subwayPosted by Lexiphane at March 13, 2007 4:54 PM
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