There’s been some chatter in the news lately about this Puerto Rican ex-convict who’s gotten rich through blasphemy. An Orlando TV station did a short piece on him, including a video and a slide show.

His web site is in Spanish and has only a small English section. But using Google’s translator, I was able to read a little bit of the site. Essentially, the guy claims to be God incarnate and that his teachings “replace” those of Jesus Christ. His followers joyfully display “666”, the mark of the beast mentioned in Revelation, some even getting it tattooed on their wrists.

It’s amazing to me the lengths to which people we go in order to feel religious, or included, even when ten minutes worth of reading would defeat the whole premise on which they are hanging their spiritual well-being.

I often feel that the success of cults like this shines a spot-light on the fact that the modern Christian church does such a bad job of reaching out to people who are looking for an answer. But I could be wrong. What do you think?