This letter is wrong on so many levels...

Anyone else notice this nutjob's bizzare inability to name his stalking victim, and constantly refers to the guy as a thing doing a job and not a person?

Okay, I'll bite...why the wedding catalogs?

luj, I second your opinion of the bizarreness. I mean, he (I'm using "he" for simplicity, since it's not clear whether this is a man or a woman) told exactly who it was, but never mentions the name. Like saying his name would humanize him too much or something. And why this guy? Is it that he hosts a show about ghosts (that you've ostensibly been watching if you know so much about him). Or did you somehow compile a list of all non-Christian celebrities, both big and small, and throw darts at it? Don't get me wrong, this LW puts the nut in Nutrageous, but I can think of far more popular celebrities that aren't Christians. Though I've heard the Scientologists can be quite vindictive, so maybe you better stay small.

I am seeking godly counsel in this important matter.

So you naturally felt compelled to seek that counsel from Amy. Maybe the "goddess" part was misleading?

He will receive many helpful christian mailings in his mailbox.

Honey, if you think this guy is ever going to see that stuff, I have some prime ocean-front property in Arizona I can get you a sweet deal on. There's no way the address for sending fan mail is the actual mailbox of the celebrity. At the absolute best, it's his P.O. box. More likely, that stuff's going to the business address of the person who deals with the fan mail. Although this should in no way stop the victim or his representation from taking out Amy-style retribution. At the very least.

Let's not miss that lying is apparently OK to this person.

Interfering with the lives of others ought to be a capital offense. Life would be so much more pleasant, and traffic jams a thing of the past.

Would it be possible to pass an Amendment stripping these people of their citizenship and mandating deportation to the Middle East? It is the Christmas season, and I'm in a good mood.

I'd also like to point out that this person seems to be starting down the path to stalking, as they want validation to contact the celebrity directly. Which could be dangerous for the object of their obsession. Christian or not, that is a very sick individual who needs serious therapy.

Boundary issues, acted out in the name of God, are still boundary issues nonetheless. Spineless, mealy-mouthed, passive-aggressive acts such as this will not win you redemption in any Bible(but it might in the Qu'ran if its followers are any indication).

LW could try some face-to-face ministry, like at a rescue mission. It may be dirty and unappealing, but it's genuine, not some safe and sanitary fantasy that plays by LW's rules, and they might actually help someone for real.

If he did it because the bunnies told him to, would you be bashing bunnies? Whackos are whackos, religion has nothingt o do with him.

"I am seeking godly counsel in this important matter."

That line really made me laugh! As an actual Christian, allow me to field this one for you:

Dear LW: You remind me very much of a good friend of mine, one who is also a devout Christian, as well as suffering from mental illness. This is not my opinion, she was medically diagnosed and is on medication for her illness. One of her symptoms is obsession with certain individuals, sometimes celebrities and sometimes regular people. She, too, has decided that it is her sole duty to save a certain person's soul and will stop at nothing to do so. For a few years, she had turned her back on her faith, but still continued her obsessive behavior, only she would come up with different reasons for needing to constantly contact her victim.

My advice to you would be to get professional help if you have never done so. What you are doing now is not being a good Christian. Sending someone a pile of junk mail is a horrible way to evangelize. If you are truly interested in sharing the Gospel with this celebrity, you could have just written a personal letter. If he chooses to never read it, it is his choice and not your problem. I can almost guarantee that he will never read all of this junk mail, and you've done nothing but cause him a lot of hassle plus added to the overflowing landfills. Don't "confess" anything (that's just another excuse to contact him). Go back to these websites and unsubscribe him immediately, if you are truly interested in doing the right thing. And then don't forget to make an appointment with a psychiatrist.

Holy Crazytown. Can someone explain to me why 99.9% of the religious nutters have the writing skills of a six-year-old?

Forget praying, LW, go see a shrink. NOW.

This sounds like a joke.

Holy Attention Whore, Batman!

Where do these people come from??

o.O

Still, people like this make Alkon and her readers feel superior and morally principled. Such religious types are valuable in that regard.

He/she fails to mention where to send the money to get the $1,000,000 VAT free winnings from the Nigerian government.

I miss the old days when these things were stapled to telephone poles.

I'm with Feebie, this just doesn't seem real. Maybe it is just a nut, but it just doesn't feel real to me.

I just looked it up on Travel Channel. There's 3 hosts. Maybe this is a woman and she's got the hots for all three of them!

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/About_The_Show/Meet_Zak_Nick_And_Aaron

She's weird, nonetheless. Beyond weird.

I do believe this letter is real. I wasn't making that stuff up - I really do know someone like this. The only thing about it that I find puzzling is asking for this "godly" advice from non-Christian sources (unless Amy just got thrown into the mix somehow).

Truth really is stranger than fiction. :D

The only thing about it that I find puzzling is asking for this "godly" advice from non-Christian sources

The letter-writer doesn't exactly sound like the type of person who would read columns or advice from a self-proclaimed "godless harlot." Amy, if your mailbox starts getting swamped with all that crap mentioned, I guess you'll know who it's from.

Wait, this was a GUY? What's with the wedding catalogs??

Probably checking on whether those brides were spiritually lost or not.

I’ve watched the show. It isn’t all about ghosts. The host believes, sometimes, that he has encountered demons (not ghosts). I’m making reference to the couple of episodes that the crew visited Bobby Mackey’s in Wilder, Kentucky. It’s possible that the LW feels the host took part of the demon home with him which is part of the *story* invented by the Ghost Adventure’s team.

However, the letter is written so impersonal that you could substitute “any name of a show” for Ghost Adventures and it will still read the same. This fact makes me believe that the LW isn’t asking permission to contact a specific individual, but is possibly on the verge of taking this *mission* to more celebrities.

The types of solicitations don’t point to the host anymore than they point to my sister. The answer to the two questions should be obvious: No, do not confess. No, do not contact this person through any means including MySpace. What the LW did was unethical, and very annoying. As Juliana said above, there are Christian groups out in the world already trying to help those who need help and the LW could use his/her energy by helping those organizations; rather than focusing on one person. Wouldn’t God want you to do the most good? Take a 3 week vacation with a ministry, or spend every weekend for several months helping church programs.

Amy, I think someone's putting us on.

I'm a Christian, but this nut that wrote you sounds like a nut. There's no point in obnoxiously trying to push your faith on anyone.

If he did it because the bunnies told him to, would you be bashing bunnies? Whackos are whackos, religion has nothingt o do with him.

If JoeNan is raised by "bunnies" who tell JoeNan that he will go to hell unless he does what the Big SkyBunny tells him to, and that one of the things he must do is share this news with others, then yes - this sort of behavior is the fault of the bunnies.

If JoeNan instead was raised by wolves, then it is fair to blame the wolves.

It's not "bashing religion" to point out accurately and truthfully that the things people hear in church can and do lead some of the people in the pews to behave in odd ways that may or may not be warning signs of worse behavior to come.

College does some people like that, too. Folks sure can hear some wacky things there, and you never know what they'll get up to after they hear them.

By the way, Lesley, there are no more VAT-free winnings from the Nigerian government. Me and that deposed Nigerian bigshot made off with all the dough. I spent my cut on cheap beer.

Maybe she'll burn in Hell (and do some time in prison) for engaging in identity theft, even if it was FOR HIS OWN GOOD (TM).

Born Again in Baptism

One key Scripture reference to being "born again" or "regenerated" is John 3:5, where Jesus says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

This verse is so important that those who say baptism is just a symbol must deny that Jesus here refers to baptism. "Born again" Christians claim the "water" is the preached word of God.

But the early Christians uniformly identified this verse with baptism.

Water baptism is the way, they said, that we are born again and receive new life—a fact that is supported elsewhere in Scripture (Romans 6:3–4; Colossians 2:12–13; Titus 3:5).

No Church Father referred to John 3:5 as anything other than water baptism.

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