Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 04, 2022

That’s not faith, that’s a sure thing.

No doubt sharing an office with my congressman

“Step right up ladies and gentlemen and see the greatest swindle, I … I mean greatest SHOW on Earth!”

But do you know?

There are huge cathedrals, countless churches and other houses of worship built on that principle.

Times have changed. The rate is now under a minute

I’m skeptical of the “Help Ukraine” charities that have suddenly popped up!!! Be cautious!!

All that any religion has ever had to offer is companionship with its professionals. But why shop there? There’s an even older profession that offers the same deal with much more reliable and satisfying results.

How would that make them different from any other religion? With the guy in the suit, it is just more obvious.

This “Faith” has proved true through many generations so far, and not likely to stop.

And after you donate, check out the egress.

I like the optimism of the night deposit box. That’s faith right there.

And remember W.C. Fields said “Never give a sucker an even break.”

Sign should read “Fate based charity”.

It’s amazing how many Republicans must have been born every minute, by the number of them that are STILL giving money to the Fat Orange Con-Artist, Grifter, and TRAITOR to America.

Love the baseball bat hidden behind the desk – to beat the truth into you, no doubt.

Fund raiser for Scientology or your local Megachurch.

He ain’t lying. Charity begins at home. He has faith that some will provide. And he has the baseball bat to convince the reluctant.

When ANYTHING says that it’s “Faith-Based”, you KNOW IT’S A SCAM AND A FRAUD!!

Barnum never said that, and it’s not something he would say. He was quite proud of being in the entertainment business. He was a dedicated Universalist, and considered entertainment to be a form of ministry.

Sure. Give him a nickel just for being honest.

Religion is big business. I’m thinking of starting my own. All I have to tell the people is what they want to hear instead of the truth and the donations will come rolling in.

Oh wait, it’s been done: it’s called the Save America PAC.

Donations to a well run charity will do far more good than your tax dollars.

To learn more about the rules and procedures that pertain to organizations applying for exemption from federal income tax under IRC Section 501©(3), see Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization. For assistance on 501©(3) status, you may also want to consult a tax adviser.

It is amazing how many commenters jumped to associate the figure behind the table with government and not with business. PT Barnum was a showman and a businessman and also a politician — but he is mostly known for his business/show persona. He said of himself, “I am a showman by profession … and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.” [PT Barnum: America’s Greatest Showman, Kunhardt, et al, 1995] Barnum claimed that “politics were always distasteful to me”, but he was a very loud voice, speaking out against slavery (and later against contraception). He was elected to the Connecticut legislature, where he encouraged ratification of the 13th Amendment. [ “A human soul, ‘that God has created and Christ died for,’ is not to be trifled with. It may tenant the body of a Chinaman, a Turk, an Arab, or a Hottentot—it is still an immortal spirit,” Life of PT Barnum, Barnum 1888] In 1879, he sponsored the Connecticut bill that "prohibited the use of “any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception”, and made it a crime to act as an accessory to the use of contraception. This wasn’t overturned until 1965.

He’s got a friendly persuader next to him, in case there are reluctant donors.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth found in this toon. In a way, though, Covid was a God send in that it changed the way those with faith practiced their faith. Now, some churches are looking at their worship and seeing a need, indeed a requirement, to go back to a loving ministry first and then corporate worship in celebration of the good feeling found in ministry. Attendance numbers are being replaced by ministry numbers.

Reverse mortgages! Extended warranties! Give money to the church to shorten Mom and Dad’s time in purgatory!

Amazing how many of those suckers are born every day or night!

I keep waiting for the first orbital church – a space-based, faith-based artificial moon. (try saying that three times quickly).

Most Western religions have never been great, but recently they seem to have gone way off the rails… almost like they don’t have anything “real” to offer any longer

I believe that’s a depiction of Democratic Party headquarters, under their oft claimed “Big Tent”.

hey but their show gives one good entertainment and laughs which can’t be said for Elmer Gantry at the local “heal” factory. The only healing being done to Gantry’s wallet.

I can picture some drunk staggering up to the night deposit slot and pouring in some wine!

Dr. Gene Scott would’ve been proud. Baseball bat…nice touch!

The guy under the umbrella has that Joel Osteen smile.

“If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.” — George Carlin

Scientology in a nutshell.

Looks like Disney

I’m not sure PT Barnum would have ever sunk that low. Republicans, you betcha.

Barnum was Mayor of Bridgeport,Connecticu;his long term hometown.Still a museum there named after him with rare circus memorablia.

Always on the hunt for donations,though.Their roof fell onto the top floor during a hurricane about 20 years ago.

I couldn’t find a convenient link, but in the movie Bedazzled (the original, real, one), Peter Cook, as The Devil, is successfully collecting donations for N.S.P.D.C., the National Society for the Promotion of Depraved Criminals.

“This way to the Egress.”

Religion is an evil superstition. —Lucretius

https://www.google.com/search?q=charity+scams+2022

Isn’t that all faiths?

With an Outdoor Kiosk, where do you keep the Egress?