Warning! Religion Definitely Makes You Stupid

Well, it does if you really believe that self-proclaimed archbishop Gilbert Deya can give women babies by prayer alone, since his is the fastest growing religious cult in the UK, the inescapable fact is that there are thousands of stupid people out there.

This evening the BBC broadcast a programme about this charlatan that posed the question: “Miracle Babies?” I’m surprised it needed to be aired; this man has already had at least one court judgment against him for child theft that most people have heard about. No, there’s no doubt or question here, these are most certainly not miracle babies. Why is this crook not in jail? Why is Scotland even thinking of allowing him to open a “church” in Glasgow? Why does he already have one in London that is currently undergoing a £1 million facelift? Just to clarify the situation, here are a few things that have emerged in this case.

• A woman (Deya’s wife I believe) has had 13 children in 5 years, we know this this is not possible – they must have been miracles right?
• The parents of stolen children have won their cases through simple DNA tests.
• He even has a TV show that explains to women how they can become pregnant just by watching. The show started in Kenya (his homeland) but is available in the UK.
• This criminal says that we in Scotland are full of demons and need his help!
• Not all the babies are stolen, several female followers proudly display their prayer-only induced, fat bellies.
• One woman said that after a successful praying session her son was born three months later (he was a whopper, no doubt)!

The saddest and most depressing fact of all is this:

All a trickster has to do is say that it’s the work of Jesus and people just throw their brains out the window. There’s no escaping this, these poor dupes must have heard the overwhelming evidence against Deya and yet they still believe him, not only that, but they must be giving him large donations! How else could a man who started in a Nairobi slum afford top-of-the-range cars and be able to lavish a fortune on his so-called churches?

Worse still, those same Deya disciples - were they able to read and write - would probably be daft enough to argue against my writings here!

What is wrong with some people? Is there a thickheaded religion gene at work here, a relic of The Dark Ages? I'd like to hear Richard Dawkins thoughts on that. This is one of the most simple, straightforward cases of religious chicanery to come to light in recent years, yet it takes a trick! Come on ladies! Even the dimmest among you must have at least a vague recollection of a man doing...something strange with your body?

Ah, what I would give to have no conscience, I can think of many ways to make money from foolish “sky daddy” followers but I just can’t do it. Maybe I’ll go to heaven…(ugh).