Fun_People Archive
30 Aug
Hello Central?

Date: Wed, 30 Aug 95 12:44:58 -0700
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: Hello Central?

Forwarded-by: George Osner <gosner@ainet.com>
Forwarded-by: FringeWare Daily <email@fringeware.com>
Forwarded-by: iguana@MIT.EDU (Martin Kaminer)
From: New York Times Magazine, 27 Aug 1995

GET ME JESUS ON THE LINE:

	Lifeline, a long-distance telephone service, was founded by Jesus
Christ says one of its earthly co-founders, Carl Thompson.  The Oklahoma
City* company bills $6 million a month in the Lord's name, renting
established lines, but says it will have its own in four years.  AT&T is
"the Devil,**" Thompson says, because it "helps gays and lesbians.***"
Lifeline donates 20% of its profits to the Founder -- to "conquer the world
in the name of Jesus."

---------------  {footnotes added by your faithful correspondent [iguana?]}
* Conspiracy theorists alert.
** I agree fully, as do many telecom analysts and committed schizophrenics.
*** But not for this reason.

© 1995 Peter Langston