Must get me in on this religion stuff. Great business. Saw this in the Swords Gazette. Preying on the vulnerable to make cash or a genuine, if deluded, attempt to help folk?
Snake oil salesmen at best these people who sell it
Garbo
This is an absolute disgrace – the sooner this cult is wiped out, the better
RandomNoise
Is “preyer” a word?
I genuinely hate woo-peddling cancer cure types.
The Real Jane
Meaning one who preys? If it isn’t, it should be.
John Cassidy
Not sure if you’re being facetious or not (my position on the autism spectrum makes it hard for me to judge sometimes) but I think you’l find the word you’re looking for is ‘predator’.
BTW if you were being facetious, you’re hilarious. Genuinely.
RandomNoise
Emmmmm….. In that case I’ll go for “facetious”!!
I promise it was on purpose – seemed like a nice way to conflate the religious overtones with the naked predator-ness.
Thanks John, you’ve made my morning.
Orla
I don’t see anything on this ad that suggests a person forgo traditional medical treatment. Or that the oil will act as a cure. But let’s all rush to outrage anyway.
Guess Who
Say a Novena for us.
Starina
you’d make a great defense lawyer
Orla
Thanks!
hefferj
Actually, forgoing medical treatment is exactly what this evil cult advocates.
AtNigel
Those would be sufficient reasons for outrage, but not necessary.
15 cent
ah, magic elixir, still alive and well in Ireland. great.
De Kloot
This post is tasteless and utterly disrespectful. I mean what did the snakes do to deserve this? Shame.
Sheikh Yabooti
But didn’t zombie jesus say “oil be back” as he jetpacked skywards? Eh? Eh? …I’ll get me coat…
Janet, I ate my avatar
disgusted
DubLoony
There is a special place in hell reserved for charlatans who peddle this type of nonsense on vulnerable people.
I guess strictly speaking they are not making claims for their olive oil in their ad.
newsjustin
Preying on the vulnerable. Mention of the “free bottle” makes me believe money normally changes hands. Special place in hell reserved for people who peddle nonsense, relying on the faith of others, for money.
well
IT’s a free bottle if you show to their event.
And if you’re going to their event they you’re probably vulnerable.
Murtles
1L of the W5 15W-40 Motor Oil on sale in Lidl from today for €14.99. That’d be good stuff I’d say.
Walking by the building one day, I was handed a leaflet. Looking at it afterwards I realised that the UCKG Help Centre was in fact a Pentecostal church; UCKG stands for the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The leaflet was promoting one of their services: “Friday of Breaking Curses”…
Each day of the week different services are held in the centre: there are prayers for finances on a Monday, prayers for physical healing on a Tuesday, bible studies on a Wednesday and prayers for family and marriage on a Thursday at ‘Love Therapy.
Here comes the religion bit – Like any other church, the Pastor asked us to donate money and followed this with a prayer for finances “Your weekly gift to god”
Like any religion, it’s a money and influence grab.
Janet, I ate my avatar
love therapy.. sends a certain shiver
Janet, I ate my avatar
love therapy, I shudder
MoyestWithExcitement
Faith kills.
Cool_Hand_Lucan
“Get our limited edition bottle depicting the Madonna – Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
Daisy Chainsaw
“Extra Virgin Olive Oil… Have they nothing more experienced?”
Joe cool
Advertising this poo should get you closed down. The filth advertising it, should be fined and jailed.
Junkface
They know their market. Suburban middle aged women who believe in Alternative healing nonsense. There should be laws against promoting fake cures in magazines. They need to be saved from themselves
Sheik Yahbouti
If there was a hell, there would be a special place in it reserved for this type of callous exploiter of people’s desperation. I would see all of them, together with all the ‘mediums’, consigned to it in short order – after a suitable period of beating and torture of course
RandomNoise
Them psychics wouldn’t see that comin’!
Sheik Yahbouti
BTW, reasonable try at trolling ‘junkface ‘ – not too good at the moment, but you show promise.
Junkface
Ha ha, I wasn’t trying to troll anyone. I was basing that on personal experience. This stuff (alternative healing, magic crystals, homeopathy) is hugely popular with Irish women of a certain age. I was shocked when I realised how widespread it is here. It took me a while to convince my own mother that was her friends were buying into was total fraud.
Allisrevealed
The Rockefellers humble beginnings originated with snake oil, she might be onto something
Limey Tank
Sure, don’t worry.
She’ll be on the Late Late to explain herself; “I don;t know HOW it works…but it does! lol”
Lorcan Nagle
I’m always tempted to go and get one of these bottles of magic oil to keep alongside the Jack Chick comics I got from the Evangelical bakers who’re always on Henry Street, and the DVD of how evil psychology is from the Chursh of Scientology.
If her jumper is anything to go by, they know exactly what they’re doing!
It looks like someone’s grandmother tried to knit a Star Trek costume.
It does! Arahahahahaha! Well, she is definitely a spacer!
disgusting predators. they’re implying that their olive oil can cure cancer, but not outright saying it so they cant be sued
The oil sends you on the slippery slope to discovering ‘prayer’
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….oil…. the gateway rub to prayer !
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/italian-antitrust-authority-fines-lidl-deoleo-coricelli/51896
i do enjoy that the Olive Oil Times is a thing
Me too.
Swords gazette should be fined for advertising such crap…..
Snake oil salesmen at best these people who sell it
This is an absolute disgrace – the sooner this cult is wiped out, the better
Is “preyer” a word?
I genuinely hate woo-peddling cancer cure types.
Meaning one who preys? If it isn’t, it should be.
Not sure if you’re being facetious or not (my position on the autism spectrum makes it hard for me to judge sometimes) but I think you’l find the word you’re looking for is ‘predator’.
BTW if you were being facetious, you’re hilarious. Genuinely.
Emmmmm….. In that case I’ll go for “facetious”!!
I promise it was on purpose – seemed like a nice way to conflate the religious overtones with the naked predator-ness.
Thanks John, you’ve made my morning.
I don’t see anything on this ad that suggests a person forgo traditional medical treatment. Or that the oil will act as a cure. But let’s all rush to outrage anyway.
Say a Novena for us.
you’d make a great defense lawyer
Thanks!
Actually, forgoing medical treatment is exactly what this evil cult advocates.
Those would be sufficient reasons for outrage, but not necessary.
ah, magic elixir, still alive and well in Ireland. great.
This post is tasteless and utterly disrespectful. I mean what did the snakes do to deserve this? Shame.
But didn’t zombie jesus say “oil be back” as he jetpacked skywards? Eh? Eh? …I’ll get me coat…
disgusted
There is a special place in hell reserved for charlatans who peddle this type of nonsense on vulnerable people.
From their own website:
http://uckg.ie/index.php/press/misconceptions/
“Myth: The UCKG claims to heal people – false”
I guess strictly speaking they are not making claims for their olive oil in their ad.
Preying on the vulnerable. Mention of the “free bottle” makes me believe money normally changes hands. Special place in hell reserved for people who peddle nonsense, relying on the faith of others, for money.
IT’s a free bottle if you show to their event.
And if you’re going to their event they you’re probably vulnerable.
1L of the W5 15W-40 Motor Oil on sale in Lidl from today for €14.99. That’d be good stuff I’d say.
http://www.theliberty.ie/2012/10/28/healing-powers-at-help-centre/
Walking by the building one day, I was handed a leaflet. Looking at it afterwards I realised that the UCKG Help Centre was in fact a Pentecostal church; UCKG stands for the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The leaflet was promoting one of their services: “Friday of Breaking Curses”…
Each day of the week different services are held in the centre: there are prayers for finances on a Monday, prayers for physical healing on a Tuesday, bible studies on a Wednesday and prayers for family and marriage on a Thursday at ‘Love Therapy.
Here comes the religion bit – Like any other church, the Pastor asked us to donate money and followed this with a prayer for finances “Your weekly gift to god”
Like any religion, it’s a money and influence grab.
love therapy.. sends a certain shiver
love therapy, I shudder
Faith kills.
“Get our limited edition bottle depicting the Madonna – Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
“Extra Virgin Olive Oil… Have they nothing more experienced?”
Advertising this poo should get you closed down. The filth advertising it, should be fined and jailed.
They know their market. Suburban middle aged women who believe in Alternative healing nonsense. There should be laws against promoting fake cures in magazines. They need to be saved from themselves
If there was a hell, there would be a special place in it reserved for this type of callous exploiter of people’s desperation. I would see all of them, together with all the ‘mediums’, consigned to it in short order – after a suitable period of beating and torture of course
Them psychics wouldn’t see that comin’!
BTW, reasonable try at trolling ‘junkface ‘ – not too good at the moment, but you show promise.
Ha ha, I wasn’t trying to troll anyone. I was basing that on personal experience. This stuff (alternative healing, magic crystals, homeopathy) is hugely popular with Irish women of a certain age. I was shocked when I realised how widespread it is here. It took me a while to convince my own mother that was her friends were buying into was total fraud.
The Rockefellers humble beginnings originated with snake oil, she might be onto something
Sure, don’t worry.
She’ll be on the Late Late to explain herself; “I don;t know HOW it works…but it does! lol”
I’m always tempted to go and get one of these bottles of magic oil to keep alongside the Jack Chick comics I got from the Evangelical bakers who’re always on Henry Street, and the DVD of how evil psychology is from the Chursh of Scientology.
Chursh obviously being Church in a Dublin accent.
No need to get abusive.