I just ran across a bizarre Florida news story, entitled: “Lee man alleges voodoo, fights to get motel back from Santeria spiritual adviser”
There are plenty of cliché phrases that I thought of while reading this news story… “There’s a sucker born every minute” is perhaps the best suited, though.
People want to feel safe and secure. Whether they have health issues or just feel like something isn’t right in their life, they want it fixed.
In this case, what started out as a $50 investment in spiritual guidance ended up costing more and more, the deeper he got involved. Eventually, the man lost his home, business, car, boat, and — perhaps for a little while — his sanity.
It’s pretty sickening, but not uncommon — both in and outside of this religion.
This is why it’s crucial to build relationships in the community with trustworthy people.
For those of you who are new to the religion and don’t yet have godparents you can trust, you don’t have many options. Don’t sacrifice common-sense in favor of “faith”. If there’s someone who you’d like to learn from, find out about their lineage and do a bit of research on them. If they work on their own, don’t have a verifiable lineage, or seem even remotely “shady”, just stay away. There are plenty of honest, good people out there that you can learn from instead.
