August 31, 2009

He's baaaaaack....

Pissing off Jews, Muslims, and yours truly....it would appear that amateur magician Jesus Christ is back and ready for action.


Jesus of Siberia: The Russian ex-traffic policeman who claims he is the son of God
By Niall Firth

The beard and long hair are both present and correct.

And with his flowing linen robes and beatific smile he certainly does a fine impression of a holy man.

But to his believers in this remote corner of Siberia, Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman, is the literal reincarnation of none other than Jesus Christ.

Torop, 48, is the spiritual leader of at least 5,000 devoted followers, among them intellectuals, artists and professionals who flock to worship him in the small isolated village of Petropavlovka - more than 2000 miles from Moscow.

Torop was ‘reborn’ as ‘Vissarion’ in 1991 just as Russia was facing a crisis of confidence following the collapse of the iron curtain.

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