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A good friend of mine sent out a well meaning email about Steve Irwin being saved just before he was killed by a stingray barb to the heart.  He is a pastor, you see, and thought it important that we let our congregations know of this earth shattering news.

It took only a few minutes for him to be assured by one of his recipients that the whole thing was untrue, and that it was a rumour spreading like wildfire.  The particular recipient had connections to the church that Steve was supposedly saved at.  It was clear that although Terry, the Croc Hunter’s wife attended the church occasionally (being the good American church-goer), Steve himself had never attended.  My friend promptly sent a humble note of withdrawal.

This lead me to thinking about why we get so excited about ‘celebrity salvations’ (good name for a tv show, don’t you think - someone phone TBN).  I had thought about it a little - but I was pipped at the post