Walking on water is not easy. Not too many people have the ability. Let’s see, there’s Jesus, and well, that’s about it. Unfortunately for one pastor on the West Coast of Africa, his attempt to become the second man to make this impossible feat a reality cost him his life. Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation that he was capable of reenacting the very miracles of Jesus Christ. He decided to make it clear through way of demonstration on Gabon’s beach in the capital city of Libreville.
Referencing Matthew 14:22-33, Kabele said that he received a revelation which told him that with enough faith he could achieve what Jesus was able to. According to an eyewitness, Kabele took his congregation out to the beach. He told them that he would cross the Kombo estuary by foot, which is normally a 20 minute boat ride. Sadly by the second step into the water Kabele found himself completely submerged. He never returned.
The poor guy clearly didn't realise he was lacking in one small aspect of his faith
@Salo Even Jesus couldn't walk on water now, not after they put holes in his feet.
@Willow_Wisp Speaking of, why did the ladies love Jesus?
If one has a boat and a camera we can get a picture of anyone walking on water. There is a sand spit in the middle of the Columbia River here and when the tide is right one could walk on water and get a picture of it.
I wonder if he still believed in his god during those last seconds? Or thought that god was punishing him for testing god? We will never know.
Everyone can fly. Its the landing that kills ya.
That’s what happens when people are delusional.
I thought they end up at Walmart......
I wonder if the Nigerian prophet ever considered drinking poison? His bible says he can do that too and not be harmed. In Kenya I saw lions like this and we were separated by a chain link fence.
I usually watched them from my car, although I have also been on foot, unarmed, nearby. It they're not hungry and you don't get too close, they leave you alone.
Lions have to eat meat, they don't discriminate based on any bias.
Actually, they do. One of man's defence mechanisms is that he doesn't taste good, so given a choice lion will eat something else, usually gazelle.
Hunger however ......
@Petter the post didn't mention choices, glad you are sometimes not stupid to tempt them, but your comments about carnivores and herbivores is really way out there, I've seen big cats kill hyenas, crocodiles, other big cats like cheetahs, meat eating monkeys, etcetera so perhaps your "bush" experience ain't all that.
This is very sad, he was a victim. Religion poisons everything. About two years ago there was a story of a similar zelot in which I caught a lot of backlash from atheist when I made this video.
@Green_Soldier71 I caught hell for calling atheist out for gloating about his death rather than having empathy for a victim of relgion, not to in any way justify his behavior.
@Green_Soldier71 Did you not watch the video? If you did your comment makes no since. For future reference try examining the content before commenting so that one dies not make ones self look like an idiot.
@Green_Soldier71 No problem it happens all the time and I am guilty of it myself!
Well, I did watch the whole video, as painful as it was to get through, and I still think you are completely wrong. Doing something because you think it's the right thing to do shouldn't grant you some magical anti-mocking aura when said thing blows up in your face. Ya know, Hitler risked his life to do what he thought was the right thing to do, too.
But the most important factor for me is that people who preach/indoctrinate/brainwash have the power to effect others' lives in catastrophic ways. Did him dying prevent him from corrupting others? Think about the person that corrupted him in a manner that ultimately lead to his death (and, as you pointed out, the potential deaths of those that killed him). The spread of misinformation can cause exponential damage, so maybe we should revel when a vein of it gets snuffed out. I, for one, hope every single religious person in the world tests the claims of their respective religions until they either die or realize it's all bullshit.
@JeffMurray If you are unable to have empathy for victims of brainwashing I can not help you. The condition you have discribed does have a name (psychopath) and I do recommend that you get proper mental help.
@DavidLaDeau No, you're just blind to the fact that I have empathy for the truly blameless, the non-brainwashed victims of the brainwashing victims.
@JeffMurray I am not blind to that and I agree just as I said in the video. They are all human beings and all victims, Why not have empathy for all victims and recogonize them as such? What is so hard about that?
@DavidLaDeau Some people believe admonishment and scorn are valuable tools in shaping beliefs and behaviors. People worry about how they'll come off or be remembered. If they'll bring shame to their family. It's obviously not effective on everyone or preventive of all negative behaviors for those that do, but it is a tool that can have a positive effect. If making fun of [religious] idiocy can save even one person from a terrible fate, it seems like a small price to pay. Maybe you're fine with more people dying for the sake of being polite to those that are responsible for their deaths, but I'm not.
@JeffMurray There is a difference between empathy and scorn. Yes scorn the idiots, but at the same time it is okay to have empathy. There is no reason for there not to be both present. I use scorn myself to a level few would have the audacity to with my Revered Faithful charactor. Even so the charactor is inspireed by empathy.
@DavidLaDeau I didn't suggest there wasn't a difference. My point still stands. If admonishment and scorn had prevented his mentor from passing on such dangerous misinformation, he might be alive today (and not personally subject to admonishment and scorn himself). So instead of realizing the benefit of breaking the cycle of indoctrination with a little name calling (remember sticks and stones...) that may prevent death you choose to coddle those idiots and call me a psychopath. You're an inspiration to us all.
@JeffMurray I do not disagree with name calling, embarrissment, scorn or the lot. It is the dehumanization of a human being who died also a victim of religion that I take issue with. On one stops to mention that they were human being victims when such scorn is thrown down. Only laughs. This is not a position it seems eitherr of us take.
@DavidLaDeau I'm not exactly sure what you're saying here. You seemed to have a problem with the Darwin Awards. I think they're a good thing.
As a kid, I was sure that I could walk on water if only I had enough faith.
Lucky for me, the only water to practice on was mud puddles.