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Apparently, with just 1 million “points” you can get into heaven! At least if you attend The Church of St. John the Evangelist<\/A> in Ontario, Canada, that is. St. John’s and radio station CHEZ 106 (106.1 FM)<\/a> have teamed up to sponsor a contest where congregants and radio listeners are offered “absolution of past sins” by God and a ticket into heaven. They’re enticing people with catchy advertising: “Lived the ‘Classic Rock’ lifestyle in the past? Coveted your neigbour’s wife? Lied to your boss? Feel like you’re being dragged down by your past indulgences?”<\/p>\n

Are you interested yet? Check this out, from the press release, for full details:<\/p>\n

St. John\u2019s Anglican Church, 154 Somerset West in Ottawa, and Classic Rock CHEZ 106 are proud to announce an exciting new contest which allows Ottawa residents the opportunity to win something that no amount of money can buy!<\/p>\n

Starting Monday, August 14th 2006 @ 5am, CHEZ 106 (106.1 FM) will offer members of its online VIP club the opportunity to exchange “Platinum Points” for absolution from their past sins.<\/p>\n

“Living the Classic Rock lifestyle, we\u2019ve all done things we\u2019re not proud of,” says CHEZ 106 Program Director & Afternoon DJ Jeff Brown. “And as part of our new VIP Club, we want to offer listeners the chance at things they normally can\u2019t gain access. What\u2019s more exclusive than a free ticket into Heaven?”<\/p>\n

“Heaven is not a pie in the sky when you die,” says Garth Bulmer, priest at the church. “It\u2019s about unloading the crap which drags you down and picking up a new life. It\u2019s just a click away.”<\/p>\n

Listeners are encouraged to participate in this “Points” program through station contesting, events, or while the station is on location in the Ottawa Community. Normally, listeners can exchange these points for concert tickets, cds \/ dvds, books, station merchandise, or other prizes periodically made available to them through our website at www.chez106.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The contest, which runs until September 30th, 2006, offers no refunds and is not guaranteed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I suppose this is one way to modernize what was a rather popular medieval means of getting into heaven!<\/p>\n

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