Walt Amses: The things they say and believe

Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a writer and former educator who lives in Calais.
A southern fried dingbat preacher saying God “spoke to him” isn’t really big news anymore — pseudo-apostles are a dime a dozen in the weird subculture that monetizes the collective ignorance of the flock. What caught the media’s attention recently was one such Louisiana minister’s effort to acquire a private jet to spread “the word” while getting his congregation t