Driving evil out by hitting parishioners with your coat, you know because religion makes so much sense.

That's Benny Hinn, and that is only one of the absolutely ridiculous things he does not stage to convince ignorant people that he is channeling God's power.

Here is the video just in case you think this is made up.

Charlatans come in many different forms, and use numerous tricks to fleece their marks, but religion provides perhaps the best tool for taking money from the simple that was ever invented.

Here is Pat Robertson essentially telling you to beware of people like Pat Robertson.

Courtesy of Raw Story:

 Robertson offered the warning on Tuesday after a 700 Club report about the Profitable Sunrise pyramid investment scheme that lured people in with references to religious scriptures. 

“Beware of these scamsters, especially scamsters in religious garb quoting the Bible,” the TV preacher said. “I mean, run from them. They’re all over the place.”

"Scamsters in religious garb quoting the Bible." I assume that Robertson is essentially too old and senile to recognize just how deeply hypocritical his statement is, but you would think that one of his producers would clue him into the fact that he has just told his audience to turn off their TV's and stop listening to him. 

Which by the way might be the BEST advice that Pat Robertson has ever provided.

I would put it right up there with the time that he admitted that young earth creationists are a bunch of idiots.