Brazilian cult declares USB the interface of Satan

[ahjteam]

Dam xtnz

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=27555

Have you ever considered how your choice of peripheral interface conforms with your religious beliefs? We didn't think so, but apparently the members of an evangelical sect in Brazil has, having outlawed the use of USB by its members because it is heavily implicated with the devil.

According to Bobolhando (courtesy of The Guardian), followers of the cult Paz do Senhor Amado ('Peace of the beloved Lord') have been forbidden from using the interface because of its trident-shaped logo.

The sect's founder, Apostle Welder Saldanha explained that "the symbol of [USB] is a trident, which is used to torture souls that go to hell. Use only a symbol of those shows that all users of that vile technology are actually worshipers of Satan."

Efforts are apparently being made to help followers purge their homes of the technology and replace it with something more suitable. It would appear that FireWire, serial and PS2 connections are all acceptable, though Bluetooth is considered to be the best alternative. The wireless standard has been selected because "blue was the colour of the eyes of our saviour Jesus Christ". It's not clear if wireless USB - which has a different logo - is any less satanic.

Not being able to use USB will obviously limit the followers's choices for portable data-storage, but really, that's a small price to pay to bring your computer one step closer to the divine.

 

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Dam Christians! wow!

 

[FIXXXER]

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

I genuinely lol'ed at the thread title, and it definitely didn't stop there Seems like something Jaron Lanier would get a kick from

 

[aberration]

Now see, if I were a Christian, people like this would piss me off to no end.

 

[Pedro Teixeira]

Glad them Christians are here to humour us

 

[JayB]

holy shit this is ridiculous

 

[DanLights]

 

[RedDog]

I've been saying this for years!!!

Firewire is directly related to the devil as well!

 

[MindMunch]

I´m pretty sure this is fake by the simple fact that the name of the guy who wrote it is "Bobolhando". This isn´t a name, it´s just two words put together. "Bobo" means dumb/idiot and "olhando" means "seeing", so you´re basically reading news from a guy called "if you´re reading this you´re dumb".

 

[SocialNumb]

Dam Authors!

Anyways, it's not so crazy in religious circles.

 

[grywolf627]

Screw firewire...USB IS METAL!!!

 

[ParsonsMatt]

The sect's founder, Apostle Welder Saldanha explained that "the symbol of [USB] is a trident, which is used to torture souls that go to hell. Use only a symbol of those shows that all users of that vile technology are actually worshipers of Satan."

THIS IS WHAT LOGIC ACTUALLY BELIEVES

 

[DaveBlack]

no no no, this is all wrong. it's the official interface of POSEIDON!!!

 

[C_F_H_13]

This is probably the best/worst news story ever.

 

[theblackmoon]

It's fake, MindMunch said it all, in portuguese the dude's name is a joke with the reader.

I'm brazilian, trust me, there are millions of stupid religious cults here, we have crap from all around the globe since there are many etnies here...

...in the end ALL religion from the small baptist church in middle of nowhere to the mighty pyramids in Egypt are all about worshipping what DO NOT EXIST.