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Bob Larson's Teen "Exorcists" : Radio talk-show host, reality-television personality, self-promoting pseudo-evangelist, plagiarist, and general-purpose swindler Bob Larson (aka "Beggin' Bob") holds an exorcism service at the Spiritual Freedom Church of Scottsdale, Arizona assisted by a trio of teen "exorcists." A Japanese television crew was on hand to record the proceedings. Though originally billing himself as a Fundamentalist Protestant, Beggin’ Bob now borrows much from liturgical forms of Christianity. He wears Catholic clerical garb, sprinkles his flock with holy water, anoints them with oil, and marks the "possessed" with the sign of the cross. One has to assume that the media-loving Bob has gone this route because he deems these things more media-genic; after all, he only dons the clerical garb when there are cameras present. Indeed, the most dangerous thing one can do in Beggin’ Bob’s "church" is to come between him and a TV camera. One truly has to pity the three girls (one of whom is his daughter) whom he bills as his “teen exorcists.” Like trophy wives, these girls are just for show and are the latest props he’ll use and discard in his quest to bolster his waning popularity. As one can see in the photos, the girls do nothing in the way of actual exorcism; they simply pretty up the scene for Bobby and warm up his crowd of cultists for his self-aggrandizing sermons. Cleverly, Bob has named his little conclave of groupies a “church,” which confers on him instant 501(c)3 status and renders his sizable income tax-exempt.

Bob Larson's Teen "Exorcists"

Radio talk-show host, reality-television personality, self-promoting p ...

Updated: Jan 08, 2012 10:18pm PST