Telecommunications Exorcism in Reeves, LA
A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil. Christians in Reeves have been unhappy since the early 1960s about being given the prefix, 666 - traditionally known as the Biblical “number of the beast”. For the next three months, households will be able to change the first three digits of their phone numbers to 749.
Story here. Praise the Lord! And Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sen. David Vitter, and Rep. Jim McCrery, apparently. Chasing the devil out of town? Now that’s what I call constituent service.
Comments
I thought that the Mark of the Beast is now widely known to be 616?
I guess 749 is a safe number, in either case.
(And hi, John! I was happy to find your blog. This is Maria Rosales.)
Posted by: rosmar | January 4, 2008 03:41 PM
Hi Maria! Yes, Wikipedia tells me that the earliest known copy of the Book of Revelation actually says 616. In which case, look out Grand Rapids!
Posted by: John Sides | January 5, 2008 02:12 PM