St Catherines, Ontario, is a hotbed of satanic worship.  Who knew?

The Miami-based preacher who proclaims himself the Anti-Christ and whose followers believe he is the second coming of Jesus Christ (try to get your head around that juxtaposition) visited St Catherines last weekend for his organisation’s Canadian convention.  The man’s name is Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, and his organisation (one hesitates to call it "ministry") is called Creciendo en Gracia, or Growing in Grace.

A controversial religious figure who some call a dangerous cult leader while others call Lord spent two days in St. Catharines over the weekend to nurture his Canadian flock.
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The self-proclaimed Anti-Christ’s followers, who believe he is the second coming of Jesus Christ, sang his praises and danced with feverish joy.

“He is God on Earth, governing the nation,” they sang in their native Spanish tongue.

De Jesus Miranda, a Puerto Rico native, has created a religious empire around the globe through his contentious religious teachings, which espouses there is no devil and no sin.

Anti-Christ, head of Growing In Grace, teaches that there is no such thing as sin.  Then who needs grace?

The convention was attended by about 100 pitiable souls.

A final distasteful tidbit: Last March, 19 members of the man’s St Catherines flock had “666” tattooed on their skin.  Lovely.

h/t: Religion News Blog