rant · moment 15 of 21

Ray's Sketchy Trip to Cuba as a Fake Missionary

from Joel Osteen's Ark · #60

Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.

3 min

Ray describes his upcoming illegal-tourism trip to Cuba on a cruise, and Tim riffs on Ray posing as a religious missionary devoted to Joseph, complete with lamb sacrifices and getting thrown in a Cuban prison.

In this bit9 moments
  • 50:27Tim suggests Ray study a few religious questions before going to Cuba as a fake missionary, starting with the basics.
  • 50:39Ray claims he was an altar boy for 60 years and knows his biblical material better than the average Catholic.
  • 50:51Ray pitches his missionary goal: focusing on Joseph, Jesus's stepfather, whom he thinks gets overlooked in favor of Christ and Mary.
  • 51:12Ray's actual plan: find pregnant women in Cuba and volunteer to raise their children as his thing.
  • 51:23Tim imagines Ray being carried around Cuba like Marlon Brando in Island of Doctor Moreau while eating a live lamb.
  • 51:59Tim warns that if Ray ends up in a Cuban prison, nobody's coming to rescue him—Team Six won't help.
  • 52:12Ray counters that he'd just play dominoes and smoke cigars all day if imprisoned in Cuba.
  • 52:26Tim asks Ray whether he'd denigrate the United States if Cuba demanded it as a hostage, doubting they'd show the same courtesy.
  • 52:41Tim notes the show has defended ISIS many times and wonders if they have fans in Cuba who can access podcasts there.
Mentioned here

CubaMarlon BrandoJoseph

All 21 moments in this episode →