The Spirit of Truth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The "Spirit Of Truth" (also known as the "One Man Show") is the name of a Los Angeles-based televangelism program. Video of the program was uploaded to YouTube in 2006, and the televangelist's erratic behavior (including his frequent swearing) led to him becoming an Internet phenomenon. Eight video clips of the preacher are currently known to be available on the Internet.

Reverend X passionately proclaims his word

[edit] Who is the preacher?

The identity of the preacher was initially unknown. In one of the videos, the preacher claims to be God and to come from "the Kingdom of Heaven." When the videos appeared on an episode of VH1's "Web Junk 20", he was identified as "Reverend X". Due to his unconfirmed identity, many people referred to both the show and the preacher as "The Spirit of Truth."

A screenshot of the second Spirit of Truth video. Reverend X is asking how the caller with whom he is speaking believes in God, if he treats God as something he wipes his "ass with"

The identity of the preacher was revealed as Don Vincent on the July 27, 2006 edition of the Howard Stern Show.^[1]

[edit] Video observations

This article or section may contain original research or unattributed claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.

The camera operator zooms in and out of the preacher's face multiple times; in some shots, his head is at the bottom right hand side of the screen. Chroma-key effects are used for the production. In one video, the preacher is seen standing in front of a still image of Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park with a book. In another video, he is seen sitting without a shirt and standing in front of a still image of himself reading rhymed verse from a much smaller book, consisting of what he calls "my scripture". He holds a cane in some of the video clips, although he seems to have no trouble walking or dancing.

[edit] Music featured in the videos

The videos feature several songs that play as the preacher speaks. These songs include:

• "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic
• "Bop Gun (One Nation)" by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
• "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac
• "Got My Mind Made Up" by Tupac Shakur featuring Daz, Kurupt, Method Man, Redman
• "No More Pain" by 2Pac
• "Here I Go" by Mystikal
• "Gangstas" by Mystikal
• "The Creator Has the Master Plan" by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
• "Somebody Told Me" by Teddy Pendergrass
• "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
• "Cross 'em out and Put a 'K,'" "King Of The Hill," "Westward Ho," "3 Time Felons" by Westside Connection

[edit] Cultural impact

A lasting cultural impact, the infamous web phenomenon has spawned many popular images.

On April 4, 2006, the Florida-based radio program The Hideout played a portion of The Spirit of Truth, with commentary from hosts El Jefe and JDubs. ^[2]

On the June 9, 2006 edition of Web Junk 20, a video of the preacher was ranked #3.

Radio station WRIF mentioned the preacher on its "Drew & Mike" morning program and on its website.^[3]

On September 8, 2006, Frank Kramer from the Frosty, Heidi & Frank Show played the audio from the first Spirit of Truth video. He now occasionally plays Spirit of Truth saying "Stupid bitch".

[edit] See also

• The Bible occasionally refers to the Holy Spirit as The Spirit of Truth. See for example, John 14:17, John 15:26, John 16:13, etc.

[edit] External links

[edit] Videos

• The Original Spirit of Truth Video
• The Second Spirit of Truth Video
• "Video 3 - Part One"
• "Video 3 - Part Two"
• "Video 4 - Part Two"

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

The Spirit of Truth

[edit] Others

• Unofficial Transcript of The Original Spirit of Truth Video (MS Word Format)
• Nincomfuckingpoop.com, an unofficial fansite
• The Spirit of Truth soundboard

[edit] References

1. ^ Howard Stern Show recap
2. ^ The Cursing Preacher
3. ^ WRIF's Drew & Mike