September 16, 2007

MORE LIKE THE REAL L RON HUBBARD:

Gene Savoy, author and explorer dubbed 'the real Indiana Jones,' dies at 80 (The Associated Press, September 16, 2007)

Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy, an explorer who discovered more than 40 lost cities in Peru and led long-distance sailing adventures to learn more about ancient cultures, has died. He was 80.

Savoy died of natural causes Tuesday at his Reno home, his family said Saturday.

Dubbed "the real Indiana Jones" by People magazine, Savoy was credited with finding four of Peru's most important archaeological sites, including Vilcabamba, the last refuge of the Incas from the Spanish conquistadors. [...]

But the bulk of his books and articles concerned another consuming passion: religion. As founder of a new theology known as "Cosolargy," he established the International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent. He taught that the Second Coming of Christ had already become a living reality through a miraculous celestial event.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 16, 2007 2:47 PM
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