I just caught a bit of a television program where an over-zealous preacher was up on stage "healing" people.
There was the ususal woman that was healed and that could now walk, even though she rolled up in a wheel chair. There was a woman who had a "tumor" in her stomach which was "healed"
A man had vision and hearing problems, and walked with a cane. After "healing", of course he could see, hear and walk... The stage production reminded me of a WWF smack down with the lord.
On the other end of the spectrum, another different show on the same channel had a woman who's husband, who was a baptist preacher, died of Lou Gehrig's disease despite her vigilant prayers, her son's prayers, her churches prayers, etc. She then stated that her husband dying strengthened her faith in Christ? Why would it? Is this just another case of religion simply soothing greif?
I wonder what would happen if you brought a guy with Lou Gehrigs disease (Always fatal) to a faith healer, and what would they do? Further what would they say when he died anyway? How can faith healers "get away" with what they are doing?
Why would a god "heal" so many people who attend a freaky revival, but god kills this good minister with Lou Gehrigs disease?
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