4thought.tv asks: Is there still a place for exorcism?
Rev Elizabeth Baxter doesn't believe in possession, and favours a therapeutic
approach to traumatised people over what she sees as some church's abusive methods.
Rev Elizabeth Baxter doesn't believe in possession, and favours a therapeutic
approach to traumatised people over what she sees as some church's abusive methods.
Prepare to have your eyes out on stalks, brethren. This woman priest may as well be an atheist for all that she has to do with Jesus.
According to her, Jesus was stuck in the (wrong) thoughts of His time and naturally (wrongly) chose to cast out demons rather than sitting the demon-possessed down and talking to them over a nice cup of tea and telling them God loves everyone.
Mark1:32-39
32And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 37And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. 39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
Jesus was only doing what he was too ignorant to know better to do, says this woman, this blaspheming genial loon! Yes, she's doing the work of atheists in belittling Jesus. What Jesus did was in the thoughts of His time but now we know better than Jesus so we mustn't do as He did. We must sit them down and lie to them that God loves their demon-infested souls.32And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 37And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. 39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
So, was Jesus little more than some pantomime artist performing pointless rituals that are products of an ignorant, pre-scientific time? Because if you subtract the passing mention of God in her alternative therapy then sitting the possessed down and having a lovely chat sounds just like what the atheist medical profession does. Shame on her!
I'm really not joking. Watch the video (you'll have to follow the link, I'm afraid). It might make you feel ill, but then you will feel a powerful urge to reach for the Bible.
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