Stupid things religious people say

[Fake Messiah]

I'm an exorcist - these chilling cases are how I know the Devil is real

Father Carlos Martins [who is also peddling his book] has performed many exorcisms during his 20 years of ministry, cleansing people taunted by voices, blackouts and vanishing wounds.

'Exorcists are often asked whether the demonic behavior depicted in the famous 1973 film, The Exorcist, is accurate,' said Father Martins.

'Except for one phenomenon — the three hundred sixty–degree head turn by the possessed — everything in the movie depicts what a possessed person might do.'

The horrors of demon possession that he has witnessed over the past two decades included levitation, dramatic changes in facial features and an aversion to God.

Father Martins described an exorcism he performed on a middle-aged woman and when it 'was about to begin, she locked arms with a man whose job it was to restrain her and threw him over her head as if he were a rag doll.'

'The man was over six feet tall and weighed more than three hundred pounds. Doing a complete flip in the air, he landed on the floor ten feet in front of her.

'The woman then pointed her finger at the nearest light switch on the wall, about twelve feet away. One of the screws holding the switch's cover plate unscrewed itself and darted into her open right hand through the air.

'She drove it into her left forearm. Later, in the same session, she struck me in the face with such force that I needed two surgeries to repair the damage I sustained to my skull.'

In his new book, 'The Exorcist Files: True Stories About the Reality of Evil and How to Defeat It', Father Martins reveals some of the chilling cases he has personally encountered which show the reality of the Devil and his minions.

'When I walk into a room to conduct an exorcism, the contempt and disdain of the ancient serpent, the one who refused to obey God, the one who caused our first parents to fall, the one who delights in every human misfortune and suffering, meets me head-on.'

**one especially retarded story**

One of Father Martin's most harrowing encounters came from young couple Cheryl and Mark. The couple failed to get pregnant, so she started collecting dead insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, hornets, moths, and butterflies, and putting them next to the empty crib.

'Someone told me they would help me get pregnant,' Cheryl told Mar.

'When they die, their spirits hang around their bodies looking for a place to form new life. Death releases life energy. I want that energy to make a baby happen inside my womb.'

The cribs then began to be filled with dead squirrels and birds, increasing Mark's worries about his wife who had also paid thousands of dollars to a psychic who told her to use the dead animals' life energy to become pregnant.

Mark sought help from his Methodist minister, who said, 'You need to go to the Catholics for help with this. They're the only ones with a handle on this kind of thing.'

Father Martins arrived at their home to speak with Cheryl who turned and said, 'Why did you bring this bastard priest here!'

'Who are you?', Father Martins asked.

'You know who the f*** I am', Cheryl replied.

After eight exorcism sessions, she was cleansed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...rtins.html

[Mister Agenda]

I'd love to see the film footage of all that.

[Fake Messiah]

I'd love to see the film footage of all that.

That's scientism. You better take his word. He's a man of god, after all, who swore to tell the truth.

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Someone has been killing holy cows in India

Outrage after 23 cows die in Phagwara cowshed

The death of nearly 23 cows in a cowshed near Mehli Gate in Phagwara sparked widespread grief and outrage across the community.

Hindu leaders including Raman Nehra, Avinash Rai Khanna, Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal and Parminder Mehta condemned the incident, calling it deeply unfortunate.

The leaders urged police and administrative authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the deaths and ensure justice. “If there is any foul play or negligence involved, those responsible must face strict punishment to prevent such incidents from occurring again,” they said.

The leaders also praised local residents for maintaining peace and unity during this difficult time, as well as shopkeepers who voluntarily closed their establishments in respect for the deceased animals.

Offering prayers for the dead cows, they reiterated the importance of protecting the sanctity and welfare of cows in society. The incident left the community in shock, with many calling for greater accountability.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab...a-cowshed/

Later article reveals that the cows were poisoned with the cattle feed mixed with a poisonous substance and were buried with religious tradition on the banks of Sutlej river in Phillaur late Monday night.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhia...to-police/

[Sheldon]

I'd love to see the film footage of all that.

That's scientism. You better take his word. He's a man of god, after all, who swore to tell the truth.

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Someone has been killing holy cows in India

Outrage after 23 cows die in Phagwara cowshed

The death of nearly 23 cows in a cowshed near Mehli Gate in Phagwara sparked widespread grief and outrage across the community.

Hindu leaders including Raman Nehra, Avinash Rai Khanna, Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal and Parminder Mehta condemned the incident, calling it deeply unfortunate.

The leaders urged police and administrative authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the deaths and ensure justice. “If there is any foul play or negligence involved, those responsible must face strict punishment to prevent such incidents from occurring again,” they said.

The leaders also praised local residents for maintaining peace and unity during this difficult time, as well as shopkeepers who voluntarily closed their establishments in respect for the deceased animals.

Offering prayers for the dead cows, they reiterated the importance of protecting the sanctity and welfare of cows in society. The incident left the community in shock, with many calling for greater accountability.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab...a-cowshed/

Later article reveals that the cows were poisoned with the cattle feed mixed with a poisonous substance and were buried with religious tradition on the banks of Sutlej river in Phillaur late Monday night.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhia...to-police/

Corporate flags at half mast, at the global headquarters of McDonalds?


I'll get me coat...

[The Valkyrie]

"Christianity; the world's most violently persecuted religion."

[Fake Messiah]

This bishop claims to have found the solution to bring back people who have left Catholicism. According to him, the main problem was Vatican 2, which dumbed down Catholicism (imagine, dumbing down the stupid) because it made Catholicism more effeminate, so he's bringing back the manliness to the church.

So watch out, atheists, because ex-Catholics are going back to their religion.

‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’

America’s most watched bishop, Robert Barron, is scouting out a new future for Christianity.

Barron told me that he senses an “extraordinary hunger for God” in America, but “beige Catholicism” won’t satisfy it. That’s his term for the Church that many American Catholics have known in the 60 years since Vatican II: simplistic and relevant homilies, felt banners, acoustic guitars—all meant to make the 2,000-year-old faith fit in with contemporary Western culture.

“To be frank about it, when I was in the seminary, it was more of a feminized approach,” he recalled. “We did a lot of sitting in a circle and talking about our feelings.”

His uncompromising presentation of the Christian story—and his willingness to discuss it with polarizing figures such as Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro—resonates especially among young men.

“Dumbed-down Catholicism was a disaster, pastorally,” Barron, who has a doctorate from the Catholic Institute of Paris, told me.

Barron plumbs topics that confound the secular world, such as transubstantiation and the Shroud of Turin. He wants to prove that Catholicism is not just another lifestyle choice based on the Golden Rule.

YouTube is the heart of his ministry. “The Millennial male who is listening to Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, all those podcasts and YouTube channels—now, through Bishop Barron, they are being exposed to a fresh take,” Brierley said. “The era of them just listening to Sam Harris’s take on religion is over.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...ch/680953/

So there you go: with the help of Ben Shapiro, shroud of Turin, Joe Rogan and Dante's Inferno (wait, but Dante was on the Vatican's forbidden list of books until the Vatican 2 - something that he abhors) he's bringing the Catholics back to the church.

[Mister Agenda]

Well if he senses it, he must be right.

[The Grand Nudger]

The bishop is right. Young white males in the maga pipe are well groomed to join his cult.

[Fake Messiah]

Just browsing “New Releases” under the “arts and entertainment” section on Audible

[Fake Messiah]

Hmmm. Jews (using an evangelical proxy mouthpiece) are complaining that Bergoglio is perpetrating blasphemy by portraying baby Jesus as a Muslim in a nativity set because "Jesus was a Jew." They don't understand that Jesus is a metaphorical character that people can interpret how they feel.

But, apparently, this is part of a sinister plan to first turn on the Jews and then on the Christians.

Jerusalem Post:

' Pope can't rewrite Bible - Jesus was a Jew from Judea, not Palestinian,' Christian leader says

A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree inauguration on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.

"The Pope’s inauguration of a nativity scene that showed baby Jesus cradled in a Palestinian keffiyeh is an affront to Jesus, the Bible, and the 80% of Christians who have fled Bethlehem since the Palestinian Authority took over the city,” President of Proclaiming Justice to The Nations, Laurie Cardoza-Moore said on Wednesday.

“Let’s be clear. The Pope can’t rewrite the Bible - Jesus was a Jew from Judea, not a Palestinian. He was born to a Jewish mother in Bethlehem, in Judea – there was no Palestine," Cardoza-Moore continued.

“Every year, subversive elements within the Church attempt to hijack the holiday and pull the Keffiyeh over our eyes – but it will never work. Instead of paying homage to this blasphemy, the Pope should be publicly supporting the State of Israel in her fight for survival,” she said.

Cardoza-Moore hosts a weekly television show titled “Focus on Israel,” which has an audience of two billion potential viewers worldwide.

She then called on the Christian world to “open their bible and read.” She continued, “There is no mention of Arafat, Sinwar, or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The Bible was written in Hebrew, not Arabic. It is time that we wake up and listen to the rhetoric coming out of Teheran and their proxies: first, they are coming for the Saturday People (the Jews) and then, the Sunday People (the Christians).”

https://m.jpost.com/christianworld/article-833048