Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness

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Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness

Pyrrho Offline

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RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness

July 28, 2015 at 4:41 pm

(July 28, 2015 at 12:18 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(July 28, 2015 at 11:37 am)Neimenovic Wrote: Oh.

Uh, well, those people described in the op are christians, though it would be more fitting to pin this behavior on religion in general.

What makes you believe these superstitions came from any religion, they come from not understanding illness.

GC

The idea of demon possession is Biblical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonic_po...e_accounts

If you were serious about Christianity, you would know about this.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."

— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.

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Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 28, 2015 at 9:09 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Longhorn - July 28, 2015 at 9:35 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Chad32 - July 28, 2015 at 9:44 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by robvalue - July 28, 2015 at 9:49 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Huggy Bear - July 28, 2015 at 11:16 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Longhorn - July 28, 2015 at 11:20 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Huggy Bear - July 28, 2015 at 11:34 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Longhorn - July 28, 2015 at 11:37 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Godschild - July 28, 2015 at 12:18 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Longhorn - July 28, 2015 at 12:21 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Godschild - July 28, 2015 at 1:26 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Longhorn - July 28, 2015 at 1:34 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Pyrrho - July 28, 2015 at 4:41 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Minimalist - July 28, 2015 at 6:05 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by polar bear - July 28, 2015 at 11:45 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Huggy Bear - July 28, 2015 at 12:50 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 28, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Pyrrho - July 28, 2015 at 4:38 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Athene - July 28, 2015 at 5:56 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by polar bear - July 29, 2015 at 11:39 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by BrokenQuill92 - July 29, 2015 at 11:47 am

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Minimalist - July 29, 2015 at 12:26 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by BrokenQuill92 - July 29, 2015 at 1:07 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Athene - July 29, 2015 at 8:13 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by BrokenQuill92 - July 29, 2015 at 8:27 pm

RE: Christianity in Ghana and the Spiritual Sickness - by Athene - July 29, 2015 at 9:56 pm

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