(December 7, 2016 at 4:09 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I was raised in a denomination that believes demons, and demon possession are common. I certainly noticed that THEY had a tendency to misdiagnose almost any serious problem as demonic oppression or possession.
As for why only believers get possessed, a Pentecostal might think that possessing an atheist might be the only thing that would change their mind, and demons don't want atheists changing their minds, so it's hands off.
A corollary question is why do people of other religions have the power to cast out demons? It would be interesting if people of other faiths could only be successfully exorcised by Christians, but any culturally approved exorcism procedure seems to work.
Um . . .
I really think they have it back wards. All the atheists are possessed. That's why they are such right royal bastards.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
