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Christians and demons
#11
RE: Christians and demons
SOL, they didn't lose their keys.  KeyGod only responds to key related prayers. Sometimes he dabbles in wallets, but that's just boredom, not the usual fare- don't expect a miracle.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#12
RE: Christians and demons
(December 7, 2016 at 2:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Demonic possession......misdiagnosed....as something else.  Like what, Neo?

Rolleyes

Made me LOL. Is The Exorcist thus a sort of Grey's Anatomy for demonic possession?
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#13
RE: Christians and demons
(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.
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#14
RE: Christians and demons
Annndddd  Mister Agenda hits the nail on the head. Christians believe atheists to be in the Devil's favor and thus unworthy of such a divine experience such as demon possession! It's only the "special" Christians, whose faiths are being tested, who end up with demonic possession in their household. The thing is that no, Chad is incorrect. In daily practice all someone need do is say that they or someone else is demon possessed, and they can reap all the benefits of pretty much nullifying the self determination/sanity of themselves or others for personal gain. 

When it comes to Christianity (or any religion for that matter), Demon possession is just par the course for scapegoating a crime or neglect (if caught doing something bad or if they want to discreditsomeone else), letchery and debauchery (the devil made me do it!), and money making schemes. 

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If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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#15
RE: Christians and demons
A marathon of deliverance. Wow. wonder how much money Helen manages to siphon out of the faithful in that time? Bet those Texan folk threw cash at her.
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#16
RE: Christians and demons
(December 7, 2016 at 1:49 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: It is news to me that demonic possession only occurs in Christians. Many other religions, East and West, believe in demons. Perhaps it is only because the Church has very strict criteria for determining if a demonic possession has occurred and elaborate rituals for casting out demons. As for atheists, they would not consider it a possibility so it would most likely be misdiagnosed.

Misdiagnosed as what? Epilepsy? Schizophrenia? Preacher lays hands on you then it is safe to get off those demonic modern medicines? How medeival!
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#17
RE: Christians and demons
Mermaid spirit attacks..........just when you think you've already heard the silliest shit.  You know what though, if mermaids are spiritually attacking people.....I'm gonna call that justified retaliation.  Maybe if they'd stop shitting in the river, mermaids would stop hexing them?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#18
RE: Christians and demons
HAHAHAHA. Mermaids. Man are we sure this isn't a parody thing, and everyone is in on the joke except us? Chad? Can you elucidate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Ukpabio

She sued the British Humanist Association for £500,000,000 for libel apparently. Do you think that was like a Dr. Evil thing, where she just imagined a number in her head and spoke it out loud to a screen of BHA volunteers?
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#19
RE: Christians and demons
(December 8, 2016 at 8:04 am)Pandæmonium Wrote: A marathon of deliverance. Wow. wonder how much money Helen manages to siphon out of the faithful in that time? Bet those Texan folk threw cash at her.

Yeah, I mean, it says it's free--but hey once you're there and she's got you thinking, "maybe just maybe god DOES want to heal me today yeah?", and conveNiently the collections pan ends up in your hand, you dump all your grocery money in it in possible expectation of a long term cure with sparkles of hope in your eyes becauze this time--this time, you have all the faith in the world! 
And you go home ,  open a pack of ramen noodles, wake up the next day with nothing changed, realize y o u have zero food for the week, and consider that maybe you misinterpreted all the godly signs and you were meant to give all your money away to learn a lesson, or perhaps your money will be used to do good in this world like save a life--a small price to pay for an empty stomach, i mean, children in Africa are starving to death fgs!



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If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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#20
RE: Christians and demons
I love wacky holyfolk.  

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This'n right hur says he can make mens wewees bigguns, with the combined use of a special prayer and massage.........I'm sure you can Danny, I'm sure you can.

Strangely enough, he happens to be one of those anti-gay nuts in Ghana. Which seems like an odd career choice for a man who spends so much time with other guys units in his hands.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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