Native People in South America Killed during Exorcisms


The love of Jesus was illustrated in South America by ten exorcists who killed six native children. I don't know the accuracy of this story but this is what has been reported.

Those doing the exorcism were members of The New Light of God Church. According to witnesses, the victims were beaten with sticks and Bibles and told they must convert. There are news accounts all over the world of other religions that beat Christians. Apparently, there are Christians who also practice violence to bring about conversion.

I've never understood the part of Christianity which claims there are demons inside of people and exorcism is the way to remove demons. If there are demons, would not they be present in other societies and in other societies and other religions. While there is violence against Christians, I've never it is because Christians have demons in their heads.

The official position of the Catholic church is demons exist and exorcism is practiced to remove them. It would be helpful if the field of medicine including psychologists or psychiatrists uniformly agreed with the presence of these demons. If it were the case demons actually existed there could be a section in medical school which dealt with removing them.

It has taken great effort to get rid of religious "healing" of gay people called reparative therapy. Even though many states outlaw the practice some religious people claim it "cures" homosexuality. Firm that practice reparative therapy refuse to release data about its effectiveness.

Exorcism is a similar practice that is allowed because it falls under religion. It is difficult to bring anything in religion to be accountable. 

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  1. little helperJanuary 21, 2020 at 3:40 PM

    re. the picture; I saw the same thing at a dance years ago. The fellow chugged a whole bottle of lime vodka, and in a short while, he was on the floor out cold. His friends pulled him over to a wall, and propped him up so he wouldn't choke on his puke. Grain neutral spirits, but spirits never the less. Maybe it was the accordion music that made him sick. Note to self; Use the accordion to get people to repent. Repent, and I will quit playing. It may work. I know some may agree. It may be a new vocation. In Heaven there is no beer.

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  2. Matt NoahJanuary 21, 2020 at 4:21 PM

    Just a suggestion to proofread. I had trouble reading your story.

    Also, while it is fine to provide hearsay reporting of the original article - which is very sketchy - it gets ridiculous to extrapolate the story to everything and anything including such topics as homosexual reparative therapy, the presence or absence of demons or the accountability of religion.

    Exorcism in the case you reported is a 'one off' of a 'one off' of a 'one off'. First, it was not performed by any mainline Protestant church or the Catholic Church. It was not performed by a member of any ordained clergy. It appears to be the work of lay group who call themselves Christian but break a few of the Ten Commandments as they do their warped version of exorcism. I'm assuming it is all true which is probably dangerous. However, if true, it is really awful.

    A Catholic exorcism is performed by a priest who is especially trained in exorcism. The goal is NOT conversion, it is the expulsion of demon(s) from a person's body and/or mind. There is first the determination of a true possession vs. a mental illness.

    Any extrapolation into mainline Christianity based on this weak story is very poor analysis; analysis that has an ulterior motive.

    No amount of psychologists or psychiatrists could help a possessed person. Even those 2 professions can find cures for loneliness, fear or a broken heart. Face it, not everything in our lives is a provable, scientific fact.

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