James Randi on Faith Healing

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Anonymous said…
I love it! Notice how William Graham is still on the air and still making millions because he refused an interview.
Anonymous said…
My poor grandmother used to go to Kathryn Kulhman services all the time to be healed. god (little g) only knows how much she paid to be healed month after month.

Interestingly enough Kulhman died at the age of 67. So much for god's healing power.
SpaceMonk said…
Good show.
I can't believe that Popoff guy is still going.
His show has just started here in Australia. It's the dodgiest looking of all the christian shows on.
The thing I don't get though is that he's constantly promoting his 'miracle water' (probably just tap water), but he's not charging for it.
It doesn't make sense, knowing he's a fraud.
I wish I could figure out his angle.
Anonymous said…
The funny thing is, that perhaps most of these so-called "faith healers" and televangelists don't believe in a god at all themselves, therefore easing their respective consciences by willfully bilking millions out of the idiot population.

Here's a true story about the Rev. W.V. Grant: When I was about 10 or 11 years old, Mr. Grant came to our city to preach and "heal" at our high school's Performing Arts Center. My family being heavily involved in church at the time, as i recall we showed up early to the event for some reason, I think our church had something to do with hosting the event. Anyway, I remember being backstage and playing with a new transformer toy I had got earlier in the day. I was back in the dressing room, and two gentlemen came in, it was W.V. Grant and his assistant. They looked at me like I was some stupid little kid (which I'm proud to say I was!) and just told me to "get out," in a harsh tone. Apparently they had to prepare in private for that particular evening's fabrications.
Anonymous said…
Im not a religious person, but i have beliefs. I think that the christian faith has good intentions, and the overall message that they continuously try to convey are greatly positive. However, the ways in which these messages are taught, dispersed, and reinforced are what creates the negative image that some people neglect, sometimes with hostility. I have a grandmother, and a great grandmother who follow this faith, but they also allow room for, and acceptance towards other peoples views, even when they contradict some of the values that are a part of christianity. i dont follow the bible, and i dont think that any person should consider its words 'gospel'... i see the bible as a means to a good life, its words as guidelines for people to live with little fear or pain. and i believe that this was the original message that the bible gave... over the hundreds of years since it was written, the messages have been... edited, persay. which is how its effects have changed... this is a large subject, and one could write pages upon pages about the controversies that surround it... what i am suggesting to you, is to have an open mind about such things, to allow room for... differences.
Anonymous said…
Dear Anonymous, I don't think you understand who we are. We aren't bashing christians because they are different from us. We used to BE christians. We are relating amongst ourselves our experiences and observations of christianity to help each other and ourselves deal with the issues that arrise from leaving what is a huge, life controlling institution.

What I find most interesting in your post is that you say you are not religious and you apparently don't know much about christianity except that it has obvious credibility problems. What you might find surprising is that most christian denominations preach the exact opposite of what you are advising us to do: be tolerant of other people's differences.

Don't be misled by our ire and our candor. Most (if not all) of us have friends and/or relatives who are christians just like your grandmothers. So, believe me, we know how to allow room for difeerences.
Nvrgoingbk said…
If I believed in Hell I would expect to see men like this to be first in line to recieve the recompense for their evil. Since I don't believe in Hell, I have to hope to see more of these fucks exposed and brought to justice in this life.

I'd love to see a video on "prophets" like Kim Clement. My husband's cousin is a HUGE supporter and defender of this fraud. Does anyone have any information on this guy that exposes him as such? Hey Webmaster Dave, how about it?
Anonymous said…
hi ijust want to say I WENT TO A KATHRYN KULHMAN SERVICE AND WAS TOUCH BY GOD AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. I WAS OUT COLD TILL SOMEONE SAID OK YOU CAN WAKE UP AND GET OFF THE FLOOR.GOD USED HER LIFE TO TRANSFORM MINE
LIFE INTO HIS.
TheJaytheist said…
You got all worked up and passed out.

Big woop.

From wikipedia:"A similar state with loss of external awareness and motor control occurs as the result of a variety of rituals and dances in various religious and cultural traditions; see the article on religious ecstasy, Many are of the opinion that these events can be explained by psychological antecedents which could be a variety of different feelings, like "fire","electricity", " holy laughter", or a "cool wind".

Similar experiences are also reported by those who experience a Kundalini awakening."

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