Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: DouglasKC
According to this idea, a four-year-old rape victim attracted lifelong trauma through wrong thinking.

How is this different from the claims of Christian faith-healers? I have heard plenty of essentially identical bunkum from them, claiming that disease can be cured if you only pray hard enough and have enough faith.

The innocent-victim argument surely falls as heavily on them as it does on the psychic quacks. "Negative thinking" is not that much different from "Lack of faith".

Interesting that Howard Davis ignores this topic completely.

6 posted on 06/09/2007 5:04:22 AM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: ccmay
How is this different from the claims of Christian faith-healers? I have heard plenty of essentially identical bunkum from them, claiming that disease can be cured if you only pray hard enough and have enough faith.
The innocent-victim argument surely falls as heavily on them as it does on the psychic quacks. "Negative thinking" is not that much different from "Lack of faith".

Certainly there are some who claim to be Christian that may take this tack. In fact, they may be practicing "The Secret" and not realize they've been deceived.

But I believe that most Christians when it comes to healing through prayer know that any healing comes at or on God's timeline, not our own. Instant miracles may happen, but God may withhold healing for reasons only he knows.

9 posted on 06/09/2007 5:28:49 AM PDT by DouglasKC
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson