exorcism

Pax, Ειρήνη, שלום! Praised be Jesus Christ! I recently wrote this treatment for a friend. It is based on my studies of historical demonology, knowledge I've gleaned over the years from exorcists & those who assist them (including psychologists or doctors who scrutinize claims of cases), and the...

I have heard some in Christian Psychology espouse that demon possession is extremely rare. I believe the Bible shows that demon possession was extremely common in Jesus' time. See my references below, but a key verse for me is Mark 1:39: "He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee...

I am a possible Convert to Orthodoxy, and my spouse left me less than 2 years ago. We were only married for less than 2 years prior to her leaving, and there are no children involved. She is from another continent, and it is a situation where I am permitted to divorce her based on 1 Cor 7 as...

I was reading "the Biblical Proof for a private prayer language in tongues" thread with great interest late last night. (I work a very slow over night job and like reading stuff from the board to pass the time etc.). Reading the thread got me to thinking about the topic of demons, exorcism...

Hi! I'm schizophrenic and I've been exorcise not once, but TWICE! It didn't work because I don't have demons in my head and God made me this way for a reason. SteamFunkers Station: When You're Angry With Christians (And You Have Every Right To Be)

The rise of ‘freelance’ exorcists in France Apparently, there is an increased demand for exorcists in France. The Catholic Church is inundated with requests and is reticent to respond, so more and more freelance spiritualists are called upon. There are few official exorcists, but even these are...

Not sure if this is the proper place for this. Saw this article Saturday and thought it might generate some interesting discussion. A man of science confronts demonic possession - CNN

There was this homeless woman I was trying to help. She was dressed very nice, and took care of her physical appearance, but she was an alcoholic and psychotic. She would ramble on and on, talking to herself, and when you listened to what she said it was about how she owned million dollar real...

I'm a Washington, DC-based freelance writer who's working on an article about "house cleansing"-- a procedure in which a team of Christians walk through a house attempting to locate, identify, and drive out evil spirits. Several Anglican churches in the Washington, DC suburbs currently offer...