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Greetings in Christ,
I've come to this forum seeking help with some serious family troubles and need advice from my brothers and sisters in Christ. I believe that my younger brother has become possessed by the spirit of the recently deceased journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and has cut off all communication with his family. I need help from strong Christians who are understand the nature of the spirit world and are going to take my story seriously. I come from a liberal church and nobody in my congregation is taking my family seriously- my pastor and others whom we have confided in are all convinced that my brother is schizophrenic. I am looking to get into contact with Christians who have experience with demonic possessions and know where my family can turn to get help for my brother.
I had always considered myself a "moderate" Christian (I accept evolution, big bang, old earth, etc.) I do not take the entire Bible literally (don't believe in the Great Flood, etc.) The church I attend is very progressive; we support gay rights, womens right to choose, etc. The majority of our congregation is made up of free thinkers, scientists, artists, etc. Demonic possession is something I have never believed in. This very disturbing event has forced me to change my views.
Two weeks ago, my older sister (Sondra) called me up, extremely distraught, telling me that our younger brother (Paul) had become possessed by a demonic spirit. She explained that she had not seen or heard from him in over two months (the two of them are very close and speak often) he was not answering her e-mails or phone calls. The day before, she had driven from her home in Tucson to his apartment in LA- he was not home so she waited for him in the parking lot for almost ten hours. When Paul finally showed up at 4AM, Sondra barely recognized him by his appearance. Paul was intoxicated, smoking a cigarette and carrying a bottle of bourbon in his hand- he was extremely paranoid, mumbling about Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie and had absolutely no idea who Sondra was.
As she began to describe the incident to me, I immediately concluded that Paul had succumbed to some sort of serious mental illness, like schizophrenia; signs of delusion (believed he was living in the year 1972) paranoia (kept asking Sondra if "one of Nixon's henchmen" had sent her...) but the more she went into detail, the more skeptical I became. I am now convinced that my brother is possessed.
Growing up, I was the wild kid of the bunch. Paul and Sondra both committed their lives to Christ in elementary school and neither one experienced "backsliding." Both my siblings were model Christian kids. While I was smoking marijuana, going to concerts and having sex in college, Paul was volunteering at the Salvation Army and working with Campus Crusaders. My little brother was the biggest goody goody you could ever meet- I never once heard him curse, never saw him smoke a cigarette; he didn't even have a drink on his 21st birthday!
So when Sondra went on to describe the conditions of Paul's apartment and the nature of the conversation she had with him that night, I began to think "this makes absolutely no sense! There is no naturalistic explanation for what is happening here!"
Here are the facts that convince me that my brother is possessed by the late Dr. Thompson:
- During Paul's conversation with Sondra, he was recalling a "disturbing conversation" he had just had with a "confidential informant" who told him that he had hard evidence that the Dolphins purposely lost the Super Bowl to the Cowboys and that "the Soviets were possibly involved." My brother hates football! He had no idea who played in this years Super Bowl, how would he know that Miami had plated Dallas in '72??? How was he able to recall, in detail, key plays in the game and that Ella Fitzgerald had performed at half time? He also told Sondra that he was still angry with Jan Werner (the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine) for cutting off his expense account (I looked into this and confirmed that Rolling Stone had indeed cut off Thompson's credit card during his coverage of the 1972 Super Bowl.)
- Paul has never read any of Thompson's books, probably never even heard of the man in the first place. So, even if this was a case of mental illness, how would he be able to recall so many details from Thompson's past? How would he be aware of so many of the man's idiosyncrasies? I spoke with Paul over the phone three days ago (in order to have a conversation with him, I had to tell him I was a student at UC Berkley, that I was a great admirer of his work and was doing a story on him for the school's newspaper.) His voice is unrecognizable as my brother; he mumbles in the same rhythm as Thompson, uses words like "swine" and "atavistic," and
-The last time I saw him he was working in a hospital billing office, volunteering part time with the youth ministry at his church. He has since quit his job, vacated his apartment and moved into a hotel in Hollywood. Has been drinking, taking LSD and hanging around with an outlaw motorcycle club! He told me that he was upset over the lack of success of his book "Hell's Angels" and had been riding with the Mongols working on a sequel.
I feel trapped and hopeless! I don't even know where to begin! Sondra understands much more about the Lord and the nature of the spirit world than myself, she has said that she believes that the only way to heal Paul is for the spirit to be cast out by someone whom God has gifted with the power to call out deamons. How would we even go about doing this???
Has anyone here had a similar experience? Or know of people who we could be put into contact with who would be able to help?
Also, something which has got me very confused; Thompson died in 2005, yet Paul believes it is the year 1972. Does anybody know what the explanation for this would be? There are many things we do not understand about the spirit world, but I would think that a spirit would remember it's entire life and not just up until a certain point.
Prayers and input greatly appreciate! God bless!
In Christ,
-Eugene
I've come to this forum seeking help with some serious family troubles and need advice from my brothers and sisters in Christ. I believe that my younger brother has become possessed by the spirit of the recently deceased journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and has cut off all communication with his family. I need help from strong Christians who are understand the nature of the spirit world and are going to take my story seriously. I come from a liberal church and nobody in my congregation is taking my family seriously- my pastor and others whom we have confided in are all convinced that my brother is schizophrenic. I am looking to get into contact with Christians who have experience with demonic possessions and know where my family can turn to get help for my brother.
I had always considered myself a "moderate" Christian (I accept evolution, big bang, old earth, etc.) I do not take the entire Bible literally (don't believe in the Great Flood, etc.) The church I attend is very progressive; we support gay rights, womens right to choose, etc. The majority of our congregation is made up of free thinkers, scientists, artists, etc. Demonic possession is something I have never believed in. This very disturbing event has forced me to change my views.
Two weeks ago, my older sister (Sondra) called me up, extremely distraught, telling me that our younger brother (Paul) had become possessed by a demonic spirit. She explained that she had not seen or heard from him in over two months (the two of them are very close and speak often) he was not answering her e-mails or phone calls. The day before, she had driven from her home in Tucson to his apartment in LA- he was not home so she waited for him in the parking lot for almost ten hours. When Paul finally showed up at 4AM, Sondra barely recognized him by his appearance. Paul was intoxicated, smoking a cigarette and carrying a bottle of bourbon in his hand- he was extremely paranoid, mumbling about Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie and had absolutely no idea who Sondra was.
As she began to describe the incident to me, I immediately concluded that Paul had succumbed to some sort of serious mental illness, like schizophrenia; signs of delusion (believed he was living in the year 1972) paranoia (kept asking Sondra if "one of Nixon's henchmen" had sent her...) but the more she went into detail, the more skeptical I became. I am now convinced that my brother is possessed.
Growing up, I was the wild kid of the bunch. Paul and Sondra both committed their lives to Christ in elementary school and neither one experienced "backsliding." Both my siblings were model Christian kids. While I was smoking marijuana, going to concerts and having sex in college, Paul was volunteering at the Salvation Army and working with Campus Crusaders. My little brother was the biggest goody goody you could ever meet- I never once heard him curse, never saw him smoke a cigarette; he didn't even have a drink on his 21st birthday!
So when Sondra went on to describe the conditions of Paul's apartment and the nature of the conversation she had with him that night, I began to think "this makes absolutely no sense! There is no naturalistic explanation for what is happening here!"
Here are the facts that convince me that my brother is possessed by the late Dr. Thompson:
- During Paul's conversation with Sondra, he was recalling a "disturbing conversation" he had just had with a "confidential informant" who told him that he had hard evidence that the Dolphins purposely lost the Super Bowl to the Cowboys and that "the Soviets were possibly involved." My brother hates football! He had no idea who played in this years Super Bowl, how would he know that Miami had plated Dallas in '72??? How was he able to recall, in detail, key plays in the game and that Ella Fitzgerald had performed at half time? He also told Sondra that he was still angry with Jan Werner (the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine) for cutting off his expense account (I looked into this and confirmed that Rolling Stone had indeed cut off Thompson's credit card during his coverage of the 1972 Super Bowl.)
- Paul has never read any of Thompson's books, probably never even heard of the man in the first place. So, even if this was a case of mental illness, how would he be able to recall so many details from Thompson's past? How would he be aware of so many of the man's idiosyncrasies? I spoke with Paul over the phone three days ago (in order to have a conversation with him, I had to tell him I was a student at UC Berkley, that I was a great admirer of his work and was doing a story on him for the school's newspaper.) His voice is unrecognizable as my brother; he mumbles in the same rhythm as Thompson, uses words like "swine" and "atavistic," and
-The last time I saw him he was working in a hospital billing office, volunteering part time with the youth ministry at his church. He has since quit his job, vacated his apartment and moved into a hotel in Hollywood. Has been drinking, taking LSD and hanging around with an outlaw motorcycle club! He told me that he was upset over the lack of success of his book "Hell's Angels" and had been riding with the Mongols working on a sequel.
I feel trapped and hopeless! I don't even know where to begin! Sondra understands much more about the Lord and the nature of the spirit world than myself, she has said that she believes that the only way to heal Paul is for the spirit to be cast out by someone whom God has gifted with the power to call out deamons. How would we even go about doing this???
Has anyone here had a similar experience? Or know of people who we could be put into contact with who would be able to help?
Also, something which has got me very confused; Thompson died in 2005, yet Paul believes it is the year 1972. Does anybody know what the explanation for this would be? There are many things we do not understand about the spirit world, but I would think that a spirit would remember it's entire life and not just up until a certain point.
Prayers and input greatly appreciate! God bless!
In Christ,
-Eugene
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