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This isn't an excuse to bash Christians... most are perfectly reasonable people. (Well, I hope so, I'm one.) But has anyone else been told that they need to be excorcised, or even had it done to them? I have some kind of recollection of it happening, but I'm not sure I was firing on all cylinders at the time... are we in danger of being taken advantage of when we're ill by "loonies"?
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Most of the Christians who are into exorcism are just loons themselves. I believe that Jesus was able to cast out demons but I refuse to believe that those of us with mental illness are possessed and in need of exorcism.
I am a Christian who is offended by those who claim to be able to exorcise and then have no documentation on successes. They are doing more to drive people away from God by claiming they can do something in God's name without documented results.
I believe God can heal us from our illnesses but that is certainly not the same as exorcism by some fringe Christians.
If you are open to God I hope you can find a church and support system that will love you exactly the way you are. I have been blessed to find such a place and it is making life much more bearable.
Peace,
Mac
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