Sentences with phrase «exorcism in»

Childhood family traumas «bred an exorcism in art» and she desperately attempted to purge her unrest with her work.

When a young priest (O'Donoghue) considers dropping from the priesthood, he is sent first to Rome to study exorcism in the hope of strengthening his belief.

Before shooting The Exorcist, William Friedkin never witnessed an exorcism in person.

It was also based on a real exorcism in Washington, which was far less dramatic than the film.

The ministry of exorcism in the secular city requires a community of persons who... are not burdened by the constriction of an archaic heritage.

That a major news organization reports on exorcism in 2011 as if it were real, is astonishing.

The saying clearly implies a Sitz im Leben Jesu; it implies a practice of exorcism in the ministry of Jesus to which it refers.

The next time the U.S. House and Senate are sitting with every member present, this guy needs to perform a mass exorcism in the Capitol.

The Catholic Church retooled its rules around exorcisms in the wake of the negative press.

Immigration is behind the «astonishing» rise in Christian exorcisms in the UK, according to a religious... More

Immigration is behind the «astonishing» rise in Christian exorcisms in the UK, according to a religious think tank.

Exorcisms in the White House?

Not exact matches

«This rite of exorcism, beautiful and liturgical, had never before taken place in any part of the world.

While dragons robes are used for exorcism, consecration of FU and tools, and things that needs power to kick butts in this world.

Obviously, today's followers of Paul et al's «magic - man» are also a bit on the odd side believing in all the Christian mumbo jumbo about bodies resurrecting, and exorcisms, and miracles, and «magic - man atonement, and infalliable, old, European, white men, and 24/7 body / blood sacrifices followed by consumption of said sacrifices.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased.In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased.in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

Obviously, today's followers / singers of Paul et al's «magic - man» are also a bit on the odd side believing in all the Christian mumbo jumbo about virgin births and bodies resurrecting, and exorcisms, and miracles, and «magic - man atonement, and infallible, old, European, white men, and 24/7 body / blood sacrifices followed by consumption of said sacrifices.

I participated in exorcisms.

In their new comedy Amy Damnation, a woman attempts to track down the demon who possessed her as a child — prior to an exorcism — in an effort to no longer be a people - pleaser who's always taken advantage oIn their new comedy Amy Damnation, a woman attempts to track down the demon who possessed her as a child — prior to an exorcism — in an effort to no longer be a people - pleaser who's always taken advantage oin an effort to no longer be a people - pleaser who's always taken advantage of.

We used to laugh about the «exorcisms» that were done to calm the sinners in the church.

@Delsin: I see your point of view, but until there is absolute solid proof that demons exist, putting your faith in exorcism to cure issues is unwise to say the least.

Having said that, however, exorcism as in the article, isn't trying to get rid of a ghost.

In every case in which I was involved, they didn't need exorcism, they needed years of psychotherapy that is always intense and very difficulIn every case in which I was involved, they didn't need exorcism, they needed years of psychotherapy that is always intense and very difficulin which I was involved, they didn't need exorcism, they needed years of psychotherapy that is always intense and very difficult.

The terror this last law struck into the hearts of inhabitants of the empire is demonstrated by an incident in the Acts of Peter in which a shattered imperial statue, broken in the course of a vigorous exorcism undertaken by Peter, was miraculously healed in response to the pleas of a terrified Christian, fearful of the consequences of leaving it in pieces.

Watching an exorcism for me was very scary and in retrospect it was like a well rehearsed drama and a way to see who could writhe and growl the loudest.

In my opinion, the Catholics have a clearer more in - depth understanding of demonic possession than protestants I speculate, as it seems that they have put forth a concerted effort to research it, manage it and even consult divine knowledge concerning the practice of exorcisIn my opinion, the Catholics have a clearer more in - depth understanding of demonic possession than protestants I speculate, as it seems that they have put forth a concerted effort to research it, manage it and even consult divine knowledge concerning the practice of exorcisin - depth understanding of demonic possession than protestants I speculate, as it seems that they have put forth a concerted effort to research it, manage it and even consult divine knowledge concerning the practice of exorcism.

Even as Mantel complains bitterly of God's absence, she turns away from the Church that extends his presence in the world, in the sacraments and the rites, including the rite of exorcism.

The present setting of this saying is editorial, as are all settings in the tradition, and in this instance the setting is at least as old as Q, since both Matthew and Luke use the saying and its setting in different ways: Matthew to interpret the exorcisms of Jesus as a present manifestation of the eschatological future, «spirit» being «in primitive Christianity, like the «first - fruits» (Rom.

Treating this saying as an interpretation of the exorcisms, we should note that it interprets them in terms of an Old Testament text, for the reference to «finger of God» is an allusion to Ex.

When an exorcism is a manifestation of the Kingdom of God, then that Kingdom is manifested in terms of a conflict between good and evil, between God and Satan, between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness.

The evidence for exorcism as a feature of the ministry of Jesus is very strong indeed: exorcisms are to be found in every strata of the synoptic tradition, and the ancient Jewish texts regard Jesus as a miracle worker, i.e. an exorcist.

The Beelzebul controversy which Mark (3.19 - 22) supplies as the context for his version of the tradition with which we are concerned may or may not be historical, but it is certainly evidence for the fact that in the first century exorcisms as such were comparatively meaningless until they were interpreted.

8.15, (To understand it simply as an idiom used in exorcism narratives in the ancient world would he wrong.

The therapist engages in exorcism, while the pastor offers experiences of the Holy Spirit to fill the void left by each departing spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 11:26).

So we are justified in recognizing that Jesus has availed himself of an Old Testament text in this interpretation of the exorcisms, and that, in addition, he has also probably alluded to an existing Jewish interpretation of that text.

I am still not sure if I would put these exorcism witnesses in any different category than a viewer of a stage hypnosis presentation... especially when the observers want desperately to believe in it beforehand.

Just because some of you do not believe in angels or demons or exorcisms doesn't mean it isn't real.

That's why I've always appreciate Lewis» pithy advice, quoted in this month's cover feature «Exorcism Unmasked» (p28): «There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils.

Doing exorcisms was all in a day's work.

If you think that people putting stock faith in exorcism over medical care is a danger, I think that's a relevant reaction to THIS ARTICLE.

Just because your intellectual, spiritual, emotional journey hasn't brought you to a belief in the need for exorcism, doesn't mean that the need doesn't exist and also doesn't mean that others are idiots for believing in the need.

Hey Scot Maybe the pope should perform an exorcism on Scalia (catholic) as he believes in a real devil — do you sco?

In the last chapter of Christ Triumphant (Hodder & Stoughton) I have spelt out in detail some things to keep in mind in relation to exorcisIn the last chapter of Christ Triumphant (Hodder & Stoughton) I have spelt out in detail some things to keep in mind in relation to exorcisin detail some things to keep in mind in relation to exorcisin mind in relation to exorcisin relation to exorcism.

If non-believers fail to speak out against procedures that have no basis in reality, e.g. exorcism, and someone dies that could have been saved, then they missed an opportunity to make one person's life a little bit longer and this world a little bit better.

In an earlier book (Unbaptized God, 1992) Jenson rightly criticized the «incomplete exorcism» of pagan elements in Hellenistic Christian theology, elements that have been influential throughout all subsequent Christian historIn an earlier book (Unbaptized God, 1992) Jenson rightly criticized the «incomplete exorcism» of pagan elements in Hellenistic Christian theology, elements that have been influential throughout all subsequent Christian historin Hellenistic Christian theology, elements that have been influential throughout all subsequent Christian history.

The cause of death was malnutrition and dehydration due to being kept in a semi-starvation state for almost a year while the rites of exorcism were performed.

In other words, while demon possession may be the best description for some human suffering, and exorcism may be the appropriate cure, the New Testament writers, as well as some modern writers and theologians, urge caution: we should pay as little attention to the demonic as is pastorally possible.

In polite society, including among many Christians, exorcism is not a topic of conversation.

He has worked at All Souls Church, Langham Place, been a pastor in Australia and is one of the leading theological thinkers on exploring the biblical accounts of exorcism and demon possession.

In fairness, I don't know if this was a Christian exorcism or some other kind (voodoo, or whatever), but religion and superst.ition can rot the brain.