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The Death Of Jan Crouch

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  • #16
    Originally posted by Trout View Post
    You don't think God's in control?
    What is that supposed to mean? That nothing we do or don't do has any bearing on the salvation of our fellow man?
    Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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    • #17
      Babylon Bee? Isn't that a satire website?
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      • #18
        From the Christian Examiner:

        "Satire works because it offends and in offending shocks our senses to the reality behind the joke," wrote Nate Schlomann. "It is in the very moments of life and death and pain and suffering that the hellacious Prosperity Gospel does its most damage. Sad to have seen this pastorally first hand too many times. So this is the perfect time, there can be no other. Go BB."

        Mike Chaney wrote: "Truth is not always comforting and can be offensive. The post sarcastically addresses a legitimate question. It is far less offensive than teaching a doctrine that causes people to live in doubt, guilt and shame for not having enough faith to claim perfect health and abundant wealth."

        http://www.christianexaminer.com/art...died/50754.htm


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        • #19
          Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
          Isn't Babylon Bee a satire website? While it sounds kind of like stuff the WoF movement says, it might be a good idea to find another source.
          yeah. but Jan Crouch really did die, and I have seen WoF reactions like that in the satire story. They blame a lack of faith when someone gets sick and dies.

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          • #20
            Well, I'm sorry to hear she passed.

            I'm afraid all I feel about this article is what I feel about anything else regarding satire - they go too far into bad taste on occasions like this.

            I'm surprised as the hostility I'm seeing here about this subject. I don't agree with the WoF teaching by a long shot, but goodness.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by DesertBerean View Post
              Well, I'm sorry to hear she passed.

              I'm afraid all I feel about this article is what I feel about anything else regarding satire - they go too far into bad taste on occasions like this.

              I'm surprised as the hostility I'm seeing here about this subject. I don't agree with the WoF teaching by a long shot, but goodness.
              I have a friend who's mother died of breast cancer a few years ago. She followed a WoF movement and refused medical treatment. She kept saying that if she had more faith she would get better. Her faith became a hammer over her head instead of a comfort.

              This is VERY close to me, and I will not allow an opportunity to pass to speak the truth about these vile false prophets. And, sadly, Jan Crouch was one of the worst.

              She is beyond help now, but half a billion people worldwide who follow this movement are not, and they need to be shown the truth.


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              • #22
                Originally posted by mossrose View Post
                From the same article seer posted:

                "Whatever the reason for Crouch’s sudden passing, Trinity Broadcasting Network has announced an upcoming month of solemnly and aggressively seeking donations in her honor."

                Are you kidding me?
                Apparently, yes.
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by mossrose View Post
                  I have a friend who's mother died of breast cancer a few years ago. She followed a WoF movement and refused medical treatment. She kept saying that is she had more faith she would get better. Her faith became a hammer over her head instead of a comfort.

                  This is VERY close to me, and I will not allow an opportunity to pass to speak the truth about these vile false prophets. And, sadly, Jan Crouch was one of the worst.

                  She is beyond help now, but half a billion people worldwide who follow this movement are not, and they need to be shown the truth.
                  I'm with DesertBerean on this. I know a lot of people in the Word of Faith movement. A lot of sincere and righteous Christians who love God with all their heart, and have given their lives to helping others. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Truthfully. But I've been to plenty of Word of Faith churches in my time, and while I also disagree with quite a bit of their doctrine, I've NEVER heard any pastor tell his parishioners in those churches to forego medical treatment. Quite the opposite. Every one of them that I've been to emphasized that faithfulness means seeking medical treatment alongside praying and believing for perfect health.

                  And there really isn't any excuse in defending statements from a satire website that misleads people into thinking that people have said things they have not. That's the very definition of bearing false witness.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                    Apparently, yes.
                    As I already said, it is horribly close to the truth of what they DO say.


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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Adrift View Post
                      I'm with DesertBerean on this. I know a lot of people in the Word of Faith movement. A lot of sincere and righteous Christians who love God with all their heart, and have given their lives to helping others. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Truthfully. But I've been to plenty of Word of Faith churches in my time, and while I also disagree with quite a bit of their doctrine, I've NEVER heard any pastor tell his parishioners in those churches to forego medical treatment. Quite the opposite. Every one of them that I've been to emphasized that faithfulness means seeking medical treatment alongside praying and believing for perfect health.

                      And there really isn't any excuse in defending statements from a satire website that misleads people into thinking that people have said things they have not. That's the very definition of bearing false witness.
                      I didn't know it was a satirical site, I've never heard of it.

                      So I am not defending what they said. However, for the third time, it is horribly close to what the WoF teachers DO say.

                      I don't know if my friend's mother was told to not seek treatment. But it was obviously what she took away from the teaching she was sitting under.


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                      • #26
                        WoF is indeed bad doctrine. I'm just concerned at the level of anger I perceive here, and, well...I'm sorry about your experiences...

                        This IS a satire website...
                        Last edited by DesertBerean; 06-01-2016, 10:10 AM.
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Adrift View Post
                          I'm with DesertBerean on this. I know a lot of people in the Word of Faith movement. A lot of sincere and righteous Christians who love God with all their heart, and have given their lives to helping others. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Truthfully. But I've been to plenty of Word of Faith churches in my time, and while I also disagree with quite a bit of their doctrine, I've NEVER heard any pastor tell his parishioners in those churches to forego medical treatment. Quite the opposite. Every one of them that I've been to emphasized that faithfulness means seeking medical treatment alongside praying and believing for perfect health.

                          And there really isn't any excuse in defending statements from a satire website that misleads people into thinking that people have said things they have not. That's the very definition of bearing false witness.
                          To be consistent, all satire is false witness.
                          Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

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                          • #28
                            We had what become a national story regarding denial of medical treatment by faith happen right here in Barstow, years ago. I don't recall the family name, but the parents of a child decided not to seek treatment for the child's cancer. Their pastor NEVER told them to do that.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by DesertBerean View Post
                              We had what become a national story regarding denial of medical treatment by faith happen right here in Barstow, years ago. I don't recall the family name, but the parents of a child decided not to seek treatment for the child's cancer. Their pastor NEVER told them to do that.
                              Christian Scientists are notorious for not allowing medical treatment, and to a lesser extent, Jehovah's witnesses, especially regarding blood transfusions.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                                Christian Scientists are notorious for not allowing medical treatment, and to a lesser extent, Jehovah's witnesses, especially regarding blood transfusions.
                                This family weren't either ... they were Pentecostal if I'm not mistaken.
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