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Currently making the rounds on the Interwub: a video from a church in Connecticut in which church elders perform an exorcism of a 16-year-old boy to cure him of his homosexuality.
Following the predictable outrage, the church removed the video from YouTube, but you can see a clip here if you want.
What’s really disturbing is the idea that it’s not just one church in Connecticutt doing this kind of thing:
Couple that with the knowledge that 45% of the country voted for a presidential candidate whose VP (who was arguably more popular than he was) was blessed in church by witch hunters – and the fact that the GOP’s original 2012 hopeful, Bobby Jindal, says he has actually performed an exorcism – and things start looking grim indeed.
Delicious demon,
This is dF
Following the predictable outrage, the church removed the video from YouTube, but you can see a clip here if you want.
"Rip it from his throat!" a woman yells. "Come on, you homosexual demon! You homosexual spirit, we call you out right now! Loose your grip, Lucifer!"
What’s really disturbing is the idea that it’s not just one church in Connecticutt doing this kind of thing:
It's nearly impossible to say how often similar exercises occur in churches nationwide. But Kamora Herrington, who runs a mentoring program at True Colors and has worked with the youth, said she believes it's fairly common.
"This happens all the time," she said.
"This is not isolated."Robin McHaelin, executive director of True Colors, an advocacy group for gay youths, said her organization is aware of five cases in recent years in which youths in her program were threatened with exorcism.
"This happens all the time," she said.
"This is not isolated."Robin McHaelin, executive director of True Colors, an advocacy group for gay youths, said her organization is aware of five cases in recent years in which youths in her program were threatened with exorcism.
Couple that with the knowledge that 45% of the country voted for a presidential candidate whose VP (who was arguably more popular than he was) was blessed in church by witch hunters – and the fact that the GOP’s original 2012 hopeful, Bobby Jindal, says he has actually performed an exorcism – and things start looking grim indeed.
Delicious demon,
This is dF
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on 2009-06-27 01:31 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-06-27 03:06 pm (UTC)...
What?
It makes as much sense as the rest of that exorcism crap. :)
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on 2009-06-27 04:30 pm (UTC)......................Not that you did.
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on 2009-06-27 03:21 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-06-27 04:31 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-07-02 01:24 pm (UTC)