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Here in the US such tactics don't work, despite the US being somewhat to very religious. Most Christian pastors will say that this would be testing God's power
by sown 17y ago
Here in the US such tactics don't work, despite the US being somewhat to very religious.
Most Christian pastors will say that this would be testing God's powers, a vulgar display, and so he will not do it and hence the pastor's won't try to participate in such a test.
- mseebach 17y agoAnd if there is indeed a God, this entity has by now, quite thoroughly, stated that it is not willing to manifest itself. It would be odd that a God would choose to end this streak by killing a sceptic, but then again, any application of logic to the metaphysical is, by definition, moot.
- elblanco 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn
- sown 17y agoWhile Benny Hinn is a faith healer and regularly puts on his show, he will not allow himself to appear in a situation that is not within his control in a manner preferable to skeptics.
- FluidDjango 17y ago"Most Christian pastors will say..." Well, genuine spiritual masters in India would say the same, e.g.: "The way to God is not a circus"* or: "He who knows doesn't say. He who says doesn't know." The term 'guru' is meant (from ancient texts) for someone beyond 'teacher' - someone who is a master of him(her)self, of ego-motives, of crass personal ambitions (including petty TV fame :/ ) - someone who is capable of lifting student-disciples "from darkness into light" (light in the sense of enlightenment). From the perspective of devout and discriminating Indians, the display of tantric / shakti / spiritual power for personal/ego aggrandizement is no more a display of spirituality or holiness than is paedaphiliac "love" a sign of being a Christian "man of God's love." [/outraged rant] *cf: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0876120834 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0876120834