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Religion / Pagan Priest Gets Right To Wear Horn In Driver’s Licence by stephendellas(m): 7:56am On Dec 18, 2016
A Pagan Priest made headlines after he won the right to wear horn in his driver’s license photo.

The ‘Priest of Pan’, Phelan MoonSong, as he is known, was initially denied the right but successfully fought to get it approved after being rejected by the Bangor Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BWV).

MoonSong who has been wearing the goat horn since 2008 claims he feels naked without them.

MoonSong who tried putting them on for a new driver's license, was told they would have to be approved by the secretary of state and had to submit religious documentation to prove his faith claim was genuine.

“Had my first pic [sic] taken at the Bangor BMV where they asked me send in doc to get it approved..was never told it was rejected till I called back last week,” MoonSong wrote in a Facebook post.

MoonSong mailed a personal essay on why his “Horns of Pan” were of important to him put was declined, he however stated that his horns were no different to a nun’s habit or a Sikh’s turban.He reportedly told the BMV that he was “an ordained Pagan minister.”

The BMV relented but after MoonSong sought advice from the Maine Civil Liberties Union. He later received his ID complete with horns fully visible in his mail.

"They sent me nothing else or no further explanation. Just received my ID in the mail after my last visit," he told RT.
He is hoping to start a temple in his hometown of Millinocket, in order to provide a “safe, friendly environment to celebrate and honor the old Goddesses and Gods.”


http://shekinaman.com/2016/12/18/pagan-priest-gets-right-wearing-horn-drivers-licence/

Religion / Pastor Drowns In River While Conducting Baptism by stephendellas(m): 11:50pm On Dec 08, 2016
A 36 year old South African pastor drowned while facilitating a baptism ceremony in a river on Saturday, and his body was recovered a few meters below the surface. Source reported that the police rushed to the Ulmazi River near the Ezimbokodweni Primary School to respond to a report about a pastor who drowned while conducting baptism. Together with police divers, the medical rescuers looked for the body of the said pastor which was found a few meters below the water's surface and subsequently submitted the body to investigators.

Similar to this was a separate incident which happened earlier this year, six of nine children who participated in a baptism ceremony in a river in eastern Zimbabwe ended up dead. Police said the two members of an apostolic church who had taken the children had tried to escape before authorities caught them. The church members had reportedly taken nine children to a river in Muriwo village. Two boys and four girls drowned during the baptism ceremony.

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http://shekinaman.com/2016/12/08/pastor-drowns-river-conducting-baptism/
Religion / Jesus V. Santa Board Game Garners Criticism by stephendellas(m): 11:37pm On Dec 08, 2016
A Christmas board game called Jesus V. Santa which puts Jesus against Santa is receiving criticism for being offensive and even blasphemous.

According to Christian Today, the board game began as a Kickstarter campaign but subsequently emerged into a board game.

Some Christians believe that the game is blasphemous because it trivializes Jesus and brings Him down to the level of being just a game used to pass time and worst of all puts Him in competition with Santa.

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http://shekinaman.com/2016/12/08/jesus-v-santa-board-game-garners-criticism/

Religion / US Atheist Group: Skip Church This Christmas by stephendellas(m): 7:17am On Dec 08, 2016
American Atheist Group reportedly launched a campaign telling Christians not to go to Church on Christmas day.

The group installed billboards in several cities including Colorado Springs encouraging people to skip church on Christmas.

“U going to church this Xmas?” She responds, “Lol. No way. I don’t believe that stuff anymore.” The friend replies, “What will your parents say?” She texts back, saying, “They’ll get over it. :-P,” reads one conversation on one of their billboard design.

Another design sited the famous campaign slogan of US President-Elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” which was paraphrased as: “Make Christmas Great Again, Skip Church!”

The group in a press release said that it aims to tackle the “stigma” non-believers face in America.

“It is important for people to know religion has nothing to do with being a good person, and that being open and honest about what you believe – and don’t believe – is the best gift you can give this holiday season,” said president David Silverman.

“More and more Americans are leaving religion, but we still have work to do when it comes to fighting the stigma many atheists face,” David added.


http://shekinaman.com/2016/12/08/us-atheist-group-skip-church-christmas/

Religion / The Story Of An Ex-prostitute That Moved Pope Francis by stephendellas(m): 8:10am On Nov 22, 2016
During the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis still recall meeting with a former Prostitute who told her story of human injustice perpetrated by her trafficker.

In a recent interview with TV2000 in Italy, the Papal hark back to the time he met with a young pregnant woman from Africa who was “beautiful, young (and) exploited,” EWTN Relay.

In narrating her heinous story, the woman said she was forced to work until she was nine months pregnant. She finally ended up giving birth “in the winter on the street. Alone. By myself,” Francis recalled her saying. After safe delivery, her new born daughter was exposed to harsh cold, and later died, which added to her anguish.
“They made her work until that day, because if she didn’t bring the exploiters much, she was beaten, even tortured,” the Pope said.
In August, 12, the pope reportedly met with ex-prostitutes rescued from forced prostitution, under the care of the Pope John XXIII Community in Rome as part of his Mercy Friday.

continue.... http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/21/story-ex-prostitute-moved-pope-francis/
Religion / Satanist Sent To Destroy Church Accepts Jesus by stephendellas(m): 5:41am On Nov 16, 2016
A Satanist ordered by his satanic group to destroy a Church in Iquitos, Peru, ended up accepting Jesus Christ into his life.

Iquitos is known as a place where thousands go for “spiritual tourism” each year to the city’s jungle village seeking spiritual encounters and to partake in a dangerous drink called ayahuasca – a plant-based brew that produces hallucinogenic effects when consumed, World Missionary Press reported.
Read more... http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/11/satanist-sent-destroy-church-accepts-jesus/
Religion / Iranian Church Witness Unprecedented Growth As Over 200 Were Baptized by stephendellas(m): 5:29am On Nov 16, 2016
In a joyful pool-side service over 200 Iranians and Afghans were baptized in mid-September, near Iran.

People from eight different Persian-speaking churches gathered together to share how Jesus changed their life and to be baptized in water, Elam Ministries reported.

The theme of the meeting was “Jesus changes lives” and was followed by series of life-transforming testimonies from the participants.

Read more...
http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/12/iranian-church-witness-unprecedented-growth-200-baptized/

Religion / Re: The Story Of Jesus: A Plagiarized Lie Christians Need To Stop Believing. by stephendellas(m): 4:35pm On Nov 02, 2016
Bunch of Greek mythology.... lovers of Zeus..
Religion / Yazidi Woman Who Was Raped,tortured And Forced To Convert By ISIS Tells Her Tale by stephendellas(m): 4:25pm On Nov 02, 2016
Yazidi Woman Who Was Raped, Tortured and Forced To Convert By ISIS Tells Her Tale


A Yazidi woman by the name Gazal, aged 22 was kidnapped along with her family when ISIS overran the Sinjar region of Iraq in August 2014.

She was kept as a sex slave by ISIS for more than two years and has now been rescued and reunited with her family. They were first held along with other captured Yazidis in a school, and were later transferred to Mosul. They were given only tiny amounts of food and dirty water, meaning they were forced to drink urine and soon became seriously ill.

According Basima, Gazal’s 17 year old sister in law, ISIS militants began “demanding to know who was still a virgin,”And from the age of eight, they were taking girls to the market to sell for a cigarette.” Basima and a few others tried disguising themselves as men by cutting their hair off and dressing in male clothing. “We thought that if they mistook us for boys, we would be taken out and killed rather than raped,” she said. “But instead, when they knew our trick, the man came in and stripped us in front of everybody. In front of everybody, hundreds, they touched us everywhere, sexually abused us. My father and brother had to watch. And that was the last I saw of them.”

The women were transferred to Raqqa, and last year Basima and another sister-in-law, 22-year-old Nadifa, were rescued, but not before suffering torture at the hands of their captors.

Gazal, meanwhile, was chosen by an ISIS militant to be his sex slave. He forced her to convert to Islam, tortured her and raped her. She was then sold on to another fighter, who abused her baby son. Gazal was finally rescued after her family paid her captor a ransom of $25,000, and last Thursday they were reunited at an IDP camp in northern Iraq.

Yazidism is an offshoot of Zoroastrianism, which blends ancient religious traditions with both Christianity and Islam. ISIS believes them to be “devil-worshippers” and has systematically persecuted members of the faith since its rise to power in 2014.

When militants took over the Sinjar region two year ago, up to 5,000 Yazidi men were killed in a series of massacres and thousands of woman and children taken captive. More than 3,000 are still missing.

http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/02/yazidi-woman-raped-tortured-forced-convert-isis-tells-tale/

Foreign Affairs / Yazidi Woman Who Was Raped, Tortured And Forced To Convert By ISIS Tells.... by stephendellas(m): 8:39am On Nov 02, 2016
Yazidi Woman Who Was Raped, Tortured And Forced To Convert By Isis Tells Her Tale

A Yazidi woman by the name Gazal, aged 22 was kidnapped along with her family when ISIS overran the Sinjar region of Iraq in August 2014. She was kept as a sex slave by ISIS for more than two years and has now been rescued and reunited with her family. They were first held along with other captured Yazidis in a school, and were later transferred to Mosul. They were given only tiny amounts of food and dirty water, meaning they were forced to drink urine and soon became seriously ill.

According Basima, Gazal’s 17 year old sister in law, ISIS militants began "demanding to know who was still a virgin,"And from the age of eight, they were taking girls to the market to sell for a cigarette." Basima and a few others tried disguising themselves as men by cutting their hair off and dressing in male clothing. "We thought that if they mistook us for boys, we would be taken out and killed rather than raped," she said. "But instead, when they knew our trick, the man came in and stripped us in front of everybody. In front of everybody, hundreds, they touched us everywhere, sexually abused us. My father and brother had to watch. And that was the last I saw of them."

continue reading...http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/02/yazidi-woman-raped-tortured-forced-convert-isis-tells-tale/

Politics / Black Church Leaders Slam Hillary Clinton On Abortion And Religious Freedom by stephendellas(m): 12:57am On Nov 02, 2016
With only a few days to go before the US presidential Election, more than 20 national African American leaders have protested over Hillary Clinton’s view on abortion and assault on the black community through her attacks on religious freedom, saying “Don’t black lives matter?”

The black leaders which includes bishops of most black churches, wrote an Open letter to Clinton expressing dissatisfaction over her stance on their First Amendment right to religious freedom and abortion. The letter was delivered yesterday to Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, New York by Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers, the executive director of the Seymour Institute on Black Church and Policy Studies.

The letter titled “An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton Regarding Religious Freedom for Black America” had a handful of signatories who are hoping to set up a meeting with Clinton candidate to discuss some of the critical issues.

The Letter reads: Religious freedom is a precious right that we, as the leaders of the Black Church, must defend vigorously. While our society benefits in immeasurable ways from the principled and kindly lives of Christians and other people of faith, in particular as they serve the vulnerable in our midst, clearly our faith also brings us into conflict with secular society. It is at this very point that the brilliance of the framers of the United States constitution is evident, because they designed a system that guarantees people of every faith, as well as those of no faith at all, the right to follow their conscience. The highest courts in this land have gone on to defend the right of people of faith to honor the dictates of their religion unless there is a pressing need on the part of the state to intervene. The religious freedom laws currently in force ensure the right of the Black Church to fulfill its calling to faithful observance of our sacred texts, and the right of all other people of faith to do likewise. At the same time, they protect the rights of atheists, agnostics and indeed, people with every possible position on religion.

continue reading... http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/01/black-church-leaders-slam-hillary-clinton-abortion-religious-freedom/

Religion / Black Church Leaders Slam Hillary Clinton On Abortion And Religious Freedom by stephendellas(m): 12:35am On Nov 02, 2016
With only a few days to go before the US presidential Election, more than 20 national African American leaders have protested over Hillary Clinton’s view on abortion and assault on the black community through her attacks on religious freedom, saying “Don’t black lives matter?”

The black leaders which includes bishops of most black churches, wrote an Open letter to Clinton expressing dissatisfaction over her stance on First Amendment right to religious freedom and abortion. The letter was delivered yesterday to Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, New York by Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers, the executive director of the Seymour Institute on Black Church and Policy Studies.

The letter titled “An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton Regarding Religious Freedom for Black America” had a handful of signatories who are hoping to set up a meeting with Clinton to discuss some of the critical issues.

The Letter reads: Religious freedom is a precious right that we, as the leaders of the Black Church, must defend vigorously. While our society benefits in immeasurable ways from the principled and kindly lives of Christians and other people of faith, in particular as they serve the vulnerable in our midst, clearly our faith also brings us into conflict with secular society. It is at this very point that the brilliance of the framers of the United States constitution is evident, because they designed a system that guarantees people of every faith, as well as those of no faith at all, the right to follow their conscience. The highest courts in this land have gone on to defend the right of people of faith to honor the dictates of their religion unless there is a pressing need on the part of the state to intervene. The religious freedom laws currently in force ensure the right of the Black Church to fulfill its calling to faithful observance of our sacred texts, and the right of all other people of faith to do likewise. At the same time, they protect the rights of atheists, agnostics and indeed, people with every possible position on religion.

Continue reading... http://shekinaman.com/2016/11/01/black-church-leaders-slam-hillary-clinton-abortion-religious-freedom/

Religion / Bisexual Priest Gets Fired By Church Of England After Wife Exposes Double Life.. by stephendellas(m): 3:12pm On Oct 31, 2016
Bisexual Priest Gets Fired By Church Of England After Wife Exposes Double Life Of Orgies And Prostitute

Rev. James Day, the father of three children, a priest within the Church of England has been defrocked after his estranged wife exposed his double-life of participating in orgy parties and hiring prostitutes. He was also accused of having committed violent acts against his wife Birte Day.

The Telegraph reports that the Bishop's Disciplinary Tribunal for the Diocese of Europe examined four memory sticks of evidence containing pornographic images and explicit emails the priest sent about his gay liaisons, and found his conduct "unbecoming and inappropriate." Day has since been banned from ministry for life.

"It also heard how Day stored 'a substantial amount' of 'depraved and perverted' pornography and indecent material on his computer — including sketches of naked women being tortured and burned," according to The Telegraph. "There was also proof the priest — who is also a psychology professor — took part in group sex, sought out sex with prostitutes, visited gay saunas and used a fake name to meet new partners."

Continue reading.. http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/31/bisexual-priest-gets-fired-by-church-of-england-after-wife-exposes-double-life-of-orgies-and-prostitute/

Religion / Christian Woman Abducted By Boko Haram Tells Her Story Of Joy And Healing by stephendellas(m): 2:44pm On Oct 30, 2016
Religion / ISIS Abducts Tens Of Thousands To Use As Human Shield In Mosul by stephendellas(m): 10:23am On Oct 29, 2016
The UN human rights office said on Friday that ISIS fighters have abducted "tens of thousands" of men, women and children from areas around Mosul to use as human shields.

The jihadist Sunni militants killed at least 232 people on Wednesday, including 190 former Iraqi security forces (ISF) and 40 civilians who refused to obey their orders.

Credible reports suggest that ISIS has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in sub-districts around Mosul and have forcibly relocated numbers of civilians inside the city itself since the operation began on the 17th of October to restore Iraqi government control over Mosul.

Source confirms that nearly 8,000 families, of roughly six people each, were abducted in sub-districts including Shura. "ISIL's depraved cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields.”Many of those who refused to comply were shot on the spot," source said.

continue... http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/29/isis-abducts-tens-thousand-use-human-sheild-mosul/
Religion / Over 20k Condemns Georgia For Demanding Pastor To Turn Over Sermon And Bible by stephendellas(m): 10:04am On Oct 29, 2016
A Seventh-day Adventist lay minister by the name Dr. Eric Walsh was demanded by the Georgia officials to hand over his sermons to the state government, as a result an online petition started by the Family Research Council condemning the act, calling it an attempt to silence people of faith.

According to the petition as addressed to the Georgia governor Nathan Deal, it stated, “I stand with Dr. Eric Walsh’s freedom to believe and live according to his deeply-held beliefs. The demand that he hand over his sermons, sermon notes, and all pastoral documents including his Bible represents a government intrusion into the sanctity of the church, pastor’s study, and pulpit.”

As The Christian Post reported on Wednesday, Walsh is a leading health expert who was previously appointed to President Obama’s Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDs, but the state’s Department of Public Health ended up rescinding his employment after it investigated his Christian views on marriage.

continue... www.shekinaman.com/2016/10/29/20k-condemns-georgia-demanding-pastor-turn-sermon-bible/

Religion / Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey Endorses Hillary Clinton On T.D Jakes Talk Show by stephendellas(m): 7:44am On Oct 28, 2016
American media proprietor, Oscar nominee and talk show host Oprah Winfrey has aver her support for the Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Speaking on the T.D jakes talk show on Thursday, the 62-year-old was asked to make comment on the 2016 election and has also encouraged her fellow countrymen to Hillary if they “like this country.”

"The reason why I haven't been vocal other than saying, 'I'm with her,' is because I didn't know what to say that could actually pierce through all the noise and the chaos and the disgusting vitriol that's going on, and actually be heard," Oprah said.

She told the audience at the talk show that the decision between the two major candidates should be clear. "But there really is no choice, people. All the people sitting around talking about they can't decide, this is what I want to say. All the people, I hear this all the time, you get into conversations — and there's not a person in this room who hasn't been in the same conversation — where people say, 'I just don't know if I like her.'"

"She’s not coming over your house!" she added.

"You don't have to like her," Oprah insisted. "You don't have to like her. Do you like this country? Do you like this country?"

"You better get out there and vote. Do you like the country? Do you like freedom and liberty? Do you like this country? Do you like democracy or do you want a demagogue?"

"It's scary at a time when leadership is so critical in our country." Jakes chinned in after Oprah’s statement.

Her influence in the US presidential election in past year can be envisaged. From 2006 to 2008, Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama, by one estimate, delivered over a million votes in the close 2008 Democratic primary race. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard.

Cited as the richest African American of the 20th century, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion. She was raised as a Baptist- she often affirmed her faith as a Christian but has inflamed criticism when a viral YouTube video shows her arguing vehemently that Jesus is not the only way to the Father. And also when she allowed no-hell Rob Bell to trash the Bible on her broadcast.

http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/28/media-mogul-oprah-winfrey-endorses-hillary-clinton-t-d-jakes-talk-show/

Religion / Christian house churches in Pakistan ordered to shut down by stephendellas(m): 11:29pm On Oct 26, 2016
In the city of Bahawalpur in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, Christians can only now worship in church buildings following the administration which ordered the closure of house churches.

Aside from the closure of house churches, permission to construct new churches in Pakistan can only be granted if the site is located at least 200 meters from a mosque or 100 meters from a Muslim residential area. Putting up crosses on the gates of new churches also requires special permission from the government.

Moreover, church builder missions are not allowed to use loudspeakers during prayers. In addition, their services should not be held at the same time with Muslim prayers in mosques in the same area.

read more.... http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/26/christian-house-churches-pakistan-ordered-shut/

Foreign Affairs / Christian Bakers Who Refuse To Make Gay Marriage Cake Looses Appeal by stephendellas(m): 5:07pm On Oct 25, 2016
On Monday, the Christian owners of an Irish bakery by the name Daniel and Amy McArthur who were found guilty of discrimination and fined £500 last year over their refusal to bake a pro-gay marriage cake because it would have violated their religious beliefs lost their appeal. A three-judge appeals court in Belfast upheld a lower court's ruling that Daniel and Amy McArthur, the owners of Ashers Bakery in Belfast, were guilty of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and asserted that despite the family's religious beliefs, businesses are not allowed to refuse services that they willingly offer to the public when certain messages contradict with their deeply-held convictions.

The McArthur's troubles started when gay activist Gareth Lee took them to court in 2014 after they refused to make a cake featuring "Sesame Street" characters Bert and Ernie with the slogan "Support Gay Marriage" scrawled on the top.

Read more... http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/25/christian-bakers-refuse-make-gay-marriage-cake-looses-appeal/

Religion / Christian Bakers Who Refuse To Make Gay Marriage Cake Looses Appeal by stephendellas(m): 9:53am On Oct 25, 2016
On Monday, the Christian owners of an Irish bakery by the name Daniel and Amy McArthur who were found guilty of discrimination and fined £500 last year over their refusal to bake a pro-gay marriage cake because it would have violated their religious beliefs lost their appeal. A three-judge appeals court in Belfast upheld a lower court's ruling that Daniel and Amy McArthur, the owners of Ashers Bakery in Belfast, were guilty of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and asserted that despite the family's religious beliefs, businesses are not allowed to refuse services that they willingly offer to the public when certain messages contradict with their deeply-held convictions.

The McArthur's troubles started when gay activist Gareth Lee took them to court in 2014 after they refused to make a cake featuring "Sesame Street" characters Bert and Ernie with the slogan "Support Gay Marriage" scrawled on the top.

read more http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/25/christian-bakers-refuse-make-gay-marriage-cake-looses-appeal/

Celebrities / What Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz Told Oprah Winfrey About Justin Bieber by stephendellas(m): 11:51pm On Oct 23, 2016
Justin Bieber ‘is a serious Christian’, Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz tells Oprah Winfrey

The 'sorry' crooner, Justin Bieber according to Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz, was baptised in 2014.

In a recent sit down with Oprah Winfrey, Lentz said he met Bieber through his friend, Pastor Judah Smith.

"Bieber was going through that self discovery phase, trying to figure out who he is, the people in his life, the choices he made. He actually got to a place where he was like "I want to start afresh and I want to make this real. What is baptism, what does that mean in this context?"
"Jesus did it, he commanded us to do it and if you are for real we'll baptise you." Lentz recalled telling the controversial musician.

Oprah then questioned whether or not it was time Bieber said he wanted 'to know Jesus'
read more....http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/23/justin-bieber-serious-christian-hillsong-nyc-pastor-carl-lentz-tells-oprah-winfrey/

Religion / What Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz Told Oprah Winfrey About Justin Bieber by stephendellas(m): 5:07pm On Oct 23, 2016
Justin Bieber ‘is a serious Christian’, Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz tells Oprah Winfrey

The 'sorry' crooner, Justin Bieber according to Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz, was baptised in 2014.

In a recent sit down with Oprah Winfrey, Lentz said he met Bieber through his friend, Pastor Judah Smith.

"Bieber was going through that self discovery phase, trying to figure out who he is, the people in his life, the choices he made. He actually got to a place where he was like "I want to start afresh and I want to make this real. What is baptism, what does that mean in this context?"
"Jesus did it, he commanded us to do it and if you are for real we'll baptise you." Lentz recalled telling the controversial musician.

Oprah then questioned whether or not it was time Bieber said he wanted 'to know Jesus'.

Read more... http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/23/justin-bieber-serious-christian-hillsong-nyc-pastor-carl-lentz-tells-oprah-winfrey/

Religion / Young Priests Scared Of Exorcisms Job Following Possessed Pins And Wood Vomiting by stephendellas(m): 4:02pm On Oct 23, 2016
Father Vincenzo Taraborelli, has seen it all when it came to chilling, horrific incidents.

A senior Roman Catholic exorcist, the 79 year old from Rome has been performing exorcisms for the past 27 years. He told BBC News that the ritual of ridding people of demonic possession is sometimes too scary for young priests and remarked that the atrocities carried out by the Islamic state terror group serves as proof that the devil exists.

It has never been this bad and these violent acts are not human." he added.

Fr. Taraborelli stated the process he goes through to get ready to perform the casting-out, adhering to Catholic ritual and talked about some of his most notable cases such as a married woman whom he treated for 13 years.

"Another man who was a Satanist wanted her” the priest said "She refused". So this man told her "you'll pay for this" he cast so-called spells to attract her to him, twice a week.

read more.. http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/23/young-priests-scared-exorcisms-job-following-possessed-pins-wood-vomiting-woman/

Religion / Bishop Eddie Long Returns To Pulpit After Health Challenge by stephendellas(m): 3:18pm On Oct 23, 2016
Leader of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Georgia Bishop Eddie Long has declared he has been healed after a health woe that kept him out of pulpit for months.

The clergy reportedly suffered from an unspecified stage 4 gastrointestinal cancer but after news spread about his new looks. He later revealed that he was going through a "health challenge" which he trusts God to deliver him from. He also admitted that his new vegan diet has nothing to do with his health issue but said “is part of his holistic approach to maintaining his health.”

read more.. http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/23/bishop-eddie-long-returns-pulpit-health-challenge/
Religion / China: Megachurch Pastor Released After Serving 7 Years In Prison by stephendellas(m): 1:17pm On Oct 23, 2016
Megachurch pastor of 50,000-Member Church from the China’s northern Shanxi province was reportedly released on Oct. 10, after seven long waited year in Prison.

Pastor Yang Rongli and her husband, Wang Xiaoguang, were arrested while traveling to Taiyuan, to protest the demolition of a house church in Linfen, China Aid, an international non-profit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and rule of law in China detailed.

The couple were convicted of “gathering a mob to disturb public order” for holding a prayer rally in November. Yang was sentenced seven years in Prison and Wang-three years and were fined a total of 40,000 Yuan. She was forced to serve her sentence despite been falsified.

“Upon release, Yang showed physical signs of the brutality she endured while incarcerated. Her hair grayed due to malnutrition and a lack of sunlight, and at the time of the report she suffered from two kidney stones, diabetes, and a heart problem,” China Aid quoted.

“Despite her ailments, she was reported to be in good spirits regarding her freedom, and has no complaints or resentment.”

http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/22/china-megachurch-pastor-released-serving-7-years-prison/

Religion / Do You Buy Into This Demonic Deception? by stephendellas(m): 6:25am On Oct 22, 2016
One third of the world don't mind if you are gay. Do you buy into this demonic deception?

A survey of almost 100,000 people in 65 countries showed this week that a third of adults believe people of the same sex should be allowed to marry.
Some 32% said same sex marriage should be legal, while 45% said it should not be and the remaining 23% replied they didn't know. The international lesbian, gay, bisexual, Trans and intersex association (ILGA) survey said the rights group said a breakdown of the results highlighted deep regional divisions.
Only 19% of respondents in Africa and 26% in Asia said they approve of same sex marriage against 35% in Oceania the online survey found.
These divisions reflect that rights advocates in Africa and Asia have focused on more pressing issues such as fighting discrimination against gays rather than promoting acceptance of same sex marriage, said study co-author Aengus Carroll.
An ILGA survey published earlier this year found two third of adults would be upset if their child introduced someone of the same sex as their better half.

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Health / The Imminent Dangers Of 3-parent Babies by stephendellas(m): 11:00pm On Oct 21, 2016
The genetic manipulation involving an embryo in a laboratory that incorporates DNA from three different adults has been successful. The experimentation phases since the 1990s has eventually born fruits.

A seemingly healthy months old baby raising troubling questions about cultural and moral dedication to human dignity.
Though there are multiple methods of creating three parents embryos, in this case New York City fertility specialist Dr John Zhang used a method called "maternal spindle transfer". He performed the procedure on a woman's womb in Mexico because it's currently illegal in the United States.

Rather than contemplating potential consequences, American scientists are pushing to make this procedure legal in the U.S, touting its "glorious potential". The overall goal which was to replace genetically defective mitochondria in a woman's cell with healthy mitochondria using a female donor egg.

This germline genetic modification means the modification affects not only the new manufactured individual but will also be passed on to future generations.

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Religion / Beyonce And Demons Influencing Self Mutilating Teens by stephendellas(m): 10:39pm On Oct 21, 2016
Many social media users might be unsure what the flooding hashtags #cutforbeyonce and #bleedforbeyonce is all about.

If you don't know then it means you are not a 'bee' in the beyhive - the name that describes the once-Christian singer's fan base of mostly women and gay men who obsess over her stardom.

It all started during the performance of her song 'haunted'. Beyonce's hair got caught up on her earring, tearing it from her ear and causing plenty of blood.

This is not speculation. Neither is it a horror story. What makes it demonic is that gruesome real life photos of bleeding teenagers have cropped up on social media with captions and comments like : "if the queen bleeds, the hive must unify and leak our blood to restore her spirits" one super fan tweeted "beyhive we must. If queen B had to endure pain so do I. Tonite we #cutforbeyonce".

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Celebrities / Beyonce And Demons Influencing Self Mutilating Teens. by stephendellas(m): 10:25pm On Oct 21, 2016
Many social media users might be unsure what the flooding hashtags #cutforbeyonce and #bleedforbeyonce is all about.
If you don't know then it means you are not a 'bee' in the beyhive - the name that describes the once-Christian singer's fan base of mostly women and gay men who obsess over her stardom.

It all started during the performance of her song 'haunted'. Beyonce's hair got caught up on her earring, tearing it from her ear and causing plenty of blood.

This is not speculation. Neither is it a horror story. What makes it demonic is that gruesome real life photos of bleeding teenagers have cropped up on social media with captions and comments like : "if the queen bleeds, the hive must unify and leak our blood to restore her spirits" one super fan tweeted "beyhive we must. If queen B had to endure pain so do I. Tonite we #cutforbeyonce".

read more..

http://shekinaman.com/2016/10/21/beyonce-demons-influencing-self-mutilating-teens/

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