tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post117759138613427513..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: OneThing 2014: Reinhard Bonnke's StoriesAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-12162769980043595392015-01-19T13:16:46.188-05:002015-01-19T13:16:46.188-05:00Donna -- NAR preachers encourage all kinds of fanc...Donna -- NAR preachers encourage all kinds of fanciful beliefs among their followers. It's never good when large groups of people subscribe to magical thinking. What happens when young believers discover that these beliefs give them no traction in the real world?Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-6832943107509016422015-01-19T13:14:45.968-05:002015-01-19T13:14:45.968-05:00George -- Do it! I'd love to read a satire pie...George -- Do it! I'd love to read a satire piece on faith healing at Sheep Dip. As for Bonnke's past messages, I found it very unsettling that Bonnke railed against witchcraft in a place where witchcraft accusations have tragic results.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-54090961331594209052015-01-19T11:01:53.217-05:002015-01-19T11:01:53.217-05:00I agree. Evangelicals like Bonnke tend to denigrat...I agree. Evangelicals like Bonnke tend to denigrate what they call "too much education" as well. For their own rather obvious reasons. But it's disturbing when people--especially young people--sign on to these beliefs.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-68053706051342803962015-01-19T09:19:24.995-05:002015-01-19T09:19:24.995-05:00"I've always been uncomfortable with Bonn..."I've always been uncomfortable with Bonnke's talk of faith healing. The practice -- which appeals to the gullible, the uneducated, and the desperate -- offers false hope but no results, making it unethical and dangerous."<br /><br />However, it's great fodder for satire. I'm thinking of adapting a few urban legends that have circulated in my neck of the pasture for years. The complete lack of critical thinking combined with the cognitive dissonance necessary to believe these stories means little to no embellishment will be required.<br /><br />The possibilities are endless. And witchcraft warnings? How exciting!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613578873104261214noreply@blogger.com