Faith Healings

[Beruthiel's cat]

Originally posted by Lizra
I know a lady who carted her traumatic brain injured son down to Indpls to see Benny Hinn a few years back. Nothing happened...of course.

I remember seeing a bit about Benny Hinn's ministry on one of the network news magazines awhile back (I think it was "20/20" on ABC). Apparently it is very hard to get up close and personal to him unless you are a big contributor. He also has a number of "handlers" that keep the general public away. And they were reluctant to disclose any financial information about how monies collected by the ministry are used (although Hinn does have a very pervasive presence on the cable channels, so I'm sure a lot of money is used to buy air-time...).

Desperate people will take desperate measures. I know of a family that contributes to and sometimes takes their disabled child to sites of purported miracles. The child has improved more by medical intervention, however. But the family is devout and is ever hopeful for a miracle. In my opinion, the child they have is a miracle just as she is.