CNN Talks to Pastor of Church That Held Exorcism of ‘Homosexual Demon’

"We're not coming up against the gay community."

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June 25, 2009 at 11:39 pm - CNN
Dateline: Bridgeport, CT
Matt   June 26th, 2009 - 12:28 am

I’m carrying an evil homosexual spirit? Interesting.

It’s nice that this lady compared my loving relationship with another man to alcoholics and crack heads.

teefierce   June 26th, 2009 - 12:55 am

Gay & lesbian individuals and unbelievers must understand and accept that homosexuality is a sin. It’s on the same level/degree as any other sin, except for blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, the only unforgivable sin. Further, Christianity doesn’t support the position that a person can be/is born gay. For Christians, homosexuality is a demonic spirit, so this mother asked the minister to cast this homosexual demon out of her child, in accordance w/ her Christian beliefs. Exorcism, anointing w/ oil and praying are Biblically-mandated methods of dealing w/ such issues.These are all Biblical principles, and although the world changes and accepts/embraces homosexuality, the WORD WILL NEVER CHANGE. So, just as homosexuals want to be respected and protected, they must have the same attitude as it relates to others. We all have to be tolerant.

With that said, that doesn’t give any of us the right to be violent towards gay people. We can only pray for their deliverance and redemption.

Finally, there is a constitutional separation b/n church and state. Also, the “Free Exercise” clause of the Constitution allows us to freely practice our religions w/o governmental intrusion/interference. Hence, if the State of Connecticut punishes this mother/church under child protection laws, it will have a huge constitutional challenge/fight on its hands!

john   June 26th, 2009 - 2:35 am

What a bunch of primates..

What happen to your sense of reason…

Religion is not reason.

Religion is why eventually you will relapse into heroin addiction again…

You fail to think.

Religious people are afraid to think…

They are afraid to think because ANY THOUGHT whatsoever will convince them that their salvation is nothing but a pipe dream…You will live and die like every other life form on this planet…
even the evil homosexuals…

idiots.

Jaded   June 26th, 2009 - 2:38 am

I was expecting to dilike this lady but she is cool! More power to her!

Joe   June 26th, 2009 - 3:28 am

This person is a blubbering idiot who barely speaks English. “I am a recovering crack head.” Enough said.

Norm   June 26th, 2009 - 6:19 am

She seems to have proved one thing. It’s cureable.

RootHawg   June 26th, 2009 - 6:26 am

She didn’t have the benefit of a great education. This is evident in her poor grammer. However, she stands on her Faith in G-d and defends her position very well. The fact that she has chosen to stand on G-d’s word is what bothers people. Empirically speaking, we don’t want anyone telling us we are wrong in a black and white way. Rev. Lady “don’t see the grey.”

Dewey   June 26th, 2009 - 8:15 am

What a bunch of loons. First, teefierce, govt can dictate what religions cannot do. It is illegal for a religion to murder and members would be prosecuted for doing so. It is illegal to harm a child, and if the govt deems the child was harmed by a religious organization, there can be prosecution.

Second, to all the “Christians,” exactly what verse in the NEW TESTAMENT shows JESUS SAYING THAT HOMOSEXULAITY IS WRONG? Don’t give me some Old Testament crap, since there are no Christians who follow every single rule, law, and proverb in the Old Testament. Christians today pick and choose what is convenient to take as literal from the Old Testament.

Surely, there are not that many American fools who believe that a “demon” makes you do bad stuff. If so, what real, scientific, provable evidence do we have for demons that make the idea any different from the Tooth Fairy, which no sane adult acutally believes in?

To evolve to a higher species, we must outgrow our Stone Age tendencies.

Other   June 26th, 2009 - 11:52 am

John you sound like the woman in the video.

teefierce   June 26th, 2009 - 12:19 pm

Dewey-It’s common sense that religious leaders/churches can’t violate the law, i.e., physically/sexually abuse, murder, etc., “all in the name of religion”. I assumed that was needless to say, my fault. However, exorcism is in no way a form of abuse. It’s a Biblical practice referenced throughout the Bible. If it consisted of violence, of course, it would be illegal, and therefore, sanctionable by the law.

Further, people amaze me w/ this Old Testament/New Testament belief differentiation. FYI: Christians are subject to and believe in the ENTIRE BIBLE/WORD OF GOD, which includes both the Old and New Testaments. The Bible is the comprehensive totality of our beliefs. So, homosexuality is referenced throughout the Bible, as all sins are.

My point is just as homosexuals want their lifestyle to be accepted and embraced, they must, also, accept and respect that many religions view homosexuality as a sin, and that is our lifestyle. We’re not all God’s children, we’re all His creation. God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. That goes for any sins we commit or omit. That’s not going to change.

Dewey   June 26th, 2009 - 1:45 pm

So, teefierce, when Deuteronomy 23:1 says “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord,” I am guessing your Christian Church checks each male to make sure before he enters the assembly?

You believe in the ENTIRE BIBLE/WORD OF GOD, right? Then surely you believe in this line. Otherwise you pick and choose what you want to believe, which opposes your statement above.

Everything to support your beliefs that homosexuality is a “sin” is wrapped in unprovable religious ideas. There is no proof that the “God of the Jews” created the world and/or even exists, any more than the evidence for the “Flying Spaghetti Monster.” Just believing does not make it true.

There is no proof that Jesus of Nazareth was any more closely conceived by a God than the evidence that Alexander the Great was. People believed that fervently at the time, but it did not make it true.

There is no proof that Jesus “rose from the dead” other than early Christians who wrote that it happened. Early Christians also wrote the Proto-Gospel of James, but I don’t see you rushing to defend that one…

There is no proof you can offer to support your claim that homosexuality is wrong, based on what a mythical “God” told people to write in a book.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster told me that you have an evil marinara spirit inside you. He is just as credible as the non-existent, non-provable Judeo-Christian God you believe in. What can you offer the world to prove that your non-verbal God exists before we start listening to everything he supposedly said in Bronze/Iron Age work of fiction?

Marius   June 26th, 2009 - 3:20 pm

Homosexuality is NOT A SIN, never has been and never will be. This is all part of a false agenda that has been carried out for centuries and fanatic freaks like these guys believe in it and keep on causing so much disturbances in our society. The worst part of all of this is that they always pull out bible verses that they can manipulate to justify their bigotry. Thank God we live in country were there exist a separation of state and church because if not we will probably be worst that middle east were women are stoned to death because the coran says so. If we had to follow the bible then the stoning of women, slavery, incest and child abuse will be legal.

Woman of God   June 26th, 2009 - 4:15 pm

I am a woman of God, who loves the Lord with all my heart. I believe in all 66 books of the bible. I also believe that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Tim. 3:16-17)KJV.

I want to be sensitive to all that has commented on this story. I also would like to address the believers and unbelievers. I have no intentions on hurting anyone feelings but I would like to speak the truth.

I would like to address the church “Manifested Glory Ministries” that placed the video online, first. God is a God of order. He teaches us in His Word not to stumble our brothers and sisters. The bible states “Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. 13 So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall. 14 I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. 15 And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died. 16 Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good. 17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. 19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. 20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble. 22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. ” (Romans 14:12- 22)NLT

Basically, the point I’m making is there was no wrong in the act as far as worshipping God in Spirit and truth, because even Jesus and His disciples cast out demons, and the Word of God states “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:12- 14)KJV, but when you placed it among unbelievers and believers you caused division. God doesn’t want division, He want us to love the world so that they to can be saved. John 3:16,17 KJV states that “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

Now, I will also like to add this to Manifested Glory Ministries pastor and church family; John 15:16-27 KJV “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. 23He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

I asked for everyone else in the world, be careful on judging and criticizing what the church is doing, because God said touch not my anointing. He also said that those of you who curse my children will be cursed and those who bless them will be bless. There are churches that teach false doctrine, however, stay away from them and allow God to destroy their works. “Vengeance is Mine said the Lord”.

Father God in heaven, I come to give you glory and praise. I thank you for another opportunity to share the great Gospel of Jesus Christ. Lord, let the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart truly be acceptable in your sight, my Lord, Rock, Redeemer, Strength, and Restorer, in Jesus Name. I pray now in the name of Jesus, that every individual that has stumbled upon this story that God Almighty will reveal all truth unto them. I ask you now to forgive us all of our sins, because your word said all have sinned and came short of the glory of God. You said that I can ask you for forgiveness and you will be faithful and just to forgive us of all sins, and would cleanse us of all unrighteousness. I ask that you cover us all with the blood of Jesus. I asked that you place a protection fence around us, covering us from the crown of our heads to the sole’s of our feet, In the name of Jesus. God removed the scales from the eyes of the world, and I ask that their hearts will be sensitive to Your touch, that they may receive salvation, for Your glory, In the Name of Jesus. AMEN!!!

crusader   June 26th, 2009 - 7:01 pm

GAY

Brosef   June 26th, 2009 - 7:04 pm

teefierce: You are one of the most ignorant and hilarious people I’ve ever seen post anywhere. Congratulations for making a complete fool of yourself on the internet for billions to see.

questionair   June 26th, 2009 - 8:28 pm

why humans are afraid to seek the truth?
why we are not happy of just being human?
why we tend to look for things we cannot comprehend?
why we always see the problems on other ppl and we don’t see our problems
and see too, we have and are made of many mistakes?
the world can be a betterplace if we respect ourselves first then we respect people around us ?
and no matter how crazy the people seems to be just let them be ?
too many questions,
and nobody seems to care,
religious people always giving their back to us, god is supposed to be about accepting one another but we are hypocrites.

Lucifer   June 26th, 2009 - 9:20 pm

First, props to the anchorman because anyone who can keep a straight face while interviewing that woman, deserves a good job and good pay.

Second, what has America come to if the constitution, which was set to display and protect the rights of its citizens, has it where “free exercise” isn’t trumped by the right of children not to get the crap beaten out of them for Jesus?

Third, while I am not gay, I fully believe, especially in consideration that…yup, this is America, that who you love, same sex or not, is totally up to you. Feel FREE, that’s the point isn’t it?

Finally, if all of these strange “demons” are in people all over America and the world such as homosexuality and drug use, well I need some exorcising. I’ve got somewhere around 2,000 demons preventing me from living my daily life. Lust, ecstasy(the emotion not the drug), and thousands of other things committed in my every day life, which I just have not been able to live freely, need to be driven out of my body. Lord deliver me to the Promised Land!

Seriously, grow up.

Dewey   June 27th, 2009 - 7:21 am

WOman of God quotes KJV. ‘Nuff said!

Brilo7   June 27th, 2009 - 9:44 am

Gay is not the way. It is yes their personal choice, but I dont like that fact
that they are trying to push it out to the rest of the world as normal.
In the Bible it states GOD created the Heavens and the Earth, Man and
from that Man a Woman. He went so far as to put the Male animals with the
Female animals. Lion to the Lioness. Even the names he gave the animals the females
name was branched from the root name of that male. Thats why you dont see
GAY ANIMALS. Only us humans have been tricked and fooled by SATAN and his
demons to believe that its okay to be GAY. If you ever look at the discovery
channel, and animal planet,Animals have a divine order of living everday life, and a strict set of rules that
every animal in that flock or,pack must abide by that order to survive. That divine
order can only come from the one that created them. GOD ALMIGHTY and no one can
DENY that!! WE HUMANS COULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND LIVE PEACEFULLY IF WE WERE NOT
SUBJECT TO THE FREE WILL GOD GAVE US> I AM SURE THAT GOD HATES NOW MORE THAN
EVER THAT HE GAVE US THAT RIGHT> US HUMANS IM SURE DISGUIST HIM
AT EVERYTHING WE DO< AND ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME< WHEN HES SICK AND TIRED OF
BEING SICK AND TIRED< AND HES GOING TO WIPE US OFF THIS planet!!! GAY OR STRAIGHT
< BLACK OR WHITE< RICH OR POOR< INDIVIDUALLY YOU MUST ANSWER TO HIM FOR
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND NOT DONE HERE.

The Truth Be Told Today   June 27th, 2009 - 3:34 pm

Good Verses Evil (Gay Is Not The Way)
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-270181

Rick   June 27th, 2009 - 4:39 pm

Teefierce you are so off the mark and are the poster child of what is completely wrong with the Chrisitan community…they pick and choose what they want to believe and follow in the Bible. YOU SIMPLY CAN’T DO THAT! The passage that all Christians use against homosexuality is in the book of Leviticus. I was raised a born again Christian and happen to know quite a bit about the Bible. The book of Leviticus was the old law (before the New Testament) AND it was specifically written for the Israelites. There are rules and laws from Leviticus that die hard Christians break every day…so to pick and choose what you want to back up your own personal beliefs is not right. Furthermore, you can’t say that homosexuals have to understand that homosexuality is a sin because YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW. Something to think about…If homosexuality is such a sin, why did Jesus Christ not once, NOT ONCE, speak anything about or against homosexuality? And again, if homosexuality is such a sin why was it not included in the ULTIMATE OF ALL COMMANDEMENT…THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?? Just something to think about.

paul   June 29th, 2009 - 2:20 am

Rick, I think you need to take a look at the first chapter of Romans if you think this is just an OT idea. You seem to be the one who is trying to pick and choose, when the bible makes it clear that we are to live by all the word and not just the parts we like.

If you wish to defend the gay lifestyle do not try to use scripture to do so because you will have no argument. Now if you wish to use man’s opinion then say that you feel it is ok even though the bible frowns on it. But do not try and say we do not know it is sin because every other page in the word does not condemn it.

kt   June 29th, 2009 - 11:58 pm

Rick, Jesus said he didn’t come to do away with the Old Testament, not on jot or
tittle, but rather he came to fulfill the Old Testament. For instance, the OT
stated “Don’t do unto others what you wouldn’t want them to do to you”(a negative),
but Jesus fulfilled and completed it with “Do unto others as you would want them to
do unto you.” There is a spirit to everything…every culture is aware of that.
The scriptures even confirm that the 10 Commandments are written on each persons
heart – whether they have read the OT or not. God doesn’t want sacrifice, He wants
obedience. The power of His Spirit conveyed to those who accept His sacrifice on
the cross (Jesus takes our punishment) enables us to be obedient by saying no to
sin (OT) and yes to obedience (NT). God gives us the freedom to choose; to choose
obedience or disobedience. We have to ask for the power to have a change of heart;
it is called righteous prayer when we ask for something that He wants for us. We
know in our hearts what is right and what is wrong. We are all tempted to think
impure thoughts, steal, lie, gossip, sexual sin, (heterosexual, homosexual),murder
abortion, envy, greed, gluttony, oh the list is long and we’re all on it. Grace
and mercy are the honey sweet dishes on the banquet table for those who know there
is a better way to live and come to the feet of a living God asking for mercy.

Jesus O' Nazereth   June 30th, 2009 - 4:20 pm

So it’s ok for her to keep living the black lifestyle that she’s chosen? The gay lifestyle is as much a choice as being black.

jeff   July 2nd, 2009 - 1:12 pm

witch doctors

Timuchin   July 25th, 2009 - 3:05 pm

Google: gay love spell

These spell demons are for real or people wouldn’t be spending good money for them. Witchcraft in the gay community? You bet! I’ve had homosexual love spells cast on me twice. I immediately blow them off. In that instant they are gone as if they had never been.

As a Christian I have the authority to cast out these demons when I sense them. I just do it in a whisper. Christians seem to be their favorite targets.

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