Miracle Cure from South African Pastors
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Johannesburg (CNN)Images of a South African Pastor spraying insecticide into the faces of his congregants are circulating on social media.
Lethebo Rabalago, of the Mount Zion General Assembly (MZGA), in Limpopo, has openly posted photographs on his Facebook page of him spraying congregants with Doom Super Multi Insect Killer to cure various ailments.
A post from Saturday was captioned as if quoting a congregant, saying: "I came here with a pain on my back and stomach. Now, after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I am healed. My nose was blocked since last week, but after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I feel coming out of my nose. I thank God for healing me."
When reached by phone, Rabalago declined to answer CNN's questions about his use of bug spray and hung up. MZGA could not be reached for comment, but in an interview with South African TV channel eNCA Rabalago said that God had told him to use Doom, and that he had healed countless people using it.
In a press statement, Doom manufacturer Tiger Brands said that it found the practice "alarming and extremely concerning" adding that it is "unsafe to spray Doom Super Multi Insect killer or any other aerosol spray for that matter, into people's faces."
It also advises that if the insecticide is sprayed into someone's face, they should wash their face and/or wash out their eyes immediately, and to avoid excessive inhalation.
South Africans have strongly condemned the practice, taking to social media to voice their disbelief and concern.
Lethebo Rabalago, of the Mount Zion General Assembly (MZGA), in Limpopo, has openly posted photographs on his Facebook page of him spraying congregants with Doom Super Multi Insect Killer to cure various ailments.
A post from Saturday was captioned as if quoting a congregant, saying: "I came here with a pain on my back and stomach. Now, after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I am healed. My nose was blocked since last week, but after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I feel coming out of my nose. I thank God for healing me."
When reached by phone, Rabalago declined to answer CNN's questions about his use of bug spray and hung up. MZGA could not be reached for comment, but in an interview with South African TV channel eNCA Rabalago said that God had told him to use Doom, and that he had healed countless people using it.
In a press statement, Doom manufacturer Tiger Brands said that it found the practice "alarming and extremely concerning" adding that it is "unsafe to spray Doom Super Multi Insect killer or any other aerosol spray for that matter, into people's faces."
It also advises that if the insecticide is sprayed into someone's face, they should wash their face and/or wash out their eyes immediately, and to avoid excessive inhalation.
South Africans have strongly condemned the practice, taking to social media to voice their disbelief and concern.
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PlaySamurai
Exsoldier
I don't understand...are they all idiots and think it's more than toxic chemicals, or can they not read? I mean clearly the "minister" knows what it is, but does the congregation? All christian faith healers have to be sweating at the sight of this, every sane person has suspected those healers to be frauds, but now hopefully the Christians will start asking questions. Or maybe the placebo effect is some real ass shit. Or maybe God works in some seriously back assward ways. Who knows, I sure as hell don't I'm just the guy that points out your fly is down.
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Masayoshiii
Gone
PlaySamurai wrote...
are they all idiots and think it's more than toxic chemicals, or can they not read?I'd say both at this point.
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James Randi have been going for these psychic powers for years to try to debunk them and make the general public more critical.
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Masayoshiii
Gone
Ryssen wrote...
James Randi have been going for these psychic powers for years to try to debunk them and make the general public more critical. That is a nice gesture, but I fear that one man spreading intelligence and logic won't do the general public much good, in this way:
Ryssen wrote...
make the general public more critical.I honestly don't think the general public will ever rise to the occasion.
They are too preoccupied with what celebrities lied about and cheated on each other to care about actually important stuff.
Either that or watching games where sweaty men pile on top of each other and tear their ACL.
Well, at least that is the case in the land of the Great Wall of Mexico and Possibly Also Canada.
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animefreak_usa
Child of Samael
People do what people do. Showing them something contradictory to what they want to believe with evidence and facts won't change their minds. Some guy in New York got people to believe that God want people to marry a bunch of women and jebus talked to the Indians who are lost tribe of Israel and that the Garden of Eden was in missouri or a failed science fiction writer got people to believe that all bad feelings and ill-will was because some alien dictator threw a bunch of alien souls into an earth volcano 100 million trillion years ago.
Ideas can be changed. Beliefs are harder to.
Ideas can be changed. Beliefs are harder to.
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animefreak_usa wrote...
or a failed science fiction writer got people to believe that all bad feelings and ill-will was because some alien dictator threw a bunch of alien souls into an earth volcano 100 million trillion years ago. Ideas can be changed. Beliefs are harder to.
Damn you L. Ron Hubbard.
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æ£ç¾© wrote...
That is a nice gesture, but I fear that one man spreading intelligence and logic won't do the general public much good, in this way.I think his work made impact, especially the 1 million challenge that nobody won. But you're right, some of the people he has debunked are still as successful as they were prior. Perhaps it's just like regular magic tricks, people want to be deceived.
æ£ç¾© wrote...
I honestly don't think the general public will ever rise to the occasion.They are too preoccupied with what celebrities lied about and cheated on each other to care about actually important stuff.
You sound disappointed. I personally don't care what others like to do in their spare time. Masturbating and discussing anime, I'm no better.
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animefreak_usa
Child of Samael
Manes wrote...
animefreak_usa wrote...
or a failed science fiction writer got people to believe that all bad feelings and ill-will was because some alien dictator threw a bunch of alien souls into an earth volcano 100 million trillion years ago. Ideas can be changed. Beliefs are harder to.
Damn you L. Ron Hubbard.
Here i will chant the latin chant for fucking girly boy pussy in a monk vestments.
Scrotum agitato,
Ignoramus,
Genitilus largo,
Hemoridus burnum,
All day long.
Ignoramus,
Genitilus largo,
Hemoridus burnum,
All day long.
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animefreak_usa wrote...
Manes wrote...
animefreak_usa wrote...
or a failed science fiction writer got people to believe that all bad feelings and ill-will was because some alien dictator threw a bunch of alien souls into an earth volcano 100 million trillion years ago. Ideas can be changed. Beliefs are harder to.
Damn you L. Ron Hubbard.
Here i will chant the latin chant for fucking girly boy pussy in a monk vestments.
Scrotum agitato,
Ignoramus,
Genitilus largo,
Hemoridus burnum,
All day long.
Ignoramus,
Genitilus largo,
Hemoridus burnum,
All day long.
