Exorcisms Ruled A 'Civil Right' Posted: 2 months ago by doggylives
A North Texas Pentecostal church should not be held liable for emotional trauma a former parishioner suffered as a youth when church members physically restrained and touched her during two exorcism attempts
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Posted: 2 months ago by Nicky666:
when you restrain a person, it doesn't take an exceptional IQ to understand you're doing something against their will.

I don't know why the court reversed their decision.
But I did laugh at the explanation:
"These practices are not normally dangerous or unusual and apparently arise in the church with some regularity. They are thus to be expected and are accepted by those in the church."
I don't think anything happening in a church with some regularity, should thus be expected and accepted.
In fact, the one stating that should not be taken seriously.

amen.
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Posted: 2 months ago by carouselle:
If you can sue a doctor for malpractice, why not an exorcist? Makes sense to me.
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Posted: 2 months ago by kidsizedcoffin:
Somehow I think this would have gone differently if the person had been 18. As long as the person was under the age of 18, their parents had the final say.

Nice to know if the same person had killed someone, they'd be an adult.
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Posted: 2 months ago by PulsisX:
Don't the Pentecostals know that only Catholics can perform exorcisms??!!??
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Posted: 2 months ago by mewhitenoise:
Wow you can use Christianity ( or whatever sect of Bible loving religion this is) as an excuse for anything, maybe I should feign Christianity, I can say I was possessed by a demon and absolve myself through getting it excorised.
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Posted: 2 months ago by rdg69:
So, if they say that when something happens in a church with regularity its ok, does that mean that those priests (you know what priests I am talking about) are not to be held responsible for the trauma they cause to those boys?

I am not saying what they do is ok, but it sounds like it would be under this ruling.
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Posted: 2 months ago by poorleno:
What about her constitutional rights to "Life, Liberty, and Head-spinning-like-a-top?"

I mean, if I want to projectile vomit on a priest, it's my inalienable right to a "pursuit of happiness," is it not?

Damn them and their fascist-police state!
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