Monday, April 07, 2008

Faithing all the way

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When I asked a Christian friend how her church defined faith, she directed me to the bible, specifically to Hebrews 11:1. Her text follows t...
Saturday, April 05, 2008

Cherry-picking Cathy the Catholic

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The number of variants among believers was brought home to me recently when I confronted Cathy of Touched by a Miracle about my com...
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Friday, April 04, 2008

Does Suraez have a FPP?

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Some 25 years ago psychologists Sheryl Wilson and Theodore Barber identified what they called fantasy-prone personality (FPP). The 14 charac...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Believers are unbiased and objective

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While in a car on a 10-minute ride with, among others, a pastor and his wife, the conversation turned to health and disease. The pastor'...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Holy placebo (and snake oil)

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In his March 20 2008 article " Reflections on healing, faith, funds, Fr. Suarez " Fr. Virgilio Aderiano Abad Ojoy, theologian and ...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Another ending

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The end of the world ... again. The group follows no Bible. It doesn’t even have a name. The followers of "Pagtulun-an sa Dios Amahan...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Tell me this isn't grave negligence

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Another child dies because of religion , because of belief in the supernatural, because of faith in the supposed incredible/unlimited power ...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Why does Michael Tan say faith healing works?

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[I sent a copy of the following to the Inquirer but doubt it was published] In his March 14, 2008 article " Faith Healers " Michae...
Thursday, March 13, 2008

666 + 2

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Mark your calendars folks. June 6, 2008 will be a red letter day. That is, if we are to believe a Frenchman who goes by the name of Antoll M...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Imagine no religion

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Imagine yourself being attended to in the ER: your blood pressure has dropped to a dangerously low level, your white blood cell count has sh...
Monday, February 25, 2008

4ever trying to rip us off

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"4G Antioxidants" is one of the latest food supplements to hit the market. The 4Gs refer to substances contained in each capsule o...
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Friday, February 15, 2008

Don't toss your brain out

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About a week ago, in the comment section of one of my blog entries, a woman shared her story : My husband, a patient with kidney disease, ha...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

The emperor really has no clothes

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Last week I sent the same email to all three addresses provided in the Suarez healing ministry contact page . I wrote: The website of Fr. Fe...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Why reported miracle healings should be taken not with a grain but with a sack of salt

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To those who believe in the powers of Fr. Fernando Suarez and cannot imagine how the healings can be anything other than genuine, and to tho...
Friday, February 08, 2008

The Suarez marketing machinery

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Healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez belongs to the community of priests known as Companions of the Cross . On February 6, 2008, prompted by ...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

The incredible dearth of miracle healings

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The shrine at Lourdes, France is perhaps the most famous site the Catholic Church has officially recognized as having had miraculous healing...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Clear thinking: the contagious powers of Suarez

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Montemaria, Batangas is the site where Fr. Fernando Suarez is planning to build a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Poor. Among the more ...