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Differences Between Faith Healers And Shamanism
Natsha, I have to disagree with your assessment regarding faith healers and Shamanism. It is one thing to believe that God works through doctors, surgeons, nurses, and other medically trained professionals. Faith healers are nothing more than skilled actors that put on a show and take money from sick, hopeless families, in search of a miracle for themselves or their loved ones. This is clearly documented by several different sources, two very different videos prove that some if not all faith healers are only out for money, not truly sent by God to heal the sick and desperate. “A Question of Miracles, Part 1 &2” (www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmclWMdKLs8, www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeT8Mx2Lrr8), and “Peter Popoff, Fraidulent Faith Healer” (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNl52deOZro).
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