DOUBT as hindrance or a teacher

No one is immune to doubt, not even Jesus Christ, one of the founders of Christianity | UMC

Doubt as hindrance and teacher in Buddhism

(Doug's Dharma) What did the Buddha have to say about "doubt" (vicikiccha), one of the Five Hindrances to meditation and spiritual progress?

Let's look at the ways doubt can be a hindrance to our progress along the path to enlightenment and liberation, as well as a steppingstone to advancement.

Consider that there are ways that doubt can be overcome, noting two key examples of this in the Early Buddhist texts.

Buddhist monk foremost in wisdom

Who was Sariputta/Śariputra? (Life of the Buddha's Chief Disciple)

Chief Male Disciple foremost in wisdom Ven. Śāriputra Mahathero

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✅ Videos recommended:

• Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
• The Five Hindrances to Meditation: "Armies of Māra"

✅ Discourses (suttas) mentioned:

• https://suttacentral.net/sn46.55/en/s...
• suttacentral.net/mn23/en/sujato
• https://suttacentral.net/sn22.84/en/s...
• https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/su...
• suttacentral.net/mn74/en/sujato
• suttacentral.net/mn26/en/sujato
• Website: dougsdharma.com
• Doug's Dharma, May 5, 2025; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Did Jewish man (Paul) invent "Jesus"?

(Sacred Logic) "Paul" (born Saul of Tarsus) reveals that he invented a divine and anointed Jesus Christ in letters to Galatians, Thessalonians, Romans, Corinthians

• Pauline Christianity (Jewish mysticism or Roman imperial necessity on the Road to Damascus?)
• Who was Saul of Tarsus called Paul the Apostle?
• Trinitarianism if a Pauline invention
• Earlier form of Christianity: Marcionism?
• Spinoza discovered Abrahamic God was manmade

Ten documented historical facts that make "Jesus" story impossible

(Sacred Logic) The "Jesus Christ" was purposely invented by coping pagan gods (Mitras, Horus, Sol Invictus, Maitreya, Dionysus, Krishna... Astrotheology)

Who was Christianity's Saul of Tarsus?

Saul of Tarsus (Joseph Holzner)

In Paul of Tarsus, Joseph Holzner weaves together the New Testament Bible's often sketchy information about the life and mission of Saul of Tarsus, now called St. Paul by Pauline Christians, into a unified and inspiring hagiography.

With a novelist's ability to take readers into a scene and a historian's rigorous concern for accuracy, Holzner traces this Jewish Apostle's life from his early years as a disciple of the celebrated Rabbi Gamaliel through his overly zealous persecution of the Christian Assembly or "church" as a member of the competing Jewish school called the Pharisees, through his "miraculous" origin story conversion on the road to Damascus, his seemingly tireless efforts to spread the Gospel [of the newly minted Ceasar's Messiah, formerly Jesus the Nazarene not from any place called "Nazareth"], and his Christian martyr's death at the hands of his former bosses in imperial Rome.

Along the way, Holzner provides instructive background information about the religious and social situation of Saul's times and the circumstances of his New Testament letters (epistles). Here, then, is a complete and enlightening introduction to the Apostle to the Gentiles aka "the Converter of the Non-Jews" to this new much less Jewish Roman Empire-approved Universalist religion, the new opium of the masses]. More

Burn heretics for saying what we don't like!

John the Apostle with Marcion

Marcion preached that the benevolent God [the "One," the Monad] of the Gospel who sent Jesus (Yeshua) into this world as a "savior" was the true [omniscient, omnipotent] Supreme Being.

That unknowable, unfathomable, impersonal [Brahman-type GOD] is different and opposed to the malevolent Christian creator deity, the Demiurge [the "Craftsman" called Yaldabaoth], identified as Jehovah, Yahweh, YHWH in the Hebrew Bible [3, 4, 6].

He allegedly considered himself a follower of Saul of Tarsus or Paul the Apostle, whom he believed to have been the only true apostle of Jesus [3, 4], Ceasar's Messiah.

Thank you, Marcion, for creating the 1st Bible

Marcion's canon, the FIRST Christian Bible (biblical canon of which books to include) ever compiled. It consisted of 11 books: the Gospel of Marcion, which was a shorter version of the Gospel of Luke, and ten Pauline epistles [3, 4, 7].

Marcion's canon rejected the entire Old Testament, the crazed Jewish compilation (Sumerian appropriation) of a genocidal henotheistic "God" called Jehovah and his jealous and unhinged exploits, along with all other epistles and gospels of what would become the 27-book canon of the New Testament, which during his life had yet to be compiled [3, 4, 8, 9].

Let's find this heretic and crucify him.

"Marcion-ism" was denounced by its opponents as heresy and written against by the Church Fathers – notably by Tertullian in his five-book treatise Adversus Marcionem (Against Marcion) in about the Year 208 [3, 4].

Marcion's writings are lost [banned, buried, burned, destroyed], even though they were widely read and numerous manuscripts must have existed at one time [3, 4].

Even so, many scholars say it is possible to reconstruct and deduce a large part of ancient Marcionism through what later critics, especially Tertullian, said concerning him [3, 4, 10].

I'm your creator! Worship me...or else!

The movement was widespread, which forced rival sects to begin throwing up defenses. Marcionites founded churches across the Roman Empire. Their eventual decline is attributed to state intervention by later imperial edicts banning all groups deemed heretical from assembling [11].

Marcion of Sinope (Ancient Greek Μαρκίων [2, Note 1] Σινώπης (c. 85–c. 160 [3]) was a theologian [4] in early Christianity [4, 5].

Marcion preached that God had sent Jesus Christ, who was distinct from the vengeful God (Demiurge, the misbegotten son of Sophia Yaldabaoth, Jehovah, Yahweh, YHWH) who had created this physical world [4, 5, 6] or simulated reality. More

• What would you like your Bible to say? Pick one
• The first person to compose a Christian 
• The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity: Essays on Corinth (Gerd Theissen)

Jesus never existed, a literary invention

Five forgotten incarnations of Christ (Osiris, Krishna, [Vishnu], Zarathustra, Sophia)

and our own potential for Cosmic or Christ Consciousness as understood by Gnostics

• Do I also have Buddha-nature, the potential for enlightenment?
• List of messiah claimants

Cosmic Consciousness

Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind is an attempted scientific study of illuminated individuals. Author Richard Maurice Bucke provides three dozen very consistent examples of "cosmic consciousness." Some of these are the usual suspects, and others are contemporary case-histories which Bucke collected. He proposed that these enlightened figures are evolutionary jumps, the predecessor of a more advanced species. (Internet Archive)

• 10 intentional changes made to Bible (Pt. 1 of 2)
• VIDEO: Why Christianity is so divided

Historical figure versus divine fantasy

Church exaggerated me into God

There's another distinction, the small and nearly insignificant historical figure (Jesus the Nazarene of Bethlehem) used as the core of a lot of ancient mythology and astrotheology, which Dr. Reza Aslan calls the fantasy version or "Jesus Christ." It is easy to take a questionable person, like William Shakespeare, and make a superman out of him until one wonders if there ever was a root figure to begin with, one stripped of all the additional mythology grafted onto him.

I'm a professional academic Bible scholar

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth is a historical account of the life of a possible person, Jesus, that analyzes religious perspectives on the figure and the creation of Christianity. Prof. of Religion Aslan, Ph.D., argues that Jesus was a political rebel and eschatological ("end times") Jew, whose proclamation of the "coming kingdom of God" [not the genocidal figure in the Old Testament Bible but rather the Gnostic real God] was a call for regime change, for ending Roman Empire hegemony over Judea and the corrupt and oppressive aristocratic Jewish priesthood. The New York Times bestseller has been optioned by Lionsgate and producer David Heyman with a script co-written by Aslan and screenwriter James Schamus. More

For those who cling, there's this Jesus

• The Esoteric Path

When "demons" put fear in a cowardly warrior

Miracles of a Divine Buddha, a God?

The shocking truth about the Buddha they never told us

(Silent Flame) For centuries, we’ve been bowing, chanting, and meditating…. But did we ever stop to ask, Who was the Buddha — really? Was he a man who simply awakened? A divine being who walked among mortals? Or something far beyond both ideas?

This deeper dive is a controversial video as Silent Flame takes us on a journey through ancient Buddhist texts, modern science, cosmic metaphysics, and brutal honesty — to finally answer the question no monastic dares ask out loud, 🔥 Was the Buddha a God…or just a man?

✅ DISCOVER:

• Why early texts portray him as a human — and why that matters
• The hidden [Mahayana] doctrine of the Three Bodies of the Buddha
• The shocking Mahayana view that Buddha never passed away into final nirvana (what the world mistakenly calls dying, even though dying always entails rebirth so this could not be a common death the unenlightened experience)
• What neuroscience, quantum physics, and psychedelics reveal today
• How we should relate to the Buddha in real life — worship or walk?

If one has ever meditated, bowed before a statue, or just wondered what “enlightenment” really means… 🧘‍♂️ this is the video that connects the dots — and burns away illusions.

Don't accept out of faith. Investigate Teachings.

Was the Buddha a [Creator] God? Divine? A miracle-worker? Great gurus say, "No one saves us but ourselves; no one can, and no one may; we ourselves must walk the Path; buddhas only point the way."

We as earthling humans have been depending on gods and God for too long, waiting for them to return and rule, with we peons and pawns to their larger designs, such as the Anunnaki, the Greek, Roman, and Indian pantheons.

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• Silent Flame, YouTube.com, May 21, 2025; The 14th Dalai Lama; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Three Buddhisms: A Great Divide

The THREE SCHOOLS of BUDDHISM explained: Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna

(Buddha's Wisdom) May 25, 2025: 🔍 THE 3 PATHS TO ENLIGHTENMENT: WHICH ONE SPEAKS TO YOU?

How did one teacher's simple message create three different paths to enlightenment? Three monks sit in meditation...but they’re not seeking the same thing.

One follows the Buddha’s exact words (Theravada). Another vows to save every living being (Mahayana). The third uses esoteric [Vedic, Brahminical, Hindu, tantric] practices hidden for centuries.

How did Buddhism split into three radically different paths — and what does it mean for our spiritual journey today?

(Holy Koolaid) The SURPRISING reason most religions FAIL

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 - Three monks, different goals
• 03:16 - Chapter 1: Theravada - The Way of the Elders
• 07:25 - Chapter 2: Mahayana - The Great Vehicle
• 11:33 - Chapter 3: Vajrayana - The Diamond Vehicle
• 15:44 - Chapter 4: When Buddhism meets itself
• 18:53 - The One Mind: Which path did the Buddha intend?

DISCOVER

• Why Buddhism split into three schools after the Buddha's passing into final nirvana
• The dangerous mission that saved Theravada Buddhism from extinction
• How Avalokiteshvara's broken heart created the Mahayana revolution
• The secret tantric techniques that promise enlightenment in a single lifetime
• Why mixing Buddhist traditions might be exactly what the modern world needs [at least that's what we as Americans seem to think]

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SOURCES

• The Pali canon (Theravada texts)
• Lotus Sutra (Mahayana literature)
• Tibetan Book of the Dead (Vajrayana teachings) 
• Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown
• The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #buddhawisdom #spiritualjourney #mindfulness #buddhistexplained #easternphilosophy

• Buddha's Wisdom, May 25, 2025; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Christian faith-based movies 2025

(The Chosen) The Chosen: Last Supper in theaters March 28, 2025 | official trailer (Season 5)

• TheChosenLastSupper.com (tickets)

• WATCH now: christspiracy.com (WQ rates it: 👍👍😘)
• TASTE: Jesus, the Chosen One, smarts off with Jews

The Ten Suggestions

It always seemed that it would be nice to live in a country where Hollywood saw fit to do movies on all religions, but seeing what it does to Christianity, it's good that it does not see fit to warp every other religion. Secular Judaism gets the most exposure, but as for historical fantasies, it's all Cecil B. DeMille and Charlton Heston. Religion is the addictive opiate of the masses, so the government and its propaganda arm have to wield it to maintain control, so Christians should beware of what they are being fed. JC Superstar was good, coming from the Jewish perspective, but how much of it was real? John C. Reilly helped almost get a Siddhartha G Superstar play off the ground, possibly turning it into a spec script then a Broadway play and finally a big movie release. Alas, it was not to be because one of the first drafts was pretty darn good and accurate, having played in Westwood next to UCLA years ago in a tiny playhouse. Then in 2003, he played a Buddhist monk in the comedy Anger Management.

5 faith-based movies and shows Christians and Catholics can’t miss in 2025

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• Why is Hollywood rewriting Bible stories? $$$

(Movieguide) Jan. 23, 2025: Get ready for 2025’s most inspiring [Judeo-Christian propaganda, Bible based but much less violent and gross than the Book version] faith-based movies and TV shows. These upcoming releases are perfect for the family and packed with uplifting stories that will warm hearts and soften brains. Don’t miss out on the best in faith-filled entertainment coming this way.

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• Team Recovering Catholics (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Where is the Western Pure Land?

Self-power versus other-power

Amitabha: Infinite Light (Alamy)

"Amida Manifesting in the Dharma-body of Expedient Means," Japanese painting, at The Met.

"Self-power" (Chinese zìlì 自力, Japanese jiriki) and "other-power" (Chinese tālì 他力, Japanese tariki) are key terms used to explain and define Pure Land practice in East Asian Buddhism [179].

• Main article: Other-power

It was Shandao who first argued that Amitabha's power helped take people to the Pure Land after death (previous authors having held that Amitabha created the Pure Land and it was up to an individual's own effort to make it there).

This other-power relationship was compared to how a lowly man who is accompanied by a king can enter previously inaccessible places [180].

Did Christianity just steal this idea of tariki in whole, or is it a natural devolution of religion?

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Whose power, my own or a magic Cosmic Buddha?

Chinese Pure Land Buddhism never denied the importance of self-power. Instead, according to Jones, Chinese Pure Land generally holds that "Rebirth in the Pure Land results when the two powers work together, an idea that the modern Taiwan Pure Land master Zhiyu (Zhìyù 智諭, 1924–2000) captured with the phrase "the two powers of self and other" (zì-tā èr lì 自他二力)" [179].

Thus, in Chinese Pure Land, rebirth in the Pure Land arises from a cooperation of the practitioner and the Buddha [179].

方便法身尊影: Amida's Dharma-
body of Expedient Means (The Met)

Yúnqī Zhūhóng argues that the practitioner's efforts connect with the Buddha's power through "sympathetic resonance" (gǎnyìng 感應) which links them with the Buddha, attuning their mind with that of the Buddha, much like one plucked string in a lute can make another string nearby resonate in sympathy [181, 178].

According to this view, the more that one practiced nianfo, the stronger and more enduring this bond with Amitabha became [182].

However, Chinese Pure Land masters also argued that one certainly cannot rely on self-power alone, which they denigrated as a futile effort [183]. More

Buddhism as magic: Amitabha's heaven

The Tale of Amitabha Sutra, [not] spoken of by the [historical] Buddha

(Wisdom Tellers) March 29, 2024: Explore the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati) with Buddha Amitabha, [not] spoken by the [historical] Buddha [but added later in apocryphal texts attributed to the Buddha, as many Mahayana sutras are something other than authentic texts spoken by the historical figure of the Buddha and his first enlightened disciples as represented in the Pali language canon].

Join us on a profound journey through the realms of [the journey to] enlightenment. #Amitabha

What is the "pure land"?

Sukhavati (Sukhāvatī, "blissful") is the pure land of Amitābha ("Infinite Light") in Mahayana Buddhism.

• Mahayana ("Greater Vehicle") is an amalgamation of Hinduism (Brahminical Brahmanism) taking the historical Buddha's Doctrine (Dharma) and making it align with the very (Vedic) beliefs the Buddha opposed and argued against, revivifying the meaning of obscure texts and stories from the ancient "Knowledge Books" of Proto-India. But the Brahmins had their views and were not going to lose them to this new shramana ("wandering ascetic") movement headed by Shakyamuni Buddha (the Scythian Siddhartha Gautama) and Mahavira (the Nigantha Nattaputta, founder of Jainism).
• Therefore, elements of Mahayana Buddhism are almost indistinguishable from modern Hinduism even if at their core their ambition is different. One would not know it's different because it's clothed in the same sort of fanciful language of a "higher self" (atman) merging with the Infinite (Brahman) until there's no distinction (advaita) and we are returned to our original luminous state of mind. The historical Buddha spoke of "pure lands" as worlds where once-returners and non-returners might be reborn to advance towards arhatship. Such worlds only exist when the teaching of a Buddha still exists in the world because that is how they came to be once-returners and non-returners. It may sound silly, but this is because when someone reaches the first stage of enlightenment (called stream entry), one will at most be reborn seven more times. If one progresses no further, one is nevertheless sure of reaching full enlightenment within seven lives. 
• Although there are other stages detailed in the Path to Freedom (Vimuttimagga), these are abbreviated to four in the later commentarial and exegetical text the Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga), which is regarded as canonical (official doctrine) in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. This abbreviation results in four classes of enlightened individuals: stream-enterers, once-returners, non-returners, and arhats. There is more than one kind of stream-enterer, who have at most fewer and fewer rebirths to endure.
• With practice, a stream-enterer may become an arhat in the same life. Practicing no further, that same person nevertheless faces no more than seven more rebirths. The next class of noble ones (Aryans) is the once-returner who will at most be reborn in this world one more time. (This seems to open up the possibility of being reborn in a sukhavati, a place where all the beings study the Dharma until they reach liberation without again being reborn in a lower world. As there are more than one such worlds, one can imagine being reborn in more than one of those worlds). Still such attainers are once-returners (sakkadagamis).
• The next stage and class is non-returning, who is no longer liable to being reborn in the human world again. (One of the extraordinary things about stream-enterers and the others is that they have all overcome the possibility of being reborn in any world lower than the human plane). But the non-returner, not returning to this plane of existence, is reborn in a sukhavati (pure abode), there to reach arhatship in however long it takes.
• The arhat is the fully enlightened person, who it must be noted is not the "supremely" enlightened. The enlightenment of a buddha and that of a disciple is the same in many respects. But a disciple is not likely to be able to teach others effectively and can in no way establish the Dharma in the world. This kind of enlightenment is called "supreme" (samma-sam-bodhi, "all the way around enlightenment" with the linguistic and other abilities to be able to establish the Dharma and a Sangha).
• There is another kind of "full" enlightenment between these two, and that is the enlightenment of a pacceka-buddha ("non-teaching" or "silent" buddha). This person sees all and knows all just like a supremely awakened buddha but does not possess the Ten Powers of a Buddha to effectively teach or establish the Dharma.
• All three are nevertheless called arhats; therefore, all buddhas are arhats, but not all arhats are buddhas. It's nitpicking, but it's important to make the distinction for scholarship purposes. The more interesting nitpicking distinctions are those in the first category: Stream entry has four kinds, like those born among noble families and the bija-bija. See The Path to Freedom (Upatissa) for details.

Sukhavati Pure Land is also called the "Land of Bliss" or the "Western Paradise" and is the most well-known of the Buddhist pure lands due to the popularity of faith-based Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia.

Etymology and names

Sukhavati the word is the feminine form of the Sanskrit word sukhāvat ("full of joy," "blissful") [1, 2] from sukha ("delight," "joy") and -vat ("full of") [3].

Sukhavati is known by different names in other languages. East Asian names are based on Chinese translations, and longer names may consist of the words "Western," "Blissful," and "Pure Land" in various combinations.

Some names and combinations are more popular in certain countries. Due to its importance, Sukhavati is often simply called "The Pure Land" without distinguishing it from other pure lands. Wiki: Sukhavati

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Faith Quarterly: Disbelief in Jesus Christ

From Holy to Heretic | Why I left Christianity

C'mon, Kristi, thou shalt submit.

(Kristi Burke) I was born and raised in the Southern Baptist Church and spent my childhood and teen years devoting myself to what I believed to be the good mission of Jesus Christ.

After years of devotion and Bible study, I realized that I no longer had any good reason to believe. I lost nearly everything I once knew and loved to carve out my most authentic path... But it was worth it.

Freewill? I control your life, not you!

I hope that by sharing my story I can bring some comfort, clarity, or validation to others out there who are struggling with their beliefs, too.

Please keep in mind that everything I say here is my subjective experience and opinion. It is intended to deconstruct fundamentalist, Evangelical, conservative Christian ideologies from an ex-Christian perspective. I know what I'm talking about, and there are Christians who will understand.

• 5 Bible passages that caused me to lose my faith

Ex-Christian Deconstruction Reading List

• https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Need resources for religious trauma?

• Visit RecoveringFromReligion.org
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Outro music | "Pixels" by Jeff Kaaletags | Ex-Christian, deconstructing Christianity, eXvangelical, former fundie, leaving Christianity, gospels, Jesus, Bible, God, Christian, evangelism, apologist, atheist vs. theist, agnostic, recovering from religion, letting go of God

• TikTok maker Kristi Burke on YouTube, June 30, 2022; Crystal Quintero, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Satanic Bible: King James Version (KJV)

No wonder Western society rapes.

(WQ) We need not worry about Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible, largely a silly book about hedonism and throwing off the shackles of Christian shame and oppression. (Sure we can ban it, burn it, and increase sales, but why bother?) What if a far worse book is the one LaVey is ostensibly opposing?

If a bad book says, "Do bad," so what? However, if the alleged "Good Book" says "Do bad," now that's something to be troubled by. That a devil should do harm, that's to be expected. That an all-loving "God" do harm -- call for murder and urge genocide, allow rape, slavery, genital mutilation, and even sanction the murder of one's own children as a punishment (when the Bible demands that bad boys and girls be stoned to death, not as an option but as a commandment that God demands) -- there's something wrong with that "God."

Fine will deter the rape or marriage will punish it

And cowards too fearful to say so shall approve of or be murderers, rapists, animal slaughterers, flesh-eaters, participants in genocide, and pat themselves on the back for being obedient, currying favor with their Lord so that he doesn't kill them after death but let them live on for eternity, worshipping Him and doing His bidding, gathering around singing His praises. Whew, is this really a religion? Abrahamic faiths (Catholicism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are real?

What if the God of the Old Testament is actually the DEVIL (a jealous, genocidal, angry murderer of human and other beings)?

Rape is part of our religion.

(MorgueOfficial) In the Jewish-Christian Bible, the "God" depicted demands blood sacrifices, the killing of children (by stoning for disobedience), the deaths of innocent men and women, calls for genocides against the Israelites neighbors, allows rape, sometimes demands it, and unleashes plagues and floods to destroy humans.

Why would an all-loving God constantly demand blind obedience, worship, tribute, and sacrifice? What if this weren’t God but actually the Devil or a devil? This was what the Gnostic were saying from the beginning, describing a Demiurge that created this prison world, a simulation or endless samsara, which we need to escape not become brainless choir singers forever and ever.

It's our sacred Christian biblical tradition to rape
and kill children. God and Church say so (BBC).

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• MorgueOfficial, 9/7/24; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Porn, God, TV's Christian faith healers (video)

John Kirby, repentant porn consumer, Off The Kirb Ministies, 6/6/23; Holy Koolaid, 10/1/22; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

WARNING: God guilt and Christian repentance talk with Preacher Joe Kirby using pornstar stories!

God: Do as I say not as I do! How many times do I need to remind you of that? (Family Guy)

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Faith healing cringe fails: Parts 1 and 2

(Holy Koolaid) Are healing miracles real? Does faith healing work? Watch as these famous TV faith healers are exposed in this brutal compilation of faith healing fails and learn the tricks faith healers use to con millions out of billions.

Watch as Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, W.V. Grant, Robert Tilton, and Peter Popoff are exposed as frauds deliberately tricking the faithful while requesting donations and seeds of faith in the form of dollar bills.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:49 Faith healers' claims
• 02:17 Kenneth Copeland
• 03:38 Robert Tilton
• 05:43 Why HK makes these videos and VPN ad
• 07:30 W. V. Grant
• 10:47 Peter Popoff
• 13:47 Benny Hinn
• 16:14 How harmful it all is
• 17:04 What's next?
• 17:23 Ways to help and outro

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