[dangus]

This really is pathetic. Play Death Metal, and the guy comes off seeming unholy. Gee, really? I don't like these faith-healer types any more than the next Catholic, but come on, people!

>> Benny goes beserk, takes off his jacket and starts swattin' a few folks. <<

He's not swatting anyone. Look closely; his jacket doesn't contact the people (most of the time). They are being "slain in the Spirit" (supposedly), a five-century-old religious phenomenon, older than premillenialism, dispensationalism, and most other Protestant "isms." He waves at them, and they fall down. It's the frantic editing and the death metal that makes it seem violent.

[marshmallow]

Most so called slayings in the spirit which I've seen simply involve the laying on of hands or the passing over of hands. Benny, with his flair for the dramatic, has taken this one step further and he uses a swinging jacket as a prop. The question of whether or not he makes contact seems like a non issuse to me.

Rather, it's the theatrical use of a coat which allows him to "slay" more victims simultaneously and achieve a greater effect.

That's show business.