Posted on 10/04/2009 2:03:27 PM PDT by cyst
Thousands who travelled to see Mr Hinn perform at a London rally have been were left disappointed after officials at Stansted airport would not let him in the country.
Border Agency officials turned back Mr Hinn, who landed by private jet, because he had failed to bring a valid sponsorship certificate from his church, required under rules introduced last November.
The Pentecostal preacher, who was due to perform at a three day rally in a Docklands exhibition centre this weekend, flew on to Paris, and attempted – and failed – to regain entry to Britain via Luton.
Thousands of evangelical Christians who had booked long weekend breaks to see the mission at the ExCeL centre were left waiting for Mr Hinn to appear at the free preaching event, not knowing why he failed to appear. Instead another pastor took his place.
His "fire conference and miracle service" was scheduled to last three days, finishing on Saturday night.
Among the "miracles" the Texan preacher performs is one in which he instructs participants to "let the bodies hit the floor". Videos of the services show the devout falling down backwards, "slain in spirit".
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PERFORM at a London venue??????
That’s not why he was refused entry.
He broke the entry rules, so they dont let him in. Simple really. If he came with the correct documentation, they would. Its not their fault, its HIS tour organisers. They really should know things like that.
Folks, the simple answer is that God treats us all as individuals and deals with us at the point of our need. One of you needed to leave an overly authoritarian situation and become free; one needed to leave a duplicious situation and get some structure. As long as you are both convinced in your own minds and souls that what you are doing is God’s will, and as long as you are both growing as a result of that, then we should all rejoice with both of you. No one really has the right (or the skill) to judge someone else’s spiritual experience. I learnt that one the hard way.
One thing though. Can I suggest you both get shorter/catchier/easier-to-type-and-remember names? :)
Copy and Paste! :~D (A few when using my screen name in their reply (not the To: block) have shortened it to MHILE.)
FAR too simple a solution :)
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