A REAL-LIFE DEMON POSSESSION IS BEING REPORTED IN INDIANA

No. I do not believe in possession, and I think exorcism is nothing more than an ancient way of "doing something" to try and deal with the existence of intractable nutcases. I think it's a coping method to help people deal with unexplained and unsettling behavior. That said, It's possible that I'm wrong, and because the mythology of possession by evil spirits seems almost universal across human civilization, I am at least willing to be convinced with some actual evidence. It's just that the lack of any hard evidence is also universal, so I remain a skeptic. It's interesting from a behavioral standpoint if nothing else. For example, if a nut believes he is possessed, and then believes the spirit has been exorcised, does he stop acting like a nut?

Do you believe this particular story is any more valid than the thousands of ghost stories told over the centuries? Or UFO/Bigfoot sightings that multiple witness will swear up and down are legitimate. If so, why?

....Because I have come face to face with one residing in a family member and came out bloodied. I saw the thing and I’m not one to claim something like that if it didn’t happen. I have no need to publicize it. It began when I was just a child and that family member had to be restrained for months. It was the prayers of loved ones that drove away the legions of demons brought in with the Ouija Board. The person lived to be 90 and functioned fairly well, but there was at least one, maybe more, still controlling. When I did something to anger it, it attacked me. Can a 90 year old hurt someone enough to bloody their face? The eyes turned solid black. I fought back in the name of Jesus. I kept at it until the thing left. That family member was finally at peace.

There was no reason for all those entities to take over in a home that was normal and happy, and I am not dressed for the press. I am an educated woman with a Master of Divinity degree. Anyone who has read their Bible knows that demons are real. What was all those “legions” of demons that Jesus cast into the swine? They talked back to Him. Was that a figment of his imagination? The prince of this world has his “angels” too. The only way to fight them is through Jesus Christ.

I have heard of the black eye thing before in psychiatric cases. Hyper-dilation of the pupils in those experiencing extreme anger. The iris doesn’t actually change color, but it looks like it. There’s no point debating matters of faith; I understand the perspective you’re coming from, and I respect that, but I am putting religious claims aside and looking for some evidence that is tangible. I just don’t believe in stories of demons when mental illness can explain the behavior, including lashing out physically. Remember, the people pushing this story alternately claimed the kid walked or slid up a wall backwards. I can’t take anyone’s word on that. It’s Hollywood spook story material, IMO.

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