Posted on 06/07/2013 9:00:29 AM PDT by marshmallow
People can believe a lot of crazy stuff nowadays and not be fired from their jobs, but a senior research associate at the Catholic University of Leuven learned that you better not believe that God can heal.
The university is the oldest and largest in Belgium. It was founded in the 1400s under the approval of the Vatican. But as modern Europe has secularized, so has the University, and even here, faith has come under fire.
Fernando Pauwels worked at the University's Research Institute for Work and Society for 11 years without a negative review when he was suddenly fired.
He said, "If you would have asked me, 'Do you get a new contract?,' I would say, 'Yes, of course.' 'Do you have problems with your colleagues?' I would say 'No, everything is fine.' So there were no issues there. A week later I'm out, and I'm like, 'What happened?'"
What happened was the Catholic University's great displeasure with Fernando's ministry website, Powerthroughlove.be that included testimonies of people healed through the power of God.
Pauwels said, "The University saw some of these movie clips of people being healed and giving their testimonies, and called them 'unscientific.'"
The university, which declined our interview request, told CBN News in a statement that "when a researcher working on matters of a scientific or medical nature allows religion to take the place of science, he compromises the scientific reputation of the university and breaks the bonds of trust with the university."
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The university is the oldest and largest in Belgium. It was founded in the 1400s under the approval of the Vatican. But as modern Europe has secularized, so has the University, and even here, faith has come under fire.
We found that people who had worked for any time in the cancer ward where my SIL was treated were very faithful and believed. They had seen it work so many time. They also saw how faith carried patients and families through the storm with more peace and strength.
Amen to every bit of that.
In my humble opinion, much of religion is fueled by power and money. Science is fueled by those same ingredients.
This life is a test. We are not follow men and their opinions. We are follow the Word with our hearts, by the directions of the Holy Spirit.
Only by faith and the pursuit of His Will do we remain in the light.
Spread the seeds wherever you may go and enjoy whatever comes to you, brother.
Mike
Goodness knows I've never heard an evolutionist laugh at anything other than that.
You'd figure that even if liberals would never go to a "redneck" healing service they'd at least go to a Black one. After all, they regard American Blacks, fundamentalist worship services and all, as the new Hegelian "thesis of history," replacing the "working class." And they certainly don't seem to see any connection between Black fundamentalist churches and white ones.
So why do they ignore local Blacks and go to Mongolia? What are they . . . racists?
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