Meet the exorcist schoolgirls who spend their time casting out DEMONS around the world (Bob Larson)

Daily Mail ^ | 11th August 2011 | Jeff Maysh

[markomalley]

The five teenage girls might look like they’re in a normal class, eagerly reading their textbooks and answering their teacher’s questions diligently.

But the textbooks are Bibles and the girls all have crosses instead of protractors, as they train to become exorcists - real exorcists who fight demons, curses and evil spells.

‘People do look a bit surprised when I arrive,’ admits graduate exorcist Brynne Larson. ‘When people call for an exorcist, they don’t picture a 16-year-old high school girl.’

But Brynne, from Phoenix, Arizona, is one of a new breed of qualified teenage demon slayers, who answered a call when the Church made the admission of there being a worldwide exorcist shortage.

But despite drastic efforts, supply has still not met demand for the controversial ceremony.

[Avalon Hussar]

In all honesty, I’ve lurked here on and off since about 2004 or 2005 but I only got serious about watching this site after the Obamanation settled into the WH back in 2008. I really enjoy the Religion forums but I usually don’t stray up to the main pages unless I’m researching something or something big happens.

[airborne]

Can't get it to work?

Series? That's hugh!

You've been lurking all this time and never saw HTML help links? Hmmm . . .

[guitarplayer1953]

I try to stay away from the religious pages unless there is something different. I had and have gotten into to many doctoral blood letting that in the end just left every one bloody because most everyone has been schooled diffidently and even in the same camps stabbings happen all the time. To many wounded people. That is why many in the world say that Christians don't heal their wounded soldiers they shoot them.

[Judith Anne]

One of the things that really impresses me, when dealing with mental illness, is the nearly unbearable stress that families go through trying to insure the safety of their ill family member, trying to insure consistent treatment, trying to minimize the damage done to personal relationships and maintain the cohesiveness of the family bonds.

The immense courage these families display when confronted by the ill member’s crimes, outbursts, violent acts, suicidal or self-destructive behaviors — the courage is monumental. Many times, we on the nursing staff are humbled by the love, patience, courtesy, thoughtfulness, financial burdens borne by the family, legal tangles, etc.

These “exorcist schoolgirls” are nothing more than quacks. Mental illness can be life-threatening. Organic mental illness IS often life-threatening. The ouija board mentality discussed on this thread of casually “diagnosing” and “assessing” and “exorcising” demonic possession or oppression is flat out insulting to those living with the burden of mental illness.

In the rare instances where demonic activity is playing a part in the mentally ill person’s problems, the introduction of adolescent girls, fake “professionals” and others is potentially physically fatal and certainly spiritually fatal.

/rant

[D-fendr]

Gee what could possibly go wrong?

/ sarc

[LadyDoc]

a great answer.

Thank you for posting it.

[metmom]

OK. That picture gives me the creeps. There is something just not right about it.

Just sayin’......

[metmom]

I have been part of a church which practices all the Pentecostal stuff. And I do say practices.....

There are people who minister at the altar who are pushers. There are those who drop every time they go up. It makes it meaningless at that point.

I do take issue with some of it because it is either based on bad theology or is downright unscriptural as far as I’ve been able to determine from the Word.

My biggest issue is the judgment and resultant condemnation that comes with much of Pentecostalism. It is legalistic in it’s own right, just as legalistic as the Baptists who evaluate one’s spirituality or spiritual maturity based on whether they don’t drink, dance, smoke or chew and don’t go out with girls who do.

The typical Baptist determination of spirituality comes from what you don’t do (sins). The Pentecostal determination of spirituality comes from what you do do; raise hands in worship, speak in tongues, drop when prayed for (slain in the spirit), how *undignified* you are when you worship, etc.

There is no room for allowing God to work in my life as HE sees fit. If I don’t be a Christian the way they think I should based on nothing more than their theology, then I’m judged. I’ve had my fill of it.

The big danger I see is that people are being deceived into thinking something happened that didn’t based on *signs*, like speaking in tongues, getting slain in the spirit, even being *healed*, all stuff that can be faked, not necessarily IS faked, but can be.

I was filled with the Spirit recently. I didn’t speak in tongues, drop, or get healed, but it was definitely a touch from God and the most real experience I’ve been through. I don’t and didn’t need a *sign* to validate it and I don’t need people judging my encounter with God based on their criteria of how God is supposed to work in my life.

[OpusatFR]

I’m not the one pasting my credentials all over the internet.

I haven’t called you any names and calling me “Toots” simply indicates to me a number of things about you, the reference to your mother notwithstanding.

QUIX: “5. Does it take an elevator to get off your high horse?”

Let’s give that a “whoa.” I’ve been protecting patients for longer than you’ve practiced.

QUIX: “B) Is this individual also suffering from some essentially mental illness apart from whatever may or may not be going on vis a vis demonic influence?

You are still defending your original statement:

QUIX: ““Experienced pastors, deacons, elders and even laymen and women did quite well at discerning the difference between demon possession/oppression and mental illness”

A layman cannot distinguish with any degree of accuracy the pathology of a mentally ill patient.

~AND NEITHER CAN TEENAGE GIRLS WHICH IS THE CONTENTION OF THE ARTICLE POSTED.

Now you can reply, but I’m not taking any more time to debunk this.

[Quix]

"In the rare instances where demonic activity is playing a part in the mentally ill person’s problems . . . "

.

Obviously . . . the lack of quality research and experience in the topic field leaves one prone to asserting utter nonsense.

In my experience and that of a long list of Pastors and Christian Spirit-filled counselors,

'merely' chronic long standing anger has a huge probability of a very significant demonic component. Many responsible, quality trained mental health professionals would assert that demonic activity has a part in 75-90% or more of mental health problems.

Those wanting to truth on these matters would do well to read the 'Dean' with the greatest track record:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=BOB+LARSON#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=derek+prince&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aderek+prince

He quite forcefully refutes a lot of the ignorance propounded on this thread.

I'm not that familiar with Bob Larson. I'm not as comfortable with him as I am with Neil T Anderson:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=BONDAGE+BREAKER

My take is that both of them came to such challenges by route of Scripture, somewhat what God showed them and by the problems of people dropped in their laps. The same could be said of Derek Prince.

However, I believe that Neil was more open to the operation of Holy Spirit in such phenomena while not really integrating that wholesale into his ministry. It's still largely applying Scripture in a more or less formula, prescribed way.

That's far from bad and most often routinely effective when done by believers led of Holy Spirit to do so.

I'm a bit concerned that Bob Larson has added some personal schstick to a similar Biblical based strategy that may be crowding the limits of what a formulaic strategy with demonic forces can handle.

Nevertheless, if the youth ARE truly applying Scripture in a Biblical way with any leading and anointing of Holy Spirit at all, I'd bet that they have more effectiveness than the average layman by a significant margin.

One of the key elements of victory with such demonic force is FAITH IN THE WORD OF GOD--FAITH THAT GOD AND THOSE ON GOD'S SIDE CAN WIN OVER DEMONIC FORCES. That faith alone is often sufficient to begin the rout.

One of demonic forces' major deceptions is that they are unalterably entrenched and can't be removed. When almost anyone counters with Scripture and the declaration that they can and will be removed, that's more than half the battle.

It seems to me that a lot of the hostility on this thread to such a ministry comes from folks who are addictively wedded to a very strict and very narrow organizational--even very cultish--approach to such a problem. They will not tolerate well any OTHER approach. Add to that their personal pique toward me and we see what we see.

I strongly encourage folks to read Derek Prince. The demonic forces will be multiplying in demonstration and tenacity as well as in dramatic evil demonstrations in our era.

Those locked into organizational parameters on such matters INSTEAD of submitting to the Scriptures and Holy Spirit in such matters--will end up making themselves and those they influence UNNECESSARILY VULNERABLE to being victimized by such demonic forces--in too many cases--to eternal damnation. And such blood will potentially be on their hands for supporting less than effective application options vs more or less any Spirit led believer using Scripture against demonic forces.

Derek Prince is the best on the topic. Even Neil Anderson is an also ran compared to him.

[Quix]

Very excellent points, imho.

I have observed, however,

that God, throughout Scripture and history . . . asked folks to do unusual things . . . dip 7 times in the muddy Jordan . . . etc.

He is intent on dealing with our pride.

And a lot of the Pentecostal stuff imho, is that sort of thing.

Of course, as you outline so well, given human nature, we can take something designed to deal with our pride and turn it into a red badge of . . .

. . . .

PRIDE!

Sigh.

[Quix]

Yeah,

I have a persistent habit of fiercely trying to defend

THE TRUTH.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Schoolgirls who travel the world fighting demons?

Hmmm.

[OpusatFR]

QUIX: “I have a persistent habit of fiercely trying to defend

THE TRUTH.”

Well, Cult leaders do tend to throw out lots of names and self-confirming studies to bolster their Cults, and as you say, “THE TRUTH” whatever that means in your particular group.

[monkeywrench]

Cults? Going off the deep end, there.

[Judith Anne]

If the shoe fits.

[metmom]

Hey, I’m not at all opposed to unusual stuff. That’s not the issue at all.

It’s the using it, or rather misusing it, as a measuring rod whereby to measure another’s spiritual progress.

2 Corinthians 10:12
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.

[marbren]

I don’t and didn’t need a *sign* to validate it

I agree. Look at Paul his boasting was not in all the miracles God used him for. His boast came from all the persecution He endured. When Paul was weak God was strong! The persecuted suffering Christian life filled with Joy and Peace knowing that God works all things for good is the greatest testimony of true Faith.

[marbren]

THE TRUTH.

Hebrews 13:1-2 (NIV)

1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

2 Corinthians 11:14 (NIV)

14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

I do believe the Catholic standard for a doctrine are 3 scriptural references Which I have provided.

Is it possible that a doctrine could be started that not all of these individuals that we see walking around the world and assume are people are actually Human Beings?

[marbren]

As a point of argument for the doctrine, We probably all agree that reincarnation is a doctrine not found in the Bible and I do believe it is only based on one verse.

Hebrews 9:27 (NIV)

27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

King Herod and some of the disciples seemed to believe in reincarnation?

Mark 6:14 (NIV)

14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[a] “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Mark 8:27-28 (NIV)

27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”