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Faith healer 'died under torture'

Started by Parsifal, November 09, 2010, 05:02:38 PM

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Parsifal

This article is a good example of the risks faced by faith healers who cannot deliver on their promises.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be ... s-11720208
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The Magic Pudding

It's very hard to kill people with the power so it probably just looks like torture.
Just consider Rasputin, he was stabbed, poisoned, shot, shot some more and then given a good clubbing.
But that wasn't enough so they cut of his penis, rolled him in a carpet and tossed him in an icy river.
When poor old Grigori was found it appeared he drowned under a layer of ice.
This is all ridgy didge, it's on wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin