UK decides God no longer heals
An interesting article from the BBC this morning. It seems like churches can no longer claim that God still heals in the UK.
It seems strange to me (as an American) that the government would want to get into a religious battle. They don't say God will heal, they say he can heal. But I guess that is too "irresponsible" for the local authorities so they censored the group. I wish that we were that irresponsible here. Link
The ASA said the leaflet read: "Need Healing? God can heal today! Do you suffer from Back Pain, Arthritis, MS, Addiction ... Ulcers, Depression, Allergies, Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Paralysis, Crippling Disease, Phobias, Sleeping disorders or any other sickness?HOTS Bath stands for Healing on the Streets, which is a ministry that started out of a Vineyard in the UK. They gather in town centers, set up a some of chairs, and offer free prayer. The ministry has since spread to many different churches throughout the UK (and the world).
"We'd love to pray for your healing right now!
"We're Christian from churches in Bath and we pray in the name of Jesus. We believe that God loves you and can heal you from any sickness."
The ASA said it had been alerted to the adverts by a complainant, and concluded that they could encourage false hope and were irresponsible.
HOTS Bath said: "It seems very odd to us that the ASA wants to prevent us from stating on our website the basic Christian belief that God can heal illness.
It seems strange to me (as an American) that the government would want to get into a religious battle. They don't say God will heal, they say he can heal. But I guess that is too "irresponsible" for the local authorities so they censored the group. I wish that we were that irresponsible here. Link
Oh the many dangers of the Rogue State.
This is a great illustration of why we need very limited civil government!
Posted by
Jon Davis Jr. |
2:09 AM