‘Miracle’ church pedals janola cure

Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

An American church with links to the Church of Scientology will be heading to Ngatea next month to promote the use of a cure containing the same ingredients as industrial bleach.

The founder of Genesis Church II – Church of Health and Healing, Jim Humble, former member of the Church of Scientology, published a book in 2006 promoting the use of a sodium chlorite product, marketed as Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS).

MMS contains 28 per cent sodium chlorite and when mixed with an acid, it produces chlorine dioxide, an industrial-strength bleach used for water treatment and disinfection purposes. Continue reading

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