Posts Tagged ‘faith healers’

NZ resident questioned about death of five people in Fiji

Monday, September 2nd, 2019
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A New Zealand man was taken into police custody in Fiji and questioned about the deaths of a family of five. Police made an unsuccessful court application to hold Muhammad Raheesh Isoof, also known as Kamal, for longer than 48 hours. Authorities are currently obtaining a “stop departure order” to prevent Isoof and his wife Read more

Faith can protect you from snake bites – Wrong

Friday, February 21st, 2014

The star of reality TV series “Snake Salvation”  which  focused on believers in a particular Bible passage that suggests poisonous snakebites won’t harm those anointed by God, has died from a snake bite Jamie Coots has died of a snakebite after refusing medical attention. Coots previously lost half a finger to a bite and was arrested Read more

Faith leaders across England in ‘HIV healing’ claims

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

Dangerous cases of faith leaders who tell people with HIV to stop taking their life-saving drugs have been identified by African-led community groups in a number of locations across England. Seven groups said there were instances of people being told by faith leaders they had been “healed” through prayer – and then pressured to stop Read more