Still largely unconnected. Faith healers are known to have their own "brand" of Christianity, and much of it is a sham to make cash. A lot of Catholics and Christians will denounce this sort of practice, given that they're using God as a means to earn a buck and lack the humility that Catholics and Christians are expected by the same Bible these guys thump on.
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You know true believers denounce this practice since they know the Age of Miracles has past. Plus, these "faith healers" think they are God or Jesus which is quite blasphemous.
"You know true believers denounce this practice..."
No True Scotsman. They're every bit as christian as you are
"...since they know the Age of Miracles has past."
How convenient.
"Plus, these "faith healers" think they are God or Jesus which is quite blasphemous."
[citation needed]
The first is an ad hoc argument, lacking premise and evidence. I'm Catholic and active in my community, as well as that of my friend's Christian community, and from the pamphlets, teachings, and forums we offer, it's against what we believe, how they carry on in a bid for publicity and donations.
As for this "Age of Miracles", nande12 was incorrect; there are frequent reported miracles happening in every generation, up to today, that are recognised by Christian (and other) faiths, and others still up for debate, but whose miraculous nature is acknowledged, including Medjugorje, Colton Burpo, and many, many stories and revelations reported in times of war and strife, including on catastrophic days as 9/11.
"The first is an ad hoc argument, lacking premise and evidence. I'm Catholic and active in my community, as well as that of my friend's Christian community, and from the pamphlets, teachings, and forums we offer, it's against what we believe, how they carry on in a bid for publicity and donations."
But the only real definition of a christian is 'a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Christianity', thus they are every bit as christian as you are and claims that they are not 'real' christians or 'true believers' is just yet another example of the No True Scotsman fallacy.
"As for this "Age of Miracles", nande12 was incorrect; there are frequent reported miracles happening in every generation, up to today, that are recognised by Christian (and other) faiths, and others still up for debate, but whose miraculous nature is acknowledged, including Medjugorje, Colton Burpo, and many, many stories and revelations reported in times of war and strife, including on catastrophic days as 9/11."
The only institutions that acknowledge these 'miracles' are those who have a vested interest in them being miracles. Many things claimed to be miracles have no evidence that they ever actually occurred, and those which do have a variety of mundane explanations which they just choose to ignore.
No True Scotsman. They're every bit as christian as you are
"...since they know the Age of Miracles has past."
How convenient.
"Plus, these "faith healers" think they are God or Jesus which is quite blasphemous."
[citation needed]
As for this "Age of Miracles", nande12 was incorrect; there are frequent reported miracles happening in every generation, up to today, that are recognised by Christian (and other) faiths, and others still up for debate, but whose miraculous nature is acknowledged, including Medjugorje, Colton Burpo, and many, many stories and revelations reported in times of war and strife, including on catastrophic days as 9/11.
But the only real definition of a christian is 'a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Christianity', thus they are every bit as christian as you are and claims that they are not 'real' christians or 'true believers' is just yet another example of the No True Scotsman fallacy.
The only institutions that acknowledge these 'miracles' are those who have a vested interest in them being miracles. Many things claimed to be miracles have no evidence that they ever actually occurred, and those which do have a variety of mundane explanations which they just choose to ignore.