Pastor’s assault trial centers on exorcisms (duplicate)

But critics say practice a tool of denial
Detroit News, Dec. 1, 2002
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By Maureen Feighan / The Detroit News

ROSEVILLE — The bizarre image is burned in the collective consciousness of horror movie fans.

A teen-age girl, afflicted by evil, talks in a demonic voice, swivels her head in a full circle and levitates above her bed before a priest performs a special rite, freeing her from the devil.

As bizarre as the “The Exorcist” may seem, the concept of releasing troubled people from figurative demons or literal ones such as addictions is becoming increasingly visible in Metro Detroit and nationally.

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