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Friday April 25, 2008
Exorcism • Occultism • Psychics:
The advert on DD-India channel in Hindi said that Pandit Bharatraj Shastri was an expert in “palmistry, birth kundali (horoscopes), vastu expert, marriage issues, troubles in business, dissatisfaction at work, warding off affects of black magic, family problems”.
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Tuesday April 22, 2008
Exorcism:
Nine members of the extended family of 22-year-old Janet Moses appeared in Lower Hutt District Court today jointly charged with her manslaughter during an apparent exorcism ceremony.
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Monday April 7, 2008
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Catholic Church • Exorcism:
The archdiocese doesn’t receive any more than seven or eight calls a year about exorcism. But exorcism has always been part of the Catholic ministry, even if it has fallen by the wayside.
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Tuesday February 19, 2008
Exorcism • Paganism:
Mr Garland said that according to 2006 Census, there were more than 40,000 Pagans of different denominations across Australia, “all remarkably unaffected by demonic possession”.
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The Catholic Church has revealed how growing interest in satanism and the occult has led to a rise in exorcisms across Queensland, Australia.
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Tuesday February 12, 2008
Exorcism:
The Rev. Andrzej Trojanowski, a soft-spoken Pole, plans to build a “spiritual oasis” that will serve as Europe’s only center dedicated to performing exorcisms. With the blessing of the local Catholic archbishop and theological support from the Vatican, the center will aid a growing number of Poles possessed by evil forces or the devil himself, he said.
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Tuesday February 5, 2008
Exorcism:
Jan David Clark told investigators he had his wife pinned on the floor of the bathroom when she died. Clark said he was trying to exorcise demons from her body when they entered him and caused her to die, probable-cause documents say.
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While the Romanian Orthodox Church regularly performs exorcism rituals it denounced his methods as “abominable”, and has promised to take steps to prevent anything similar happening in the future, including psychological screening for potential clergy.
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Monday February 4, 2008
Exorcism:
A man accused of killing his wife said he was holding her facedown on the floor during an exorcism when the devil entered his body and caused her to die, according to a probable cause statement.
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Sunday December 30, 2007
Catholic Church • Exorcism:
The Vatican is denying reports it plans to increase the number of exorcists around the world so possessed people can get help quickly.
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Saturday December 29, 2007
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Friday December 14, 2007
Exorcism:
The paternal family of Janet Moses say it is a relief that those accused of her death have been arrested and charged. Two months to the day since Ms Moses died in an exorcism ceremony, six women and three men appeared in Lower Hutt District Court jointly charged with her manslaughter.
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Nine family members have been charged with the manslaughter of the 22-year-old after she died two months ago during a curse lifting ceremony known as makatu lifting.
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Wednesday December 12, 2007
Exorcism:
There were angry scenes on Wednesday as nine people appeared in court charged with the death of a woman in a curse-lifting ceremony.
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Wednesday December 5, 2007
Exorcism:
Some may feel they’ve had a brush with evil, others experience total demonic possession. Either way, the demand for exorcisms keeps the Church busy.
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Wednesday November 28, 2007
Exorcism:
Detectives have begun a murder inquiry after a young mother died and a teenage girl had her eyes gouged by relatives during a Maori exorcism.
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Saturday November 17, 2007
Exorcism:
The case of the alleged exorcism in the Novena Church resumed on Wednesday after a two-week break.
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Quick thinking by neighbours thwarted an attempt to burn down the Wainuiomata house where Janet Moses died in a bizarre religious ceremony.
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Thursday November 15, 2007
Exorcism:
A woman died after being held down while water was forced down her throat and syringed into her eyes in an exorcism ritual, it was reported today.
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51-year-old Amutha Valli Krishnan is the woman who is suing two Novena Church priests and six helpers for allegedly forcing an act of exorcism on her.
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Tuesday November 13, 2007
Exorcism:
A 22-year-old woman died during an exorcism ritual in New Zealand, drowning at a relative’s home as up to 40 family members looked on, police said today.
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Thursday October 25, 2007
Exorcism:
Mdm Valli is suing the church and eight people for damages arising from what she believes to be rites of exorcism. According to Mdm Valli, the alleged exorcism, performed by two Catholic priests with the help of seven church helpers — one of whom has migrated and against whom no charges will be pursued — had left her traumatised and unable to work.
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Lawyers defending the Novena Church and its helpers said the 50-year-old plaintiff has hatched up a scam for compensation of at least a quarter of a million dollars.
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Saturday October 20, 2007
Exorcism:
Carl Glatzel says neither he nor David gave permission for their story to be incorporated into a book, and that he didn’t sue in 1983 because of his youth. But when the book was re-published by iUniverse Inc., he said, he had enough.
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