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Bluenorthwest

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20. The Pope believes in demonic influences and often says humans are influenced by demons and Francis

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:18 PM

Sep 2015

is said to be a progressive, liberal man of science by people who should know better. How do people get the idea that demons are real? They are told this is the case by those in authority, authority that is repeatedly legitimized by society.

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Report: Toddler Bella's killer had thought she was possessed [View all] shenmue Sep 2015 OP

More like he was higher than a kite. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #1

Crackpot religion didn't help the situation Warpy Sep 2015 #3

That the biological dad (who dumped the biological mom because of her prostitution history) says struggle4progress Sep 2015 #9

seems like he dumped his child along with the mother JI7 Sep 2015 #11

The police found books on demonology there; a friend said McCarthy had talked about demons muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #28

Current reporting also indicates the mom told her friend the Department of Children and Families struggle4progress Sep 2015 #32

what religon are they? Takket Sep 2015 #12

First True Church of the Crackpot, obviously Warpy Sep 2015 #13

the crack somethin' Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #17

I don't think they are strongly religious - just dope fiends. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #18

And the RCC to this day teaches that demonic possession is real. trotsky Sep 2015 #25

some people very high on drugs do think invisible beings in the sky are telling them what to do Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #15

... Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #2

This is so sad. leftofcool Sep 2015 #4

Bella... Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #5

Meth melman Sep 2015 #6

...and belief in demonic possession. Iggo Sep 2015 #7

I might not get in a big hurry to believe anybody's version here struggle4progress Sep 2015 #8

Whatever. herding cats Sep 2015 #10

I agree. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #14

They may have been high enough to want to believe it after the fact. herding cats Sep 2015 #22

It's all over the Boston news today. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #19

There's a lot of blame to go around in this case. herding cats Sep 2015 #23

And may they spend the rest of their miserable days hifiguy Sep 2015 #31

And the report said they placed her body in that refrigerator for malaise Sep 2015 #21

Her father has blame of his own to bear. herding cats Sep 2015 #26

i saw pictures of him and fake sadness at a memorial set up for her JI7 Sep 2015 #27

Horrible story. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #16

The Pope believes in demonic influences and often says humans are influenced by demons and Francis Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #20

The only demons that exist are created inside people's own heads. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #24

/\THIS/\ hifiguy Sep 2015 #30

This is just immensely sad hifiguy Sep 2015 #29