Always Hope

Whoever made this video is very naughty. I post it below merely for information. (via eChurch Christian Blog ) If you don't know who Benny Hinn is, this is his website . In all seriousness, have a quick look, but please don't read it. If you read my post on the healing of Delia Knox , you might remember that I mentioned there are a lot of fakes out there in the "miracle" business. Some of them are very successful. Enough said?

Today the story of Delia Knox has jumped out of Christian subculture into the mainstream UK media, with this story on the Daily Mail website. Knox is filmed leaving her wheelchair after being prayed for at the Bay of the Holy Spirit Revival in Mobile, Alabama. Watch the 13 minute video embedded there, if you can. Most people will have one of two reactions to this: either you will be deeply moved, or you will find yourself overwhelmingly cynical about the whole thing. The second of the two seems to be the reaction of choice for Mail Online readers, who queue in droves in the comments section to pour scorn on the whole thing. Why are people sceptical about spiritual and miraculous healing? Mostly because they simply don't believe it. The prevailing secular atheist worldview has no slot available for this kind of thing - it simply doesn't happen (although a more thoughtful and informed atheist might allow for some kind of psychosomatic factor in healing). But even among those w...