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	Podcast:		Let's Talk About It
	Episode:		Issues and Controversies in Spiritual Healing
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
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	Publish Date:		2009-10-23 16:00:00
	Description:		Spiritual healing has been a part of world religious traditions throughout history. The Hebrew Bible reports that Captain Naaman of Syria was cured of leprosy by Elisha the Prophet. Jesus essentially practiced a healing ministry everywhere he went. It is so central to the Gospels that one wonders if people came to the Sermon on the Mount primarily to hear him teach or to watch for a healing miracle or two. The Book of Acts says the apostles of Jesus also had healing gifts. Other religions describe similar gifts among the spiritually attuned. Muslim traditions record that Mohammed healed blindness and even a broken leg. The phenomenon cuts across the religious landscape-from Pentecostal healing services with "laying on of hands" to Roman Catholics making the pilgrimage to Lourdes for a miracle cure, many people still believe in the possibility of spiritual healing as an act of God in the physical world. Yet faith healing is not without its critics, and there have been notorious charlatans among those who minister to health-challenged believers. Join Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his guests as they look at issues and controversies in spiritual healing.
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