Jesus and Witches

it's almost like newsweek has been asleep for a hundred years and awakened to find out what's going on in the 21st century. your writer has no concept of current religion in america, the history of religion in america, and american history itself. this is nothing new and you haven't discovered a hidden cult, and most of amercia is not at all surprised at these practices in the christian church. don't talk to me about diversity or tolerance, liberal media, until you are ready to try and understand and maybe even accept this aspect of the culture in which you live.

This is a waste of time. If you people did as much investigation into Obama's missing paper trails for Harvard, Yale, community organizing and other unasnwered questions, perhaps many of us wouldn't be looking at him as a "Manchurian Candidate". He is like the fence post turtle. You know he didn't get there by himself, you don't know who put him there or why and he won't be able to do anything there without someone else doing things for him.

The unspeakable article mocks Mrs. Palin's church's ceremony in a political attack. Many Democrats enjoy this skewering but are also good Christians and good Americans. I hope the deliberate harm they've done to this lady, this family and her church just for political gain come back to haunt them as both a sin against charity and a sacreligeous assault on a Christian church.

I enjoyed this article, although it is funny to me, as an Anglican, to read about these crazy Pentacosts, as I would have to classify myself as a crazy Anglican, after having read the article. Although the Assemblies of God Church emphasizes the gifts of the Holy Spirit more than other denominations, I attend an old traditional Anglican Church in historic Fairfax, Virginia, and our church openly believes in all of the things that her AG Wassila church believes in, although these things are not necessarily emphasized to the same degree. I pray in tongues, and am a member of our church's healing prayer team, and I have laid hands on folks and witnessed miraculous healings, in fact one occurred just last Saturday on an Alpha course retreat, it was amazing. In fact, if I may be so bold, the reason why the Pentacostal movement is growing world-wide is that the Christian church, over the centuries, forgot about the Holy Spirit. Using the term Holy Ghost only contributed to this leaving the Holy Spirit aside, focusing instead on Father & Son. So the church that was so vibrant in the early church, where such worship was normal, became abnormal over the many centuries, to the point where now, 1st century style of worship seems odd, especially to secular folks who do not attend church. So, my point is, what is occurring now in the Pentacostal movement, which is very much evident even in my old Anglican church, is NORMAL church, finally returning after about a 1200 year break. Today, it can be opined that church's that do not believe in the filling of the Holy SPirit are in fact the abnormal church's (and their numbers are dwindling), normal church is where folks pray in tongues, lay hands on folks for healing, discern spirits, angels, prophesy, etc, in other words, do all the things that ST Paul talked about in 1st Corinthians, Romans, etc! Welcome to normal Christianity!

Cheers, and blessings,

Bob Tate

I am Pentecostal and proud of it. We worship with hands in the air as a sign of surrender to Jesus. When answering an alter call for prayer, It is not uncommon for others to lay hands on someone and pray for them. That is just the way it is done. What is wrong with that? Its not the drama the media is trying to make of it.
The people at my church are just regular people, not "witch hunters". Why don't you reporters try going to church and finding out about the different denominations before passing your "judgement" that means nothing to us in the end?

holmeed: You probably don't even know what a christian is/supposed to be. As christians we know why we need Jesus. We are sinners! You are too by the way, even if you don't admit it.

This was a waste of time reading and hard to take seriously. It's not hard to tell it was written by low-grade hacks making a very weak attempt to divert the focus of attention regarding questionable associations from Obama to Palin. It doesn't even come close. Surely Newsweek could have found better use for the space this article took up.

NEWSWEEK? Can you make your wrap in two-ply? I'd rather whipe my A$$ with it, rather than read it! Subscription CANCELLED!

Barak has a muslim background wheres that article? I would rather have someone that knows Jesus Christ then someone who confesses to be a Christian yet does not stand against the murdering of babies with abortion.

I also have attended an Assemblies of God church my entire life. The AG is a FELLOWSHIP, not a denomination, meaning that though the churches that are a part of the fellowship have the basic core beliefs, there is a range of specific beliefs. Every denomination or affiliation has their crazies. But 90% of what you mentioned here sounds perfectly normal to me. Before outsiders start making Christians, specifically Pentecostals, sound crazy, perhaps they should ask us for a translation because most of what we believe makes sense, logically and biblically! For example, the statement about witches, which the title of this work is taken, is a statement of REBUKE, hence the word "rebuke". He is not "invoking Jesus and witches in the same sentence." He is rebuking the possible negative effects of witchcraft that others may use against Sarah Palin. Bible-believing Christians should understand this since the Bible speaks to the existence and the evil power of witchcraft. Let's just say that instead of witchcraft he said "Satan." He was asking God to bless Sarah Palin's career and rebuking Satan. Not that crazy.

Did the CEO of Newsweek make sure to post the Reverand Pastor Wright and his relations with Obama all over the magazine? Of course not and it is because the CEO lacks journalistic integrity. The name of this magazine should be called "Pravda" because all it ever spews is partisanship towards the left on a consistent non stop basis and the sad thing about this socialist news organization is that it is protected by the same government it has an utter disdain for. I make pretty good money, but I probably don't make what the CEO of this magazine makes but I do have integrity and a sense of honor and fair play which apparently this CEO lacks. The proof is in black and white, no pun intended because 75%+ of this magazine has a left wing spin to it. So much for telling the American readers both sides of the story.

This article doesn't make sense. I guess it's hard to write about something you know very little about. The media seems to be very one-sided. The thought of God is an ok thought for them but actually having a relationship with Him seems to be above their head. Everything I've read and seen shows Sarah Palin to be a Godly woman. That's what we need. God Bless America!