Cape Town Doctor Exasperated By “False Promises” Of Faith Healing Rallies

A Cape doctor has publicly condemned the type of pastor-led faith-healing rally that took place over the weekend at the Cape Town stadium. Several people were admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital on Sunday after they fell ill at the mass event, which was convened by controversial pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

In an open letter the doctor, who chose to remain unnamed out of respect for patient confidentiality, said that of the patients he saw after the rally, some were terminally ill cancer patients. One, a woman, had travelled on crowded public transport, stood in long queues and was transported home on the back of a bakkie “all for false promises of a cure”, according to the doctor. Another was a man who had tried to walk to the stadium after catching a train to Cape Town to attend the rally, but had collapsed en route.

He summed up his feelings in no uncertain terms:

I am a firm believer in the ability of belief to overcome physical ailments such as Margaret Bellies’ arthritis, a predominantly subjective ailment. I do however feel sympathy for people with terminal illnesses who are fed unproven rubbish about spiritual cures, when all this produces is ongoing suffering.

So, not a fan then.

What is quite phenomenal is how lucrative a rally of this kind can be for the organisers. Pastor Chris is reportedly worth about R380 million, and one must deduce that much of his wealth has been accumulated through mass healing events of this nature, with everyone paying a fee at the door. Can you see him putting an end to that soon?

[Source: IOL]

http://URL Distugest

I live opposite the stadium and there was more noise coming out of it over the weekend than the Coldplay concert.

I spoke to people leaving the stadium at times and apparently he is preaching for people infected with HIV to stop taking their anti-retrovirals!
http://URL Arnie

How much was charged at the door then? I would LOVE to know how much he reeled in over the weekend. According to other reports there was no entrance fee, so I am not really sure that one must deduce anything.
http://www.overdrivetv.co.za Ciro

Cape Times reported entrance was free. But how much was made on sales of books/trinkets/posters etc remains unknown. I wonder if the ministry also gets a cut of food and beverage sales. Also because the ministry is non-profit, they got a huge reduction from the city on venue and police hire. Sneaky sneaky.
http://URL Ricky

I attended on Saturday night…
No fees were charged for entrance…Tickets were all free.

Cheers
Ric
http://URL Doc

Hope you feeling better Ricky !!
http://URL EMMANUAL PLACHEZ

no one talks about the people that did get healed ….no one talks about the value that was added to the city by bringing in tourist so our hotel industry and transport industry was booming ,no one talks about the excellent presentation inside the stadium for a free confrence no one talks about jobs that was created as a result of the confrence no one talks about free bibles people received no one talks about the simplistic yet proffessional preaching no one talks about the tangeble presence of GOD
Sithembele Nkunzi

Its my fist time 2 here some 1 talks sence Thanx EMMANUAL PLACHEZ God bless u. Cape Town never been so busy 4 God the way it was. 1. Hundreds of people got healed most walking 4 the 1st time and left their weelchairs. 2. More than 150 000 people gathered just 4 God and milions all over the world trough satalite. 3. Hundreds of jobs were created from. Tickets ,audio visual,computors,hotels,securities,cars,VIP protectors,advetising,buses,trains….. More than R30milion was used and entrence was free.Stop being a teenager. God bless u
Sithembele Nkunzi

Most people who were participating are not from SA. They were using our hotels and everything that can boost our economy! 4 your imfomation hotels were fully booked from last year just becoz of the event.
http://URL S. van Zyl

All the glory to God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit.
We pray that pastor Chris move from power to power and that God strenghen and keep him every moment of every day. Such a pitty that the sceptics, agnostics, atheist and stone throwers may wake up to late and then call on God for deliverance.

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Cape Town Doctor Exasperated By “False Promises” Of Faith Healing Rallies

20 Mar 2012 by Janey Bee in Religion

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