John of God / Joao de deus
John of God claims to be a medium who, while in trance, performs psychic surgery that allegedly results in miraculous healings.
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Month: February 2006
John of God / Joao de Deus – Beliefs
John of God (Joao de Deus) is a medium in trance. During his trance he engages in psychic healing.
John of God – Research Resources
John of God is a medium who claims to perform psychic surgery while in a trance.
Denominations
There are thousands of different denominational and independent Christian churches who, for the most part, agree on the basic fundamentals of Christ, but who maintain their separate groups for relatively minor issues.
Why are there so many different churches?
Denominations were probably not Christ's first choice for His church, but denominations came to help serve the purpose of God in many important ways...
Denominations – Research Resources
Research resources on Christian denominations
Amr Khaled
Amr Khaled is a popular Muslim preacher from Eygpt.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism, an early heresy faced by the Christian church
Gnosticism – Holman Bible Dictionary
Entry on Gnosticism from the Holman Bible Dictionary
Gnosticism – Research Resources
Articles, books, web sites and news tracker on Gnosticism
Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ.
The Fellowship (Australia)
The Fellowship is a spiritually-abusive cult of Christianity that operated within some of Australia's Anglican and Presbyterian churches
The Fellowship (Australia) – Research Resources
Research resources concerning a cult of Christianity known as The Fellowship, which infiltrated some Anglican and Presbyterian churches in Australia
The Fellowship – Fractured Families
The Fellowship is an Australian cult of Christianity founded by Ronald Grant and Alan Neil
Peyote
Along with causing its user to become violently ill, peyote eventually results in a feeling of intense well-being and produces a number of other psychological effects, including hallucinations and richly colored visions.