FAITH HEALING
Police Arrest Parents Who Were Trying to Bring Their Dead Child Back to Life
Police say the family are devout members of a Christian denomination that does not believe in medical treatment for diseases.
When Mental Illness Is Mistaken for Demonic Possession
When Nadia was 18, her parents took her to a Muslim faith healer who claimed to be able to exorcize her depression.
Why the World’s Largest Church Still Worships Its Embezzling Former Leader
Inside Yoido Full Gospel, the Korean Pentecostal mega-church that promises wealth, healing, and shamanistic miracles.
The Miraculous Life of El Niño Fidencio
Niño Fidencio and his legendary healing abilities may not be officially recognized by the Catholic Church, but 40,000 people gather in a small Mexican village each year to celebrate the unofficial saint.
Do Shamans Still Believe in the Magic of Shamanism?
Despite growing up around folks who believed they spoke to spirits and attempted to treat my busted-up shoulder with a laying-on of hands (wherein everyone touched me and tried to will their positive energy into my rotator cuff), I’ve always wondered...
