Watchdog tells church it can keep advertising its belief in miracles

Religion recorded a rare victory over science yesterday when a church was allowed to retain a poster offering the prospect of miracles.

Critics complained to the Advertising Standards Authority that the poster, which pictured a man with a microphone hugging a child beneath the words "Miracles, Healing, Faith", was misleading and irresponsible.

They said that the Penial Pentecostal Church in Brentwood, Essex, was claiming an ability to cure medical conditions but could offer no scientific proof, and the poster "preyed on the credulity of vulnerable people".

But the church, run by Michael Reid, a former Metropolitan Police officer turned insurance salesman turned evangelist, said the poster did not specifically refer to cures or medical conditions.

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GOOD news too for that bastion of theological marvels the Victory Healing Church in Kilburn, North London....hubub of rectitude and holistic hands-on healing treatments by dodgy convicted molestors.......

If the person who has hands laid on him or her sees his or her condition arrested, the healer proclaims, "We've stopped the devil in his tracks! More prayer/laying on of hands/money is needed to cure you!"

If the condition improves, "Hallelujah! We've beaten the devil! You're cured! Be sure to donate to us so we can continue our important work!"

If the condition deteriorates, "You don't have enough faith! You need to come more often so we can work with you (and your wallet)."

If the person dies, they tell everyone else, "That person didn't really have faith in God! Don't be like him! Donate to us so we can continue doing His work!"

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