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December 23rd, 2010
10:29 AM ET

'John of God': Faith healer?

In Brazil, a man claims to be able to heal seriously ill people through faith. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates.

Over at the AC 360 blog you can read a full piece on 'John of God' by Susan Casey at O Magazine.

- CNN Belief Blog

Filed under: Americas • Belief • Faith • Faith Now • God • TV

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  1. Josh Nankivel

    'Investigates' is used pretty loosely here. If this is investigative journalism, I'm glad I no longer watch television. I mean really? Hey, I looked at CT scans before and after, and.....aw heck who cares...all that matters is that I looked at them.

    I weep for our species.

    December 28, 2010 at 10:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  2. Mr Marmite

    The seems to answer the pertinent facts, or lack thereof.

    http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1171-cnn-and-another-blunder.html

    December 28, 2010 at 1:09 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. Darek

    What a shameful display by Dr. Gupta and CNN. There's absolutely no skepticism applied to the claims made by 'John of God' and his followers, this video might as well be a commercial which CNN produced and aired at no cost to this John fella.

    December 27, 2010 at 2:49 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • Muneef

      Darek.
      You are sharply right as it seems the whole purpose is an advertisement and nothing to do with John the baptist as we all thought when became to post...
      Another remark I liked above about him not taking money for his healing but would sell other thing that supposed to help them that if the post is right stating being $20 @ 800 visitor per day it makes a lot of money even if seasonal...!?

      December 27, 2010 at 7:48 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Muneef

    Wonder if he can cure USA from Iblees (Satan) the rules even above the President's Powers...

    http://www.rense.com/general87/nex9.htm

    December 26, 2010 at 7:49 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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