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Author: Edward Shanahan

Author: Robbin Renee Bridges

Truth shines its spotlight in the dark nooks and crannies of a religious dogma gone wrong. As long as there have been humans and religious authorities to frighten the masses into obedience, there have been exorcisms. From trepanning in prehistoric times to the deliverance ministries and catholic rites of today, well meaning shamans and clerics have sought to exorcise the ?demons? of mental illness and addiction to no avail. It?s time to stop the nonsense.

Exorcism: Bloodshot eyes stared at the crucifix six inches from his nose. Leather restraints lined with lamb?s wool fastened his arms and legs to the chair. The demon-possessed man lunged at the hand holding the holy symbol. Gnashing teeth struggled to bite the outstretched wrist.Crimson scratches and cryptic markings appeared across his belly. Blood and sweat spattered the floor around the brute, while a puddle of urine under his chair slowly spread out until the priest could no longer avoid standing in it. The satanic beast chewed his tongue and the tender flesh inside his cheek. His tortured mouth spit blood and tissue and obscenities at those attending the exorcism. What we have here is a Hollywood-embellished, grotesque superstition at work. What happened to cause rational people to accept this archaic remnant of religious authority?s attempt to control the masses with fear? Frightened followers submit under scare tactics of hellfire and damnation. This is doubly effective because the authorities believe in w [...]

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Author: Robbin Renee Bridges

Charlotte North Carolina - June 16, 2005 - Chaplain and author, Robin Renee Bridges, hopes to clear up the misconceptions about the nature of the soul and the afterlife. In her landmark book, A Bridge of Love between Heaven and Earth: Self-Induced Contact in the Afterlife, she analyzes the nature of the soul in the afterlife, including its concerns and capabilities, and applies this information to the ghostly sights and activities exhibited during a haunting.

Using her experiences with self-induced contact in the afterlife and the teachings of the Sanctuary, a spiritual development leader, she explains where ghosts come from, how they manifest themselves to us, and why skeptics never encounter them. She denies erroneous concepts, such as, "caught between worlds," "going to the light," and "soul fragmentation." She repudiates the absurdities concerning children and hauntings with the good news that they immediately ascend into the realms of the afterlife in purity and innocence. She exposes the unfounded fears about negative entities and demons by defining the range of activities that are allowed in the afterlife.

Chaplain Bridges encourages the scientific investigation of ghosts and hauntings. She hopes to coax them out of the realms of superstition and into the light of scientific scrutiny. She endorses the use of equipment to measure physical changes occurring within individuals and the environment in the vicinity of paran [...]

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Author: Edward Shanahan