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• Phil Payette

  

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  August 17, 2011 10:22:14 PM EDT

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  All right, I'm not sure what to think of this. Opinions everyone?

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024621/Meet-exorcist-schoolgirls-spend-time-casting-demons-worldwide.html

  Many paranormal researchers don't believe anyone is capable of true exorcisms because spirits and demons leave on their own if they choose to do so - they cannot be forced to leave. Yet, others would disagree. This article describes a religious school training youngsters to be exorcists. I'm shaking my head.

• Elizabeth Costales

  

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  August 17, 2011 10:57:09 PM EDT

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  Reading your post has given me goose bumps already and I have not clicked the link yet. I do not think having younger children or teenagers doing this is a good idea. They wreak enough havoc with a Ouija board and no training.
• Wes Forsythe

  

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  August 18, 2011 7:47:53 PM EDT

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  I don't know where to begin.

   

  First, for those of us who believe in demons (rare as they may be), there is NO WAY a teenage girl can be mentally ready to deal with the circumstances and ramifications of a demonic haunting. People involved in that field talk about how an ecounter can change the rest of your life. (see my interview with Chris Dedman)

   

  The religeous aspect of demonology is complicated enough. Even if you look beyond that into the psychological aspects (which are there whether you believe in demons or not), I seriously doubt if your average teenager can be sufficiently trained in that part (if they can a lot of people are wasting a lot of money on college).

   

  And what could possibly make a teenager want to devote their life to something like that?

• Rob ~ DEADPsalm

  

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  August 21, 2011 3:03:50 PM EDT

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  I personnaly do not believe in demons. I also believe the existance of demons is a matter of perspective and interpretation.
  
  In general, I agree most teenagers would not be mentally equipped to deal with an exorcism. However, I have met a few who are mature and wise far beyond their years. Given that many reported possessions seems to include a sexual aspect, it seems logical that a young woman could be quite effective in drawing a demon away from a host.
  
  I wonder how many parents with a particularly strong religious bias might "force" their child into this; much like the situation of many young athletes.