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A church billboard proclaiming that "Jesus Heals Cancer" has breached advertising standards by suggesting the church can offer something other churches cannot, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.
Napier's Equippers Church had a billboard saying "Jesus heals cancer - church but not as you know it."
It drew a number of complaints including from a mother whose son had cancer.
"As the mother of a three-year-old boy who has spent the past 18 months fighting against leukaemia, I find the above billboard offensive and upsetting," the complainant, identified only as Jody
A pastor whose church was rapped over the knuckles for a billboard proclaiming "Jesus Heals Cancer" still has the sign on his Facebook page.
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the billboard breached advertising standards as it suggested Napier's Equippers Church could offer something other churches could not.
Pastor Lyle Penisula acknowledged that using "the C word" made some families uncomfortable.
Ruling: Jesus doesn't cure cancer
Evaluating miracles is a two-step process. To even be considered, a potentially miraculous cure must be instantaneous or sudden, complete and permanent, and without apparent scientific explanation. When reviewing such cures, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican office that oversees sainthood applications, first turns potential miracles over to the Consulta Medica. This board, established by the Vatican in the mid-1900s, is made up of about 100 renowned Italian (and Catholic) physicians. Traditionally, a panel of five Consulta Medica doctors will review the putative miracle, examining any available CT scans, X-rays, and medical reports. At least three of the five must agree that the hand of God has prevailed where science faltered.
Following a thumbs-up from the Consulta Medica, a panel of cardinals and priests will then convene to determine whether the cure came as a result of praying to the saintly candidate. If evidence of healing prayer exists, the miracle is approved, and the panel issues a declaration saying so.
Originally posted by KennyDurazo
i teleport organs where they belong in KECK.
I am endochrist manifest by the mouth of the son of GOD most high Jesus Christ.
i am fighting BEHEMOTH here.
i stand alone on an usupured kingdom.
two kingdoms.
pope john paul 2 received my shoes from brass kingdom and a pair of propets to view them in on his birthday from dubya.
they were thousands of pairs of shoes.
they ARE my shoes with my DNA.
i am the father.
verify my presence to the christ through the club at aMonte Christo.
a picture was taken by someones father.
the camera was Violet's.
search ladead.com
find Jesus in the VIP room.
time travel classes and teleport classes are now available somewhere.
find my son, Jesus Christ.
the Earth is here.
i am winning.
he has been torn to shreds into christcopter russia levitating chopper. they know the price of blasphemy.
save my son through time.
defend my namesake as living orrery to save Jesus Christ.
i am the son of man.
Eschatological judge.
take this to court in my name EVERYWHERE.
i wiil have lost two kingdoms.
i am winning the faith and i am the father.
the lords prayer in aramaic makes me feel awesome.
10 4edit on 2-5-2012 by KennyDurazo because: (no reason given)
Anybody that denies Jesus can do this has no faith.
Originally posted by KennyDurazo
Christ can walk through walls.
Christ can heal.
I do not have a brain.
behold, i stand firm in my faith.
Judge over ruled.
Originally posted by sad_eyed_lady
God knows I'll get flamed for posting anything related to Catholicism.
Anybody that denies Jesus can do this has no faith.