The Mighty Thor
19th September 2004, 12:03 AM
This Kenyan 'Minister' is supposedly a millionaire! How could anyone argue rationally with this lying (or crazy) 'man of God'? As with so many of the paranormalist charlatans, it is the weak and the vulnerable who are the victims.
GILBERT Deya has had a busy week spreading the word. The millionaire African preacher has been in Belfast, then Glasgow, where he plans to set up a branch of his ministry, and is now back at his ramshackle warehouse in south-east London, leading services.
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He said he was more than willing to take part in DNA tests, as long as they were carried out in Britain. But when asked what would happen if the DNA did not match, he quickly changed his tune. "DNA is what the world, not God, believes in. If it matches or doesn’t match, it’s the same."
In previous conversations, he has said he is not surprised that the DNA of many of the babies don’t match the mothers because they are miracles.
"Let the learned in science and technology investigate," he said. "I’m neither a magician nor a witchdoctor, just a religious man who is very effective."
He uses a similar argument when asked why, before they travel to Kenya, the mothers-to-be fail pregnancy tests and their pregnancies do not show up on scans.
"It is a miracle, and miracles cannot be explained. It is nothing to do with me. I pray and their wombs are coming big and they are pregnant. They can question the Bible that believes in miracles, they can question God who performs them, but don’t question me. To me my work is fulfilling the Bible. The Bible says: ‘Go and cast out devils.’ Mark 15:16, Chapter 10. I cast out devils and, through deliverance, women become pregnant."
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1095802004
The m.o. of avoidance, lying, challenging scientists (although denying any validity if science goes against him) is so reminiscent of [pick your favourite medium, healer, dowser]. How on earth can these people sleep at night?
David Hume -- who he? Sheesh.
GILBERT Deya has had a busy week spreading the word. The millionaire African preacher has been in Belfast, then Glasgow, where he plans to set up a branch of his ministry, and is now back at his ramshackle warehouse in south-east London, leading services.
. . .
He said he was more than willing to take part in DNA tests, as long as they were carried out in Britain. But when asked what would happen if the DNA did not match, he quickly changed his tune. "DNA is what the world, not God, believes in. If it matches or doesn’t match, it’s the same."
In previous conversations, he has said he is not surprised that the DNA of many of the babies don’t match the mothers because they are miracles.
"Let the learned in science and technology investigate," he said. "I’m neither a magician nor a witchdoctor, just a religious man who is very effective."
He uses a similar argument when asked why, before they travel to Kenya, the mothers-to-be fail pregnancy tests and their pregnancies do not show up on scans.
"It is a miracle, and miracles cannot be explained. It is nothing to do with me. I pray and their wombs are coming big and they are pregnant. They can question the Bible that believes in miracles, they can question God who performs them, but don’t question me. To me my work is fulfilling the Bible. The Bible says: ‘Go and cast out devils.’ Mark 15:16, Chapter 10. I cast out devils and, through deliverance, women become pregnant."
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1095802004
The m.o. of avoidance, lying, challenging scientists (although denying any validity if science goes against him) is so reminiscent of [pick your favourite medium, healer, dowser]. How on earth can these people sleep at night?
David Hume -- who he? Sheesh.