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The LORD sent me here to warn you people that this movie: “The Exorcist” blasphemes the HOLY GHOST or the HOLY SPIRIT.
You people must repent for your sins and watching this wicked movie.
Please pray: FATHER GOD in the name of JESUS CHRIST. I repent of my sins. I believe that JESUS died and rose again for me. GOD please forgive me for being a partaker of such wickedness which blasphemes the HOLY GHOST of GOD. LORD forgive me because I was doing it ignorantly. I don’t want to go to hell because HELL is a horrible place. Please GOD forgive me. Fill me with the HOLY SPIRIT instead of this wicked spirit so that I may live sin-free. In JESUS’ name I pray. Amen
You give us Christians a bad name, Glynisbethel. It’s not exclusively what you allow our eyes and ears to be exposed to which might indeed pollute our mind and corrupt our heart, it’s the less-legalistic daily living as Christians more than just in name. We are to, besides on Sundays or holidays, live out daily the example Christ shared with us.
While you mean well, your methods are not Christ-like, and are not loving toward others, but rather judgmental. Pre-judging them.And hinging on a single movie? Listen, while I’m not a Catholic, I actually see more of Christ’s example in The Exorcist than in your post above. The Damien Karras character, in particular, lays down his life so that another human being, Regan MacNeil, might live. Jesus preached this. “There is no greater love than when a man [or woman] lays down his life for another,” to paraphrase. Oh, and Karras succeeds. The mystery of goodness is fulfilled, and the demon is driven out.
Sure there’s some blasphemus imagery and one-liners, but we’re dealing with a story, a drama, one featuring an enemy of Christ, the devil or a demon — take your pick — and anyway, such a film as The Exorcist is validated in the eyes of God, if I had to guess, because it presents the two-part question to humanity, where a vast majority of our secular culture does not and never would:
“Are you right with God — and if you are, are you settling for mediocrity instead of His very best life for your life?”
Films that present good and evil as thoughtfully as this one actually tend to share the gospel better in many ways than an unloving fire-and-brimstone, legalistic, in-name-only “Christian”. And however we receive the gospel — hopefully mainly through the scripture, God’s word, than a filtered version, even one as heavy-hitting as The Exorcist — that’s better than no contemplation of God’s love for us. A love that challenges us to rethink our broken, selfish culture, lifestyles, and yes, lives.
Please forward this to all who may disagree. The church has changed very much since Christ’s day. Leave it to humanity. But leave it to God to provide His example of how to truly live, for others, and finding true happiness and joy: Jesus Christ.
Love, not hate,
M.I.K.E.
The poster claims an exclusivity which is extremely paranoid. The Exorcist, far from blaspheming, is a prayer of invocation – “Let my cry come unto Thee.”
The poster seems to think that _her_ faith is authentic but that of religious Exorcist characters – and readers and viewers – is deficient. Talk about displaying one’s ego on a billboard.
Yeah, a nut job, but one sanctioned by fellow nutters. There are far too many denominations, sub-sects, congregations, churches, and faux-“Born Again” individuals that hold and promote the same kind of “thinking” as the OP. From their POV, it’s the world, not themselves, that’s “nuts.” Even some mainstreamers come close, e.g., Billy Graham’s claim that a demon lives in the very celluloid of The Exorcist.
Worst part of it is, they can’t help themselves – they are dogma-and-duty-bound to “witness” to what they perceive as a “fallen” world. If they don’t do this, then they have failed in the so-called “Great Commission” to spread their faith – which equates to failing their Lord and annulling their salvation. In a sense I suppose it’s an honor to be targeted by such individuals as the OP. Means we’re doing something right.
OTOH – what if it’s just a troll masquerading as a Righteous One – just to watch the commotion caused by the post…
I am Lutheran and have been all my life. I am part of a very religious family. I am the webmaster of this website and I can promise you I am in now way doomed to Hell.
I questioned my faith and belief until I saw this film. It brought me closer to my religion. How dare you pass judgment at me and the visitors here on MY OWN WEBSITE!
Shame.
Please, take a moment to consider the positives that result from this film. It is NOT EVIL. It is a story of supreme Faith and the power of good. Research a little – or even WATCH THE FILM – before pointing a guilt-finger for the sake of your self-righteousness.
Guys, first you really need to realize what you’re dealing with……..
Wow……
Mobile Register (AL)
October 20, 2005Editor’s note: Baldwin Circuit Court Judge James H. Reid issued a permanent restraining order Oct. 13 that bars Orlando and Glynis Bethel from the Daphne Public Library until the couple goes to Reid’s courtroom and asks him to change his opinion. Daphne officials asked Reid to issue the order after they claimed the Bethels harassed library employees. The Bethels say they were targeted by library employees for using library computers to view anti-homosexual Web sites.
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Bethels banned from library DAPHNE Judge bans Bethels from Daphne library
Mobile Register (AL)
October 14, 2005
Author: DAN MURTAUGH; Staff ReporterBethels banned from library DAPHNE Judge bans Bethels from Daphne library By DAN MURTAUGH Staff Reporter
8JudgeStreet preacher, wife claim restraining order squelches freedom of speech BAY MINETTE – Baldwin County Circuit Judge James Reid on Thursday issued a permanent restraining order barring a controversial street preacher and his wife from the Daphne library.
It is the second restraining order issued this year keeping Orlando and Glynis Bethel out of a public facility in Baldwin County. Earlier this year Reid issued another order barring them from within 200 feet of Loxley Elementary School, said Baldwin County Board of Education attorney Scotty Lewis.
Bethel and his wife have been in and out of the news in Alabama since 2002, after a fight broke out when Bethel told mourners at his wife’s uncle’s funeral that the deceased was in hell. They also have gained notoriety for proselytizing against Santa Claus, unsuccessfully suing a local television station and denouncing Baldwin judges as wicked.
According to Thursday’s order, the Bethels cannot set foot on library premises or interfere with library employees or patrons without going back to Reid’s courtroom and asking him to change his decision.
Daphne City Attorney Jay Ross said the order does not bar the Bethels from any other city property.
“I hope they don’t come back, and if they do, I hope there won’t be any problems,” Ross said Thursday.
Daphne filed for the restraining order Oct. 5, after an incident in the library in which the couple created a disturbance by videotaping patrons and raising their voices, Ross said.
Reid granted the restraint request Thursday after the Bethels did not appear to defend themselves.
Glynis Bethel said she and her husband did not want to waste their time in the courtroom because they believe Reid would have ruled against them regardless of whether they appeared.
The Bethels framed the issue not as one of disruption, but of civil rights. The couple said the restraining order is just Daphne’s attempt to squelch their right to free speech.
“If you harass us, if you take away our constitutional rights, you’ve got a fight on your hands,” Glynis Bethel said.
Glynis Bethel said the problems began about a year ago, when she took three of her children to the library to use the computers to log onto the Internet. While there, she logged on to an anti-homosexual site that a librarian told Bethel she could not view because it was pornographic, Bethel said.
When Bethel and her children later returned to the library, police were called to keep them out, Glynis Bethel said.
The Bethels have filed a notice of claim against the city. Glynis Bethel said she and her husband are currently preparing a 50-page lawsuit they will file against the cities of Daphne, Loxley, Robertsdale and Mobile in connection with alleged civil rights violations.
Earlier this year, Reid issued a permanent restraining order barring the Bethels from within 200 feet of Loxley Elementary School and a walkway near the school, Lewis said. The injunction came after Orlando Bethel allegedly stood near the school just before Christmas break 2004 wearing a devil’s mask and holding a sign reading “Repent sleepermonger,” Lewis said.
“His conduct was interfering with the operations of the school,” Lewis said.
The Bethels first gained attention in the summer of 2002 when Orlando Bethel told mourners at the funeral of Lish Taylor that the deceased was in hell because of his sinful life and that the mourners risked joining him. The comments set off a melee that resulted in criminal assault charges against Bethel and three other men.
In December 2002 Bethel arrived at Loxley’s Christmas parade dressed in a Santa outfit and planning to preach his view that “Santa Claus is Satan’s Cause,” according to reports.
In March 2004, the Bethels filed a federal defamation lawsuit in Mobile against WPMI-TV 15, anchor Peter Albrecht and reporter-anchor Mike Rush. That suit was thrown out in July 2004.
And earlier this year on Jan. 11, Orlando Bethel stood outside the Baldwin County Courthouse holding signs saying “Wicked Judge Repent” and “Corrupt Law Officers Repent,” according to records. Bethel was collecting signatures for a petition to vote several judges out of office.
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For the Record
Pensacola News Journal (FL)
October 1, 2005
Author: StaffPensacola News JournalFELONY ARRESTS
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
The following suspects were charged with felonies Thursday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals.
Orlando Arnold Bethel, 38, Loxley, Ala., aggravated child abuse.
Glynis Bethel, 43, Loxley, Ala., aggravated child abuse.
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Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC)
November 20, 2004Here’s a different version of LA Law, as in Lower Alabama. We are advised by our correspondent in Baldwin County, home of the Gulf Coast’s celebrated Redneck Riviera, that a civil action has been filed in U.S. District Court by Orlando and Glynis Bethel. So what, you say? Well, read on. The Bethels are what people in LA call holy rollers — religious fanatics. They are mightily upset with the town of Loxley, the mayor, the municipal judge and just about everybody else in an official capacity for, the Bethels allege, trying to suppress spreading the Gospel on public property. The Bethels are pulling out the big guns for this one. In a court filing, they dismiss a federal judge and a magistrate as “wicked” and town officers as “corrupt.” Warming to their work, the Bethels then go on to denounce the lot as “lying bastards” who are in for a rude awakening at the hand of the Almighty. As the Bethels so succinctly put it, “All of you sinners and heathens … need to repent before GOD for lies and wicked actions or deeds.” Whew — you can almost smell the brimstone. The Bethels may think they are right with powers unseen, but in federal court they might need a friend or two among the principalities. While declaring the imminent arrival of the terrible swift sword, they say in their civil action that Federal Judge William Steele is “highly opinionated and possibly senile.” Somehow, we don’t think the Bethels quite get it. You can call a federal judge wicked, a playground bully and a lot of other nasty things, but it takes a dim bulb indeed to say he is senile. Stayed tuned. We’ll keep up with the Bethels, or down, or whatever.
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Section: Editorial
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Miami Herald, The (FL)
September 30, 1999
Author: BEA HINES / Herald staffIf you have a teenager and you want to have a down-to-earth talk about premarital sex and teen pregnancy, but you don’t know how to start, Glynis Bethel has published a booklet especially for you. It’s called Sex Talk.
Bethel is vice president of New Life Gospel Productions, a nonprofit Christian youth organization based in Miami. She got the idea for the book from the “Be a Model for the Gospel” workshops she sponsors for teen girls.
The booklet is 79 pages of straight talk, questions and biblical answers about sex.
A sample question: “My mother gave me birth control pills; is it OK for me to have sex now?”
Bethel’s answer: “No. It is not OK for you to have sex . . . just because your mother gave you birth control pills.” She suggests reading Leviticus 19:29.
The mother of five children, Bethel is a former model. She said she is often asked by young girls to help them become models.
“I’d rather help them focus on being a role model for Jesus . . . which entails sexual purity. Abstinence is safe sex. As a result, the Lord laid it on my heart to not only do Christian etiquette and modeling workshops, but also to write this book, which is an evangelistic sex talk booklet based solely on the Bible’s teachings,” she said.
Bethel has a bachelor’s degree in communications arts and has postgraduate specialized training in education from the University of Miami.
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