In Repair

Rip it from his throat! Come on, you homosexual demon! You homosexual spirit, we call you out right now! Loose your grip, Lucifer! Come out of his belly…It’s in the belly – push.”

Those are just some of the words that were screamed over the head of a 16-year-old boy as he writhes in the floor during a 20-minute “exorcism” at the Manifested Glory Ministries Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In the footage, church leaders seem to be gripping the boy around the neck and holding him from behind as he vomits. The video was originally posted by the church, but caused so much negative reaction that the church has since removed it – just not before others downloaded and shared it elsewhere.

Gay youth advocates say that this event is far from rare. While I have never witnessed anything of this magnitude, I do know that many of the folks in Pentecostal-based denominations do believe that homosexuality is demon-possession. I know of one young woman who was taken to the front of a church and prayed over in an attempt to remove her homosexual desires. I was even worried that my own parents would think I was demon-possessed when I revealed my sexuality several years ago, which is why I addressed the issue in the coming out letter that I wrote to them.

My heart goes out to this young man. It isn’t hard to imagine how mentally messed up he is going to be later on in life.

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