(France) Boy, 8, left for dead after 'exorcism' by family

[The Straight Story]

Boy, 8, left for dead after 'exorcism' by family

An eight-year-old boy was left for dead in a hotel carpark, after his father and aunt attempted an exorcism on him, believing he was possessed by evil spirits, a court on the outskirts of Paris heard this week.

The boy, who was born in Cameroon, was found “cold, frightened and covered in bruises” by a warden at the carpark of a hotel in Yvelines, west of Paris, in the early hours of Saturday morning, French daily Le Parisien reported.

Both the boy’s father, aged 33, and aunt, aged 24, have admitted to beating the child. His aunt told local family division police investigators they attacked the boy and abandoned him because, "he was bewitched”, according to a source quoted by France 3 TV.

The boy himself told investigators that he had suffered physical abuse by his aunt since she arrived from Cameroon at the end of February. The woman had become suspicious of her nephew, and wanted to rid him of “evil spirits”, before baptizing him.

http://www.thelocal.fr/page/view/boy-left-for-dead-after-exorcism-by-father-and-aunt#.UTlsuzei2So

[RC]

1. Good ol' religion again.

Doesn't anyone read the first four books of the New Testament anymore? Or do they just skip over those?

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Sadly, those 4 books can just give them ideas

Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV

12 They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+6&version=NIV

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10&version=NIV

John seems to be the only one that stays away from the subject of driving out impure spirits and demons from people.

[JI7]

2. the boy was possessed by evil and that evil was his father and aunt

[alphafemale]

4. And hopefully he will never fall into their possession again.

Poor kid. I hope he can find his way to a loving family and good life after this.

[Delphinus]

5. Amen!

[Initech]

6. What year is this? 2013 or 1765?

[The Straight Story]

7. I think Obama took the boy back to the 1600's in his time machine and he

picked up the demon possession there