Have your say on government e-petitions

Ban Faith Healing in the UK

Submitted on Friday 25th November 2011

Published on Tuesday 6th December 2011

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 6th December 2012

Signatures: 11

Tagged with

UK ~ United Kingdom

Petition Action

Ban Faith Healing in the UK

Additional Information

Each year, seriously ill people die because various sects of evangelical churches tell them to give up their medication and trust in God for healing.

Most recently, six people have died from HIV after the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in London told them that God had healed them. To quote from the recent article on Sky News:

"The healing process involves the pastor shouting over the person being healed for the devil to come out of their body, while spraying water in their face."

(Source: http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16117269)

We who have signed this petition want the outright ban of this dangerous practise, and from any section of the church or churches from performing these healings anywhere in the United Kingdom.

People die each year because they have their faith used as leverage to get them to give up necessary and life-saving medication in favour of church-based healing.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

3.149.29.71 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:25:52 +0100