February 12th
a succinct explanation of the benny hinn syndrome: mass hysteria and hoax.
also, see the parallels with the 'jhabua nun rape' and 'churches bombed' and 'ishrat jahan the innocent muslim girl kidnapped by terrorists' hysterias? the initial report was trumpeted sky-high, but the later retractions were very low key. clearly the indian english media has learnt the art of sensationalist hoax-creation very well.
personally, i dont know whether the rope trick was ever performed as advertised. i am willing to be convinced either way given sufficient evidence.
on the other hand, let us remember that white people are highly prone to mass hysteria: think of the piltdown man hoax. or just look at all those preachers running around on american TV.
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