The Freethinker has published an article covering the situation at Mercy Ministries. Click here to read it.
Posts Tagged ‘abuse’
Mercy Ministries, exorcisms and ex-gay treatment report by The Freethinker
Posted in Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Mercy Ministries of America, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, eating disorder, exorcism, GLBT, Mercy Ministries on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mercy Ministries exorcism books leaked
Posted in Gloria Jeans, Hillsong Church, Mercy Ministries, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, Australian controversy, exorcism, exorcisms, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This article can be viewed here. Tim Brunero 16 November 2008 Handbooks allegedly used to perform exorcisms on sick girls at the controversial Mercy Ministries residences in Sydney and on the Sunshine Coast have been leaked to LIVENEWS.com.au. Mercy Ministries, which is bankrolled by the Pentecostal Hillsong Church, has previously denied performing exorcisms on residents. [...]
Hillsong: Exorcism in the suburbs
Posted in Hillsong Church, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, Australian controversy, exorcism, hillsong, Hillsong Church, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Live News journalist Tim Brunero has written an opinion article. It can be viewed here. Tim Brunero 26 November 2008 Mercy Ministries kept saying there were no exorcisms. The Hillsong-backed group seemed prepared to cop the charge that they forced sick girls in their Mercy Ministries residential program to sign over their Centrelink payments. They [...]
Interview with Mercy Survivor “Sarah Mac”
Posted in Gloria Jeans, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Press Coverage, Radio, Video, tagged abuse, Gloria Jeans, hillsong, mental illness, Mercy Ministries, nancy alcorn, peter irvine on October 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »
“Sarah Mac”, who spent eight months in one of the Australian Mercy Ministries homes, recently spoke with G’Day World’s Cameron Reilly. She recounts some of her experiences such as being denied prescribed medication, being manipulated and disciplined, being forced to have cold showers and having her welfare benefits (Centrelink) signed over to Mercy Ministries. All [...]
Mercy Ministries update: The PR battle moves to YouTube
Posted in Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Mercy Ministries of America, Press Coverage, Video, tagged abuse, copyright, dmca, fair use, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Mercy Ministries of America, Video, youtube on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Caleb Hannan, journalist from the Nashville Scene, has written another item on Mercy Ministries with regard to their false DMCA claims on You Tube in an attempt to censor criticism of their organisation. Click here to view the article.
Mercy Ministries counseling and the casting out of demons
Posted in Gloria Jeans, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Press Coverage, Video, tagged abuse, Australian controversy, exorcism, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, neglect on October 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Mercy Ministries advertise that they offer “professional support from psychologists, dieticians, general practitioners, social workers, counsellors and program staff who all contribute to provide daily education for the young women” in their care. They also claim that the program is “provided at no charge to the young women.” Mercy Ministries promotional brochure obtained from a [...]
Mercy Ministries update from Australia
Posted in Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On 2 October 2008, the Nashville Scene published a follow-up to their article printed the previous day. This follow-up provides an update about the Mercy Ministries situation in Australia, and can it be viewed here. In March, Australian daily the Sydney Morning-Herald broke a story about the Mercy girls—ex-members of Mercy Ministries, a Christian counseling home headquartered in [...]
Jesus RX: The untold tale behind Mercy Ministries one-size-fits-all prescription for recovery
Posted in Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, GLBT, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The original article appearing in The Nashville Scene can be viewed here, and an accompanying Mercy Ministries Update from Australia (copied in a seperate piece) can be viewed here. Caleb Hannan 1 October 2008 Jennifer Wynne didn’t know what to make of the woman standing in front of her. For two weeks, she’d heard the [...]
Interview with past resident of Mercy Ministries of America
Posted in Hillsong Church, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America, Press Coverage, Radio, Video, tagged abuse, exorcism, exorcisms, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries of America on August 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The original interview can be found here. The original You Tube links containing the interview were removed due to false DMCA claims made by Mercy Ministries. (Further information on this can be found here and here and here). Part 1 of 5 Interview with past resident of Mercy Ministries of America: Part 1 of 5 Part [...]
How to cure anorexia with exorcisms
Posted in Gloria Jeans, Hillsong Church, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia, Press Coverage, tagged abuse, Australian controversy, exorcism, exorcisms, Mercy Ministries, Mercy Ministries Australia on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The original article can be viewed here. Tim Brunero 18 July 2008 Exorcisms to cure mental illness and drug addiction, locking vulnerable people away from friends and family, prayer as a solution to all problems – sounds like psych ward from last century. But actually it’s just the ‘Mercy Way’. The once mighty ‘Mercy Ministries’, [...]
