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Recent Trends in Protestant Deliverance

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If you have a deliverance story that you would like to share, please contact me by email. I would love to hear it. There is a contact link under my profile. In my most recent post, I wrote about the Catholic approach to exorcism as described in the book Hostageto the Devil , written by a former priest who is now an author on Catholic clerical topics. This post is taken from a CD set by  Mark Virkler  and from various other sources, including past conversations and books that are referenced in other of my blog posts. The Catholic method is very ritualistic, utilizing a crucifix, candles, a prayer book, and holy water. The priest wears certain garments and has a specialized team, thus only men actually perform the ritual. And it works if done right. The Protestants can be men or women, clergy or lay person. There are no special garments, holy objects, or ritualized prayer (in most cases). The exorcists or deliverers come armed with the Bible, either in hand to be read or in thei