Hillsong Mercy Ministries International Petulantly Silences Abused Women

Earlier tonight I received a comment on one of our earlier articles readers which covers the abuse of women in the Hillsong-supported “Mercy Ministries” programme that one of the videos we linked to has been removed from YouTube in an apparant attempt to censor the voice of abused women, unhappy with their treatment at Mercy Ministries, via a false claim under the DMCA. Read more

Todaytonight – Hillsong Churches (Mercy Ministries) abuse of women

“A SECRETIVE ministry with direct links to Gloria Jean’s Coffees and the Hillsong Church has been deceiving troubled young women into signing over months of their lives to a program that offers scant medical or psychiatric care, instead using Bible studies and exorcisms to treat mental illness. Government agencies such as Centrelink have also been drawn into the controversy, as residents are required to transfer their benefits to Mercy Ministries. There are also allegations that the group receives a carers payment to look after the young women.” – The Sydney Morning Herald, March 17th 2008

Todaytonight Report:

 

And various commentary below:

They sought help, but got exorcism and the Bible
Ruth Pollard, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 17, 2008

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/03/16/1205602195048.html

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