Jindal's Exorcism
Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal has been mentioned as a potential veep for McCain, and he may bring some, um, interesting talents to the table -- such as excorism. This 1994 New Oxford Review article authored by Jindal, who converted to Catholicism in high school and is known for being very devout, has been kicking around the blogosphere. In it he talks about witnessing the exorcism of a female friend he identifies only as Susan.
An excerpt:
Strangely, I found myself repeating the Hail Mary until it became a chant. Being a recent convert to Catholicism, I had yet to accept the Catholic doctrines concerning Mary and considered any form of Marian devotion to be idolatry. Though I had never before prayed a Hail Mary in my life, I suddenly found myself incapable of any other form of prayer. Somehow, Mary's intercessions allowed me to find peace during that long night; I knew that I had survived the worst and that I would exit with my faith intact. It terrified me to recall how close I came to turning away from Christ out of fear.
The crucifix had a calming effect on Susan, and her sister was soon brave enough to bring a Bible to her face. At first, Susan responded to biblical passages with curses and profanities. Mixed in with her vile attacks were short and desperate pleas for help. In the same breath that she attacked Christ, the Bible's authenticity, and everyone assembled in prayer, Susan would suddenly urge us to rescue her. It appeared as if we were observing a tremendous battle between the Susan we knew and loved and some strange evil force. But the momentum had shifted and we now sensed that victory was at hand.
While Alice and Louise held Susan, her sister continued holding the Bible to her face. Almost taunting the evil spirit that had almost beaten us minutes before, the students dared Susan to read biblical passages. She choked on certain passages and could not finish the sentence "Jesus is Lord." Over and over, she repeated "Jesus is L..L..LL," often ending in profanities. In between her futile attempts, Susan pleaded with us to continue trying and often smiled between the grimaces that accompanied her readings of Scripture. Just as suddenly as she went into the trance, Susan suddenly reappeared and claimed "Jesus is Lord."
With an almost comical smile, Susan then looked up as if awakening from a deep sleep and asked, "Has something happened?" She did not remember any of the past few hours and was startled to find her friends breaking out in cheers and laughter, overwhelmed by sudden joy and relief.
Apparently, this also came up in his run last year for governor, though, clearly, it didn't deter any Louisiana voters. And, hey, one could argue there're certainly a lot of demons to be purged in Washington.
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[...] me, a lot of it ties to his born-again Catholicism. (Read an excerpt from his exorcism experience.) I have no problem with people being religious; I have noticed, [...]
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[...] Bobby Jindal believes in exorcisms (and intelligent design…but who in the GOP doesn’t) His personal story Sphere: Related [...]
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[...] Jindal on witnessing a friend’s exorcism… Strangely, I found myself repeating the Hail Mary until it became a chant. Being a recent convert [...]
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[...] There’s talk of him being slated to run on the 2012 presidential ticket, and that his youth and charisma will make him a shining star. The problem is that his politics are more of the same. That, coupled with the exorcism he helped with on his friend Susan, makes him a bit of a questionable candidate. An exorcism? What? Read for yourself. [...]
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[...] Gov. Bobby Jindal has been selected to exorcise respond to President Obama’s big speech to Congress, scheduled for February 24. (TIME/New [...]
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[...] for Mr. Jindal, a man not particularly notable except for the fact that he is a medical doctor who believes in exorcism and the virtue of intelligent design (putting him high in the running for the Pod’s coveted [...]
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[...] will never get elected President. First, his story about performing an exorcism will come out Jindal’s Exorcism :: Swampland - TIME.com Secondly, his constiutents are the same gene pool as people who trashed Indian people's houses and [...]
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[...] absolutely no interest in hearing him speak. You see, Bobby Jindal is the evolution denying (pdf) exorcist Governor of Louisiana. And let me assure that these facts aren’t some closely guarded secret; [...]
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[...] Hey, what did you expect from someone who has an exorcism on his resume? [...]
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[...] http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/06/11/jindals_exorcism/ “Strangely, I found myself repeating the Hail Mary until it became a chant. Being a recent convert to Catholicism, I had yet to accept the Catholic doctrines concerning Mary and considered any form of Marian devotion to be idolatry. Though I had never before prayed a Hail Mary in my life, I suddenly found myself incapable of any other form of prayer. Somehow, Mary’s intercessions allowed me to find peace during that long night; I knew that I had survived the worst and that I would exit with my faith intact. It terrified me to recall how close I came to turning away from Christ out of fear. [...]
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[...] he does a bit of exorcism in his spare time. [...]
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[...] should be noted that other bloggers have been making hay of this fact for a [...]
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[...] qualifications against witches and demons. There have been numerous stories this week regarding Bobby Jindal’s involvement in an [...]
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20 yrs ago, while working as an engineer in a large city..a popular I knew called & said she was going to commit suicide. I rushed over, sat next to her, began praying, when a deep male voice came out of her saying "Quit Praying". This led to two exorcisms at 2 diff't locations. Before this she leaned Democrat & mocked Christians & after the exorcisms she leaned Republican & tried to be a devout Christian. I just witnessed a few days ago an exorcism, where four men were needed to hold him from attacking the exorcist. Peronally I think most humans need exorcisms as they transfer down family lines & through illicit s@xual relations & abuse. Protestant exorcisms work better than Catholic ones.
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[...] supporter as he calls him “cuckoo for cocoa puffs”, and not in the least because of Jinda’s tale of experiencing an exorcism that was peformed on a female friend. One wonders if the public will [...]
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[...] Jindal Anybody who tries to perform an exorcism on someone sure gives me pause for concern. Jindal’s Exorcism :: Swampland - TIME.com __________________ "I would say my best moment of all in office is when I caught a 7.5 lb large [...]
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[...] me if you’ve heard this one: An exorcist, a porn star, and a whoremonger walk into a Senate [...]
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[...] who has written of his successful participation in an exorcism, needs to be asked if he believes, like Palin, that [...]
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[...] it”? Oh Me, yes. Like that time You saw that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s friend needed a good, old-fashioned possesion and mucked right in. If I held with raises or bonuses or paying, I’d have surely given [...]
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[...] was already possessed by a demon - if only the power of Christ could have compelled him! Where's an excorcist when you need one, eh? __________________ Your old road is rapidly aging. Please get out of the [...]
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[...] his widely-mocked response to President Obama’s State of the Union this year, claims to have witnessed one while he was studying at Oxford University. After the jump, read an excerpt from a piece Jindal [...]
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