Am interesting story from Third Sector magazine. The Advertising Standards Authority have instructed a church to remove an advertisement poster which it claimed could discourage people from seeking medical attention.
The issue surrounded a testimony about the impact of "holy oil" during prayers for healing. The church admitted that the oil had played no medical role in the recovery but the ASA felt it had implied the oil had a curative effect.
The complaint about the advert was made by busy-bodies from the British Humanist Association. It must have been a rude awakening to the growing sensitivity about the expression of faith in the UK by this very respectable and fast growing Black led church.
But there is a lesson for us Methodists somewhere. Is prayer and anointing soon going to be an illegal activity?
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It should be noted that there are studies that show that prayer does have some curative effect although, as far as I know, there is definitive study that shows in whose name one should pray. The ASA decision should have been appealed. If we allow the BHA to get away with this sort of thing then prayer for healing will become illegal. There have already been attempts to prevent prayer in the NHS.
Further to previous post, googling 'prayer and healing research' will find some of these studies together with comments for and against.
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