Does a post like this "there is healing in the name of Jesus" posted in the Cancer Forums hurt or he

PhillieG said:

DKS
Sometimes I'll challenge people to think. I don't believe anyone's died from thinking (only from saying what they thought). I don't go looking for arguments either nor do I think I'm special because I've been on the site since 2005. I'm thankful I have good Doctors though. The only reason I was wondering about being new was that usually people edit their profiles to include their type of cancer, what treatments (if any) they've taken, or other words of wisdom. At the top of all pages in the light yellow area it says "Click here to create or update your member "About Me" page". Look for the "Edit" tab, it's next to the "My CSN Space".

You do come across as being very arrogant and combative.
I am not here looking for hope as much as I'm here to offer hope for others. Being someone who has Lived With Cancer for close to 8 years, I feel I'm in a position to share with others that cancer does not have to be a death sentence. It's very important to have a good medical team behind you, and if you happen to have faith in a higher power that certainly can have a positive effect on your outcome. Being one who was raised Catholic and went through 8 years of Catholic school, I've been an agnostic since my teens and I realized that every faith can't be right. I DO care about what others believe, mainly because the more you know about something the more you can find the common beliefs and common ground of which there are many.

Joe did nothing more than follow your advice about reading your post, I really don't understand your attack. Calling this (forum) a battleground for "ones like Joe" and being a "warrior for the Lord" certainly does not make you come across as someone who would welcome or acknowledge the opinions of a Muslim, Jew, Agnostic, Buddhist, Hindu, etc with cancer. While you're free to believe what you wish (as are all people) and I see your conviction, I don't understand how people can think they know what the "TRUTH" is to a question that has no answer. And so the wars will continue until the Best God wins I suppose.

Thanks for posting, the site's been dull lately.
Good luck with your doctor visits.
-phil

PhillieG said:

Hi David
Thank you for your reply. Cancer's real scary at times and I know that I don't always show my best side either when something's going on for me.
No need to apologize but thank you for doing so. Hang in there David and slay that Goliath called cancer!
-phil

kokomc said:

Preaching to people
I would say that everything has its proper place and debating ones believe or faith on a public forum like CSN is not the way to help people who are going through trials in their life like Cancer. But praying for someone is a totally different thing. If pray can help someone and lift up their spirits keeping them motivated or focus with positive thoughts, why not pray for them.

Being you are agnostic I would not expect for you to understand much about having pure Faith in God. When my husband was going through treatment we listen to what the doctors told us as they treated him. But we put our faith in God that he would lead the doctors to know exactly what to do to treat him. I also know of people who had tumors in their bodies, and were anointed by men of faith never receiving any treatment. When they went back to their doctors there tumor was gone, I know two these people so I know there testimony was true.

There are things in life that no one understands and having faith in God is one of them. Don’t underestimate the power of prayer because you don’t agree with it. Just be open minded enough to know there are many mysteries that we have no idea of how or why they are, believing and having faith is just one of them.

Mary

Hondo said:

Hi David

I would love to hear your story, I had NPC cancer three times and the last time did not do any treatment except Alternative Treatment. When the doctors told me the odds, due more Chemo and may be get a year or two or don’t do treatment and only a few months. I believe God lead me to find just the right A.C.T. I needed because that had all been just about 7 years ago now. I go to MD Anderson in Houston Texas and the doctors are all puzzled about my case, my main doctors knows what I did but will not admit that it is what helped me. Faith can do a lot of things for someone who believes

Wishing you the best my friend
Hondo

Guardianone 2000 said:

Oncology Report 1-10-2012
Pet Scan revealled NO CANCER, anywhere in my body!!! Taliked with Radiology Oncologist this morning and he was shocked, amazed and full of joy, also. Both say I am a walking miracle! Thanks Phil for the encouraging words on Goliath!!!

David